Tag: business

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese business executive who was detained in Myanmar for more than a month has been released after being convicted of violating rice pricing rules, officials said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Chef Junya Yamasaki teaches Southern California fishermen the ike jime and shinke jime methods of dispatching fish ... ( read original story ...)

The race for acquiring a significant stake in Yes Bank is heating up, with the global CEO of a potential buyer set to visit India this week for discussions. ( read original story ...)

While the market has been intensely focused on the Federal Reserve and its will-it, won’t-it drama regarding interest rate cuts, it was the Bank of Japan (BOJ) that set in motion the recent equities ... ( read original story ...)

NOMURA’s strong Japanese branding is helping the investment bank propel growth of its Asia-Pacific business. Read more at The Business Times. ( read original story ...)

Japan's stock markets have experienced significant volatility recently, driven by a rebounding yen and concerns about global growth. However, reassuring comments from the Bank of Japan have helped ... ( read original story ...)

R.I. is one of many Japanese retail investors who were shocked by the recent market swings, which were bigger than in other major markets. Still, they are keeping their faith in Japanese equities, ... ( read original story ...)

Japan can walk away from the Paris Games with their head held high after meeting their lofty goal of 20 gold medals and coming in third on the medals table, beyond their wildest dreams to match its ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese megabank is tapping into what may be the country's first solar panel farm located in a sheep pasture for renewable energy ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO --Japanese trading house Itochu will spend an additional 1.2 trillion yen ($8.18 billion) to increase its solar and other renewable power generation capacity that it is involved in developing in ... ( read original story ...)

Some luxury brands are pushing through price increases in Japan, as tourists snapping up high-end goods turn the country into a bright spot for an otherwise downbeat industry. ( read original story ...)

A megaquake in what's known as the Nankai trough could surpass the damage from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the northern coast of the main island of Honshu ... ( read original story ...)

Concern remained, and the search for a coherent explanation as to why Tokyo stocks crashed and shook investors globally was ongoing. ( read original story ...)

Toyota is promising to strengthen oversight of its vehicle certifications so the scandal that surfaced recently over improper tests will never recur. ( read original story ...)

It has been a white-knuckle week for investors in Japan, but that has not deterred KKR . The U.S. private equity giant is offering$3.8 billion to take IT-specialist Fuji Soft private, roughly a year ... ( read original story ...)

British bartender Holly Graham lived in Thailand, South Korea, and Hong Kong before moving to Tokyo. She says living in Japan has been the hardest. ( read original story ...)