Tag: business

Business confidence at big Japanese manufacturers hit a near two-year high in the three months to December, a closely watched central bank survey showed, suggesting the economic conditions needed to ... ( read original story ...)

The cabinet on Tuesday approved the extension of 30-day visa-free entry for Japanese tourists to include Japanese making business visits, to facilitate investment, effective from Jan 1 next year. ( read original story ...)

Shutaro Shibuya, Akito Sekine and Yusuke Kimezawa received suspended jail terms for their ‘forced indecency’ on a woman soldier in a case that drew international attention. ( read original story ...)

The persistent slowdown in the index this year is in line with the BOJ’s view that price pressures are cooling. ( read original story ...)

The unexpected exit of Japanese banker Masanori Mochida, who joined Goldman Sachs in 1985, has left insiders looking for explanations. ( read original story ...)

Under the deal, South Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM will retain majority ownership of the U.S.-based TV and film producer, while Endeavor Group Holdings continues as a strategic shareholder. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Digital Minister Taro Kono said "there could be discussions" on making it mandatory to obtain a "My Number" individual identificatio･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani said the company is planning to launch its own large language model within the next two months. ( read original story ...)

Firstly, we'll want to see a proven return on capital employed (ROCE) that is increasing, and secondly, an expanding base of capital employed. Basically this means that a company has profitable ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's space industry opened potentially an udder-ly new chapter on Thursday with a start-up testing a prototype rocket engine that runs on fuel derived purely from a plentiful l ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo-based fintech startup Yoii has announced raising $5.5 million in a Series A funding round anchored by Emellience Partners. ( read original story ...)

The Korean War’s armistice had been signed, and David M. Rosen, 24, a member of the United States Air Force, had returned to Japan, where he’d spent most of his time during the conflict. After a brief ... ( read original story ...)

Through well-worn tools and traditional techniques, a long-established workshop in the Japanese capital carries forward the art of dyeing.The･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy fell faster than first estimated in the third quarter, revised data showed on Friday, as the household sector faced growing headwinds, complicating the central bank's efforts to phase ... ( read original story ...)

Japan saw 212 attacks from brown and asiatic bears. Many of them were in the rural Akita prefecture. ( read original story ...)

GDP has been revised to annualised -2.9% vs a preliminary expectation of -2.1%, while consumption is down -0.2%, and capex is at -0.4% after the revision. Further, real wages slumped -2.3%, while ... ( read original story ...)