Tag: business

Southern High School celebrated a sister school agreement signing with Japan's Okayama Nigashi Commercial High School on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Confidence among a wide range of Japanese companies picked up in the fourth quarter, sending a positive signal to the Bank of Japan ahead of next week’s policy decision. ( read original story ...)

STORY: Japan’s big automakers are leading a revival in business optimism. A closely watched survey out Wednesday showed confidence at big manufacturers approaching a two-year high. The Tankan index ... ( read original story ...)

Business confidence at big Japanese manufacturers hit a near two-year high in the three months to December, a closely watched central bank survey showed, suggesting the economic conditions needed to ... ( read original story ...)

The cabinet on Tuesday approved the extension of 30-day visa-free entry for Japanese tourists to include Japanese making business visits, to facilitate investment, effective from Jan 1 next year. ( read original story ...)

Shutaro Shibuya, Akito Sekine and Yusuke Kimezawa received suspended jail terms for their ‘forced indecency’ on a woman soldier in a case that drew international attention. ( read original story ...)

The persistent slowdown in the index this year is in line with the BOJ’s view that price pressures are cooling. ( read original story ...)

The unexpected exit of Japanese banker Masanori Mochida, who joined Goldman Sachs in 1985, has left insiders looking for explanations. ( read original story ...)

Under the deal, South Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM will retain majority ownership of the U.S.-based TV and film producer, while Endeavor Group Holdings continues as a strategic shareholder. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Digital Minister Taro Kono said "there could be discussions" on making it mandatory to obtain a "My Number" individual identificatio･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani said the company is planning to launch its own large language model within the next two months. ( read original story ...)

Firstly, we'll want to see a proven return on capital employed (ROCE) that is increasing, and secondly, an expanding base of capital employed. Basically this means that a company has profitable ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's space industry opened potentially an udder-ly new chapter on Thursday with a start-up testing a prototype rocket engine that runs on fuel derived purely from a plentiful l ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo-based fintech startup Yoii has announced raising $5.5 million in a Series A funding round anchored by Emellience Partners. ( read original story ...)

The Korean War’s armistice had been signed, and David M. Rosen, 24, a member of the United States Air Force, had returned to Japan, where he’d spent most of his time during the conflict. After a brief ... ( read original story ...)

Through well-worn tools and traditional techniques, a long-established workshop in the Japanese capital carries forward the art of dyeing.The･･･ ... ( read original story ...)