Tag: business

Japan’s tourism chief said recently that its ambitious goal of luring 60 million foreign tourists a year — more than double the current level — is well within reach, ... ( read original story ...)

BitFlyer Holdings has announced its acquisition of FTX Japan, the Japanese arm of the defunct crypto trading platform FTX, with plans to rebrand it as New Custody Company. This move marks a ... ( read original story ...)

The IOC opened a new headquarters in 2019 at a reported cost of about 190 million Swiss francs, or about $200 million ... ( read original story ...)

Tired of crowded and overhyped tourist attractions in Tokyo? Why not join a toilet tour in Shibuya? CNA Lifestyle visited a few of these facilities under the Tokyo Toilet Project that left us flushed ... ( read original story ...)

rates, sustainability, and other global disruptions to their business. A group of global CEOs recently gathered for a private dinner in a Spanish restaurant in central Tokyo. Representing a variety of ... ( read original story ...)

The au Jibun Bank flash services PMI shrank to 49.8 in June from 53.8 in May. The index contracted for the first time since August 2022. Japanese service providers suggested that output was limited ... ( read original story ...)

Most Japanese companies see no need for their government to follow the US in raising tariffs on Chinese imports, saying excessive production capacity in China's industrial sector does not affect them, ... ( read original story ...)

Nara Prefectural Police are poised to send public prosecutors documents on a foreign woman in her late 30s suspected of involvement in an unlicensed taxi service that earlier led to multiple arrests, ... ( read original story ...)

Sharp's production base in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, once renowned as the world's most advanced factory for large LCD television panels, will be transformed into a massive data center to handle the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's SoftBank Group will ramp up its power generation business primarily in the United States to supply power to generative artificial intelligence projects worldwide, founder Masayoshi Son said on ... ( read original story ...)

With the Wimbledon Championships around the corner, one of the players who will be looking for redemption is Naomi Osaka. The Japanese tennis star hasn't had the best of times on the court ever since ... ( read original story ...)

MangaPlaza, one of the largest digital manga stores in the U.S., and the popular Otome game “Obey Me! Nightbringer” will be exhibiting at Anime Expo! ( read original story ...)

Japanese manufacturers are markedly less confident about business than three months ago due to higher materials costs, the Reuters Tankan poll for June showed, though the index remained in positive ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Marubeni is investing more in Southeast Asian consumer businesses, aiming to make two or three investments of over 10 billion yen ($64 million) each annually, turning ... ( read original story ...)

New supply will be moderate but will be dominated by large mixed-use projects. Tokyo’s office market will welcome a handful of significant developments in 2026, although it will be moderate compared ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan's exports surged 13.5% in May, faster than expected growth helped by a weak yen and strong demand in the U.S. and Asia. Finance Ministry data reported Wednesday showed that the trade ... ( read original story ...)