Tag: business

It’s widely known that just about everything in Japan has a mascot character associated with it, from train stations to hemp. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is no different with Peopo-kun ... ( read original story ...)

The majority of Japanese people do not support raising taxes to fund military expansion, Kyodo reported on Sunday, citing a survey the news agency conducted after the government announced Japan's ... ( read original story ...)

According to a survey by Tokyo Shoko Research's Maebashi office, 61.6% of businesses in Gunma Prefecture are not planning to have year-end parties, a 14.1-point drop from 2021. Th ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka has been vying for years to build a casino ... "I do believe that the business is perfectly viable without the Chinese tourists." About a day after Yoshimura spoke, China moved definitively ... ( read original story ...)

At biological diversity meeting, Japan, Keidanren Committee on Nature Conservation, UNDP, others have announced 4th phase of community development and knowledge management for Satoyama Initiative ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is finding itself in the midst of the most severe and complex security environment since the end of WWII with mounting threats from China and North Korea ... ( read original story ...)

Backed by its historical expertise in semiconductor production and a large network of equipment, component and material makers, Japan is set to play a vital role in the future of the semiconductor ... ( read original story ...)

A Dallas property investor is gearing up to build a new business park in North Fort Worth. Earlier this year commercial real estate firm Velocis said it was partnering with Japan-based Sumitomo Corp. ( read original story ...)

Japanese manufacturing activity contracted more than expected in December, preliminary data showed on Friday, as weakening demand further dented productivity, while activity in the services sector ... ( read original story ...)

With China, North Korea and Russia directly to its west and north, Japan “faces the severest and most complicated national security environment since the end of the war,” the strategy said, referring ... ( read original story ...)

A Lands' End executive said the merchant would move its investment from Japan to other parts of the business that are expected to offer a higher rate of return. ( read original story ...)

Home; Tennis News; WTA Tennis; Naomi Osaka reveals it was during the pandemic when she sat by herself and realized she wanted to use her voice to address certain issues. During th ... ( read original story ...)

All new houses in Tokyo built by large-scale homebuilders after April 2025 must install solar power panels to cut household carbon emissions, according to a new regulation passed by the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - Japan’s manufacturing activity shrank at the fastest pace in more than two years in December on soft demand and persistent cost pressures, a corporate survey showed on Friday. While service ... ( read original story ...)

PEZA delegation headed by OIC Director General Panga, together with the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Osaka led by Commercial Counsellor Michael Ignacio, have recently concluded a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s startup engine is revving up. Prime Minister Kishida has made startups a key part of his growth strategy for Japan, with the goal of increasing the number of ventures tenfold over five years. ( read original story ...)