Tag: business

Japan's government is set to raise defence spending by 1 trillion yen ($7.34 billion) to around 6.5 trillion yen in the next fiscal year as part of efforts to earmark 43 trillion yen for the five-year ... ( read original story ...)

In Tokyo, the new locations are: - Asakusa, Japan's iconic destination; - Nihombashi, where the atmosphere from the feudal Edo period is still alive; - Ikebukuro, the emerging capital of Cool Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese manufacturers' sentiment likely weakened in the last quarter of 2022 on sustained cost pressures and a bleaker global economic outlook, a Reuters poll of analysts showed on Friday. Shrinking ... ( read original story ...)

Twice a year, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) publishes its “Worldwide Cost of Living Survey”. Asian cities typically feature high in the rankings, with Singapore tied with New York for the most ... ( read original story ...)

Asian cities like Singapore and Hong Kong typically top cost-of-living rankings, but these measure the cost of living for expats with a fixed way of life, says Bloomberg Opinion’s Gearoid Reidy. ( read original story ...)

FILE PHOTO: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives to attend APEC Leader's Dialogue with APEC Business Advisory Council during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, November 18, ... ( read original story ...)

Lists of the world’s priciest urban centers assume you’re a tennis-playing, vermouth-drinking expat paid in dollars with a maid and a car. ( read original story ...)

A newly founded Japanese semiconductor company aiming to revive Japan's chip industry has signed an agreement to collaborate with a Belgian research organization in developing next-generation chips ... ( read original story ...)

The city of Nagoya's Innovation Department stressed Central Japan's startup ecosystem provides everything a startup needs. On top of the local government's generous support, the region has everything ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka and Aichi on behalf of its clients. The portfolio comprises over 800 beds across 15 assets, 14 of which have been constructed after 2013. This transaction marks the manager’s fourth acquisition ... ( read original story ...)

Labour shortage of full-time employees was seen in 65.4% of hotels and ryokans (51.1% on average), and labour shortage of part-time employees in 75% of hotels and ryokans (31% on average). , according ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese biotech company Takara Bio will ramp up investment in its contract drug manufacturing business and build a new COVID vaccine plant to expand production capacity at its headquarters in Kusatsu ... ( read original story ...)

“Osaka is STACK’s sixth APAC market in 12 months since our ... solutions and New Economy real estate development opportunities across our private funds business, which allow capital partners and ... ( read original story ...)

NME heads to Tokyo, Japan to explore the SEVENTEEN edition of The City, the HYBE project that could be the future of K-pop tours. ( read original story ...)

Mint had earlier reported that Japan sees the development of Matabari Port as a key imperative for regional economic connectivity. The port will allow Indian business to establish a foothold in ... ( read original story ...)

The new development came after the arrests of a former executive of the Tokyo Organising Committee and some other prominent business figures over alleged bribery. ( read original story ...)