Japan’s power industry is attracting more overseas firms as volatility increases due to extreme weather, a transition away from fossil fuel, and the resumption of some nuclear reactors. ( read original story ...)
Chinese companies ‘going global’ should learn from Japan’s mistakes, academic says
With more Chinese companies moving their operations overseas, a marketing specialist has advised them to take a lesson from their Japanese peers in how not to handle their global expansions. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Used Designer Market: Where To Find Rare Pieces At Great Value
Explore Japan’s thriving vintage luxury scene. Discover how boutiques are redefining fashion with quality, authenticity, and expansion plans. ( read original story ...)
Deaths Linked to Japanese Supplement Suddenly Rise to 80
The case, involving a supplement intended to reduce cholesterol, has put attention on how companies are allowed to self-report claims about their products. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Benchmark Topix Stock Index Is Heading for 1990 High
Japan’s Topix index is on course to regain its 34-year high as the equity benchmark finds support from financial stocks that benefit from higher interest rates, and as more companies take steps to ... ( read original story ...)
Jacksonville grants permit to Osaka-based Ebisu Life Store
Founded in Osaka, Japan in 2013, is a lifestyle goods retailer that ... York are registered with the state as Ebisu Florida LLC partners. Sign up here for the Business Journal’s free morning and ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese maker of Yamazaki, Hibiki whiskies sets up new India subsidiary
Founded as a family-owned business in 1899 in Osaka, Suntory Group has a portfolio of popular whiskies such as Yamazaki and Hibiki, apart from American whiskies Jim Beam and Maker’s Mark, canned ready ... ( read original story ...)
Japan issues fresh warnings after yen hits 38-year low; Elon Musk’s SpaceX ‘valued at $210bn’ – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news. 10:29 The French stock market has dipped this morning, with the CAC40 share index down 0.2%. Traders are jittery ahead of the ... ( read original story ...)
Integrated resorts: Japan’s axis of future growth
The casino in Osaka is named “Osaka IR ... The purpose of the IR Act is to “utilize the proceeds from the casino business” and “realize the attractive stay-at-home tourism that is internationally ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s Media Company Received A Major Investment From An Athletes-Led Fund
Naomi Osaka's media company, Hana Kuma, is growing. The tennis star's co-founded production firm reportedly received an investment from The Players Fund, a UK based VC that gives investments in ... ( read original story ...)
Takeda Announces New Assignments of Directors
OSAKA, Japan, June 26, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Takeda (TOKYO:4502/NYSE:TAK) has announced new assignments of directors, determined at the Board of Directors meeting and at the Audit and Supervisory ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsui Chemicals and ARRK Supply Materials for High-Performance Concept Car
2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo:4183; President & CEO: HASHIMOTO Osamu) and subsidiary ARRK Corporation (Osaka; President & CEO: MOROZUMI Naoki) today announced that materials ... ( read original story ...)
Interpreting ‘joiners’ bring together tourists, locals in Osaka
OSAKA--Specialized tours are guiding overseas visitors to some of Osaka’s hidden gems for eating and drinking while allowing them to mingle with the locals. ( read original story ...)
Japan hands business improvement orders to MUFG bank and securities tie-ups with Morgan Stanley
Japan's banking regulator handed business improvement orders on Monday to the banking and securities units of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group after Japan's securities watchdog found multiple breaches ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and South Korea Are Fighting Over an App at a Tense Time
By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo A joint venture set up in 2019 by two top Japanese and South Korean companies was hailed as a beacon of cooperation amid strained diplomatic relations. ( read original story ...)
MUFG Penalized by Japan’s Financial Regulator for Client Breach
Japan’s financial regulator penalized Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.’s flagship banking unit and two joint ventures for violating client confidentiality rules, Kyodo News reported. Most Read from ... ( read original story ...)