Tokyo stocks closed lower Monday with investors disheartened by global selloffs linked to growing fears over an economic slowdown.The benchmark Nikkei 225 ... ( read original story ...)
AIST to Hold 4th RD20 Conference on Oct 4 and 6 in Tokyo for Achieving Carbon Neutrality
The 4th RD20 consists of the following sessions. -Technical Session: Tuesday, October 4, 2022, 9:30-18:20 (JST) -Leaders Session: Thursday, October 6, 2022, 13:00-16:30 (JST) The Technical Session has ... ( read original story ...)
EXPLAINER: Why is Japan split over Abe’s state funeral?
A rare state funeral for Shinzo Abe, The hawkish Abe was one of the nation’s most divisive postwar leaders, but it is the ruling party’s cozy ties with the ultra-conservative Unification Church that ... ( read original story ...)
ServiceNow Delivers More Features in Now Platform Tokyo Release
ServiceNow, the leading digital workflow company making the world work better for everyone, announced even more new features within its Now Platform ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Business Activity Grows Slightly in Sept, Outlook Dim- PMI
The reading indicated an expansion in activity after August’s reading of 49.4. Japan’s service sector accounted for most of the growth, with services PMI reading 51.9, up from August’s 49.5. A ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese leader’s trip to China in ’72 was diplomatic gamble
The Japanese leader who normalized relations with China 50 years ago feared for his life when he flew to Beijing for the high-stakes negotiations at the height of the Cold War, according to his ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo—raising the bar for seamless business support
What once involved visits to at least seven different government offices in different parts of the city was significantly streamlined in April 2015 with the launch of the Tokyo One-Stop Business ... ( read original story ...)
Harris travels to Japan amid protests over state funeral for slain ex-prime minister Shinzo Abe
The vice president will lead the U.S. delegation at Tuesday's memorial for Abe, the former Japanese leader who was fatally shot in July. ( read original story ...)
Federal industry minister to represent Canada at former Japanese PM’s funeral
Federal Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne will represent Canada at former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe's state funeral this week. ( read original story ...)
Canon: A Japanese Giant With Potential Growth
Canon shares similarities with some other Japanese giants - in that growth has been stagnant for a long time, and the company is searching for more. Click here to read more. ( read original story ...)
Explainer: Why Japan is divided over Shinzo Abe’s state funeral
A lavish, taxpayer-funded funeral for Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has triggered a public against the ruling party he led for years. ( read original story ...)
Toy firm allegedly bribed to ex-Tokyo Olympics executive
A company that was responsible for selling officially licensed stuffed toys of the Tokyo Olympics mascots is suspected of giving several million yen to a former executive of the Tokyo Olympic ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 mascot distributor latest suspect in Olympic bribery case
Another company has been suspected of being involved in the ever-developing Tokyo 2020 bribery scandal. This time, the company responsible for selling the Olympic and Paralympic mascots - Miraitowa ... ( read original story ...)
Trump and Putin Threaten to Return the World to the Age of Extremes
The ambitions of the Russian strongman and the American demagogue could put the planet on a path to destruction comparable to the upheaval of the early 20th century. ( read original story ...)
Travel websites, firms see spike in enquiries following Japan’s move to ease tourist restrictions
Hours after Japan's announcement of the further reopening of its borders, travel websites and companies have reported a spike in enquiries, with one reporting a 90 per cent increase in online ... ( read original story ...)
Bougie travel on a budget? $529 for one-way Tokyo to Singapore ‘business class’ ticket has netizens debating
Air travel can be fun but sometimes, being crammed in a cabin 30,000 feet in the air for hours just isn't all that comfortable.And not everyone has the financial means to bump themselves up from ... ( read original story ...)