Wednesday will see Australia release its third-quarter GDP numbers, while investors will also digest the Reuters Tankan survey for Japan in December, which showed improving business sentiment ... and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics sullied by bid-rigging, bribery trials more than 2 years after Games
The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics played out Tuesday in a Japanese courtroom — more than two years after the Games closed — with advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies facing ... ( read original story ...)
Bowling alley operator to serve upscale Japanese cuisine in U.S.
OSAKA -- A Japan-based operator of bowling alleys and karaoke ... Round One has already been making inroads in the American market with its mainstay business. It now seeks to tap the popularity of ... ( read original story ...)
Greater Manchester strikes ‘historic’ deal with Osaka on first day of Japan mission
Greater Manchester has signed a landmark new partnership deal with Osaka on the first day of a mission to strengthen trade and cooperation links with Japan. The agreement will see closer collaboration ... ( read original story ...)
Bid-rigging issue ain’t over for Tokyo 2020
TOKYO—The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics played out Tuesday in a Japanese courtroom—more than two years after the Games closed—with advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies ... ( read original story ...)
Japan increasingly ‘out of sync’ with global market as people shun speaking English
The Netherlands and Singapore have topped an English proficiency survey by Swiss firm EF Education First, which ranked China 82nd and Japan 87th Even as Japan is 'rapidly globalising', many people are ... ( read original story ...)
Landmark deal signed between Greater Manchester and major Japanese port city
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Partnership of Friendship and Cooperation was signed by Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and Mayor of Osaka Hideyuki Yokoyama at a special ceremony ... ( read original story ...)
Nvidia is promising to help Japan get the AI chips it needs with a whole network of new plants
Chip companies like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Micron are pledging hundreds of millions of dollars to build new chipmaking factories throughout the country—with strong support from ... ( read original story ...)
Fuso goes into debt rather than raising prices
OSAKA: One of the chipmaking industry’s small but indispensable suppliers is sinking deeper in debt because it’s refusing to raise prices to cover mounting capital expenditure (capex) costs. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Legal Mind: Vietnamese Version of Basic Business Contents for Working in Japan.
Learn the skills you need to be active and enrich the life in Japan. TOKYO, December 05, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TOKYO LEGAL MIND K.K. (LEC) School for various qualifications and national examinations, ... ( read original story ...)
4 aging secrets of Japanese supercentenarians, from a longevity researcher whose great-grandmother lived to 115
A longevity researcher who has met some of the world's oldest people shared the aging secrets of Japanese centenarians. ( read original story ...)
A Tokyo Designer Captures Memories in Gems
She moved to Tokyo almost 20 years ago, enrolling in a program at the ... I wanted to give the benefits back to the people who are related to the business, such as the diamond miners.” Image The ... ( read original story ...)
Overseas fish buyers begin business trip in Japan
JETRO organized the tour to help fishery business operators find alternative buyers in the wake of China's ban on Japanese marine products. ( read original story ...)
Key Chip Materials Maker Goes Into Debt Rather Than Raise Prices
One of the chipmaking industry’s small but indispensable suppliers is sinking deeper in debt because it’s refusing to raise prices to cover mounting capex costs. ( read original story ...)
Japanese housebuilders hunt US M&A deals
The Japanese groups have market capitalisations ranging from Y770bn to Y2.7tn, or $5.3bn to $20bn, making numerous large US companies potential targets. However, two of the people said that the ... ( read original story ...)
Avg. budget for kids’ Christmas gifts in Japan declines for 4th year in row
and respondent comments included, "I want to use (a device) at home, too," and, "I want to watch videos on a large screen." (Japanese original Shiho Fujibuchi, Business News Department) ... ( read original story ...)