Ticket sales for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai are lagging badly, with the general public buying just some 470,000 through the event's official website by D・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Honda-Nissan deal sets up next fight for bankers in Japan M&A boom
At roughly $200 billion, the volume of transactions including mergers and acquisitions in the country is up 48% this year. ( read original story ...)
Ex-Olympus CEO found guilty over illegal drugs in Japan
A former CEO of Japanese optical equipment firm Olympus was found guilty on Friday of a drug charge, with a Tokyo court handing down a suspended jail sentence. He first joined the European arm of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s cabinet approves record $730 billion budget for next fiscal year
TOKYO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Japan's cabinet on Friday approved a record $730 billion ... reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international ... ( read original story ...)
Why She Walked Away From Tech to Build a Matcha Business
Discover Cherie Luo's inspiring journey from Silicon Valley to a matcha farm in Japan, learning about risk-taking, passion-driven businesses, and redefining success along the way. ( read original story ...)
Japan falls behind South Korea in per-capita GDP; 22nd in OECD
Japan's nominal gross domestic product (GDP) per capita reached $33,849 in dollar volume in 2023, behind South Korea and placing the country ... ( read original story ...)
CCCI sets trade mission to Osaka in 2025
THE Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) is planning to send a delegation of 50 business leaders to Osaka, Japan, for a trade mission scheduled in Febru ... ( read original story ...)
MGM Osaka main-area work starts April 2025: report
That is as reported by Kensetsutsushin Shimbun, a Japanese business news outlet covering the construction industry. According to GGRAsia’s Japan correspondent, the outlet cited an update from Osaka IR ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines Delays Flights After Cyberattack
The airline also temporarily stopped selling tickets for flights departing Thursday, but said that there was no impact on flight safety. ( read original story ...)
Japanese government to invest ¥100 billion in Rapidus in 2025
The government hopes its investment will encourage private funding for the chipmaker, which is building a plant to produce next-generation semiconductors. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s comedian-turned-investor launches fund with ex-Goldman ‘stock geek’
TOKYO: On the face of it, the duo hardly seem fit to inspire confidence as the brains behind Japan's newest stock fund: One, a former comedian and the other, every bit the stereotypical "otaku" geek. ( read original story ...)
Japanese giant Nippon says Rust Belt residents back $15B takeover of US Steel
Nippon President Tadashi Imai told reporters on Wednesday that there is “considerable amount of support for this acquisition” in the Rust Belt. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise on auto gains, Chinese shares end lower
TOKYO : Tokyo stocks ended slightly higher today as a weaker yen boosted export-oriented automakers while many investors sat on the sidelines amid the Christmas holiday overseas, reported Xinhua. ( read original story ...)
KKR and Bain each bid more than US$5 billion for Seven & i assets: Sources
TOKYO: Private equity firms KKR and Bain Capital each offered more than US$5 billion in first-round bids for the non-core assets of Japan's Seven & i Holdings, according to people familiar with the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to compile record $734 bln budget for next fiscal year, draft plan shows
Japan's government is set to compile a record $734 billion budget for the fiscal year from April due to larger social security and debt-servicing costs, adding to the industrial world's heaviest debt, ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s why 3.5 million people in Japan buy KFC for dinner on Christmas day
When you think about a good Christmas dinner, what do you think of? For most people, it's probably a nice ham and some dressing to go along with it. For others? It's probably a nice turkey. ( read original story ...)