Tag: business

After remarkable growth, Japan-India business ties are plateauing. Companies on both sides need help from their governments to promote more understanding and, hence, opportunities. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Fashion Week has its fair share of challenges, but insiders say it remains the place to go for IYKYK brands. ( read original story ...)

A sinkhole accident in Yashio is believed to have been caused by damage to an underground sewage pipe. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

Shohei Ohtani is arguably the most popular athlete on the planet, and that superstardom has helped rapidly accelerate MLB’s business in Japan. ( read original story ...)

Declining birth rates see business slump heralding introduction of nurses dressed as maids, French-style clinic cafes, brightly-decorated spaces. ( read original story ...)

Japanese inflation eased in February, government data showed today, with prices excluding fresh food rising by 3% year-on-year in the world's fourth-largest economy. ( read original story ...)

In the same case, former Tokyu Agency director Mitsuo Yasuda, 62, was given a prison sentence of one year and six months, suspended for three years. ( read original story ...)

In 2023, women occupied just 8.3% of senior positions in private corporations in Japan, and among the top 1,643 firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s prime market in 2024, only 0.8% had female ... ( read original story ...)

The decline mostly likely reflects the wider adoption of cashless consumption as well as a rise in nominal consumer spending due to inflation. ( read original story ...)

Attempts to push through the biggest ever foreign acquisition of a Japanese business took another possible step forward after ACT spearheaded a Tokyo charm offensive. ( read original story ...)

New office stock also reached a record high of 270,000sqm during the year. According to a JLL report, in full-year 2024, new supply totaled 270,000 sqm, marking the largest figure. “The December ... ( read original story ...)

Topps, Populous and New Balance are all examples of baseball-connected brands that are tailoring their businesses to succeed in Japan. ( read original story ...)

Japan has reported its exports grew at an 11% annual pace in February while imports declined slightly, leaving a surplus after two straight months of deficits as worries grow about President Donald ... ( read original story ...)

Business sentiment among Japanese manufacturers in March worsened for the first time in three months into negative territory on concerns about U.S. tariff policies and weakness in China's economy, a ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Companies are delisting from the Tokyo Stock Exchange at a record pace, as one after another are acquired or go private against the backdrop of market reforms aimed at boosting corporate ... ( read original story ...)

Products to be showcased at the Expo include a jacket that can automatically adjust the temperature inside it. ( read original story ...)