Tag: business

U.S. Steel shareholders overwhelmingly approved the firm’s sale to Nippon Steel of Japan for $14.1 billion in cash, voicing unequivocal support for a combination that has drawn opposition from the Bid ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka (AFP) – One of the largest wooden structures ever built is taking shape in Osaka, but hopes that Expo 2025 will unite the world are being dogged by cost blowouts and a lack of public enthusiasm. ( read original story ...)

The North Carolina governor spoke to The News & Observer this week ahead of the Japanese prime minister’s visit and Fujifilm’s latest jobs news. ( read original story ...)

Top figures from business, sports and politics — including an ex-president — turned up for Wednesday’s state dinner honoring Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House. ( read original story ...)

Jeff Bezos, Jamie Dimon and Tim Cook were among the big names in business who attended the White House state dinner for Japan on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, center, and Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra, at podium, speak with executives from Japanese chip supply chain companies in the Hugh Scott Room of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, ... ( read original story ...)

Top figures from business, sports and politics — including an ex-president — turned up for Wednesday’s state dinner honoring Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as the White House served up its ... ( read original story ...)

The recent record highs set by the Nikkei 225 index have been tied to references about the asset-inflated bubble economy of the mid-1980s, when Japanese real estate prices were also soaring. ( read original story ...)

The U.S. and Japan celebrated their alliance this week with an official visit and state dinner, which highlighted private sector investments from the likes of Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Toyota. ( read original story ...)

Over 200 guests attended the dinner, including Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez, Apple's Tim Cook, and JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon. ( read original story ...)

A host club worker in Tokyo’s Kabukicho district has been arrested for allegedly ... on suspicion of violating entertainment business laws and for knowingly allowing a minor into the club and serving ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making a historic official visit to Washington, D.C., this week, yet most Americans aren't even aware or paying attention. ( read original story ...)

Over the weekend, crowds gathered to witness cherry blossoms, known as "sakura" in Japanese, in Tokyo, where cold weather has delayed their bloom ... ( read original story ...)

A student host club worker here has been arrested on suspicion of luring a 15-year-old girl into his club, the Metropolitan Police Department･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Seven & i Holdings will focus on strengthening its convenience store business through mergers and acquisitions in North America while also pursuing an initial public offering of its ... ( read original story ...)

Once seen as America’s greatest economic challenger, Japan is now looking to team up with the world’s biggest economy by appealing directly to US executives to invest in the Asian country’s emerging ... ( read original story ...)