Tag: business

A proposal to let spouses choose to hold different surnames is gaining momentum in Japan's business world, where internationalization is show･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Miss Japan winner Karolina Shiino gave up her crown two weeks after winning the beauty pageant. Shiino, who was born in Ukraine, sparked debate over what it means to identify as Japanese. The model was accused of having an affair with a married man. ( read original story ...)

Look for Lionel Messi to play in Tokyo on Wednesday when Inter Miami faces Japanese club Vissel Kobe in a friendly ... ( read original story ...)

Toyota is raising its full fiscal year profit forecast after reporting its October-December profits nearly doubled from the year before. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - At least 109 people were taken to hospital in Tokyo through Tuesday morning after many slipped and fell due to heavy snowfall in eastern Japan, the Tokyo Fire Department said. ( read original story ...)

Around 100 businesses each from Japan and Ukraine are expected to participate in a conference later this month in Tokyo to promote the recovery of the Eastern European country, under invasion from Russia since February 2022, ( read original story ...)

Japan's real wages fell for a 21st straight month though at a slower pace, while household spending dropped for a tenth consecutive month, showing that inflation outpaced wage ... ( read original story ...)

MediaPartners Asia's data analytics firm ampd also looks at the success of homegrown streamer U-Next and local broadcasters' advertising-supported Tver. ( read original story ...)

A new baby, several business ventures, and a much-anticipated return to tennis — how the star athlete gets it done. ( read original story ...)

On February 19-20, the Restoration of Ukraine conference will take place in Tokyo, seeing the participation of roughly 200 businesses from Japan and Ukraine. Ahead of this pivotal conference, the ... ( read original story ...)

Bound together by shared neglect and marginalization, the group have formed a distinct, social media-linked youth subculture on the streets of Shinjuku. ( read original story ...)

Taylor Swift fans concerned with the pop star’s hectic schedule were told to shake it off by the Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C. ( read original story ...)

Half of Japanese companies operating in the U.S. planned to expand their business there in coming years while fewer than a third of those in China planned to do so, according to a November survey by ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Friday addressed the concerns surrounding singer-songwriter Taylor Swift's travel schedule in the days leading up to the Super Bowl . ( read original story ...)

Mizuho Financial Group Inc , Japan's third-largest lender by assets, reported on Friday an 8.2% increase in quarterly net profit, helped by brisk loan demand from companies and subdued loan-loss ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo is worried that if Trump returns to power he may seek some kind of trade or security pact with Beijing, undermining years of efforts to rein in the Asian giant. ( read original story ...)