Tag: business

In contrast, in Japan, even the largest company, MHI has defense-related sales of just about 475 billion yen, which is only 10 percent of the company’s total sales. In response to the expanding ... ( read original story ...)

China last month arrested a Japanese executive, an employee of Japanese drugmaker Astellas Pharma, on suspicion of espionage. The arrest has had a chilling effect on business, Japanese officials say. ( read original story ...)

Japan's big employers are set to follow this year's bumper pay hikes with another round in 2024, which are expected to help lift household spending and give the central bank the conditions it needs to ... ( read original story ...)

Once the Sri Lanka debt is restructured Japan will try to bring in trade and investment from especially its mainstream Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

Walking into the public toilet on a corner of Suido Avenue in Tokyo’s Hatagaya district is a first-class experience. The lavatories incorporate built-in bidets, heated seats, and noise-making devices ... ( read original story ...)

teamLab, an international collective of artists, set a Guinness World Record by attracting more than 2 million visitors in 2019 to their Borderless museum on the Odaiba island in Tokyo Bay. The name ... ( read original story ...)

Pedestrians walk past an electronic board displaying various companies' share prices, at a business district in Tokyo, Japan, October 31, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo ... ( read original story ...)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s Japan president is stepping down after 38 years at the US investment bank, a person with knowledge of the matter said. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Panasonic Holdings said on Friday it plans to sell a stake in its automotive systems business to funds managed by U.S. private equity firm Apollo Global Management, and has signed a memorandum ... ( read original story ...)

A large-scale commercial complex focused on new technology and culture has opened on the site of former facilities at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Panasonic Holdings said on Friday it plans to sell a stake in its automotive systems business to funds managed by U.S. private equity firm Apollo Global Management, and has signed a memorandum ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese court on Friday sentenced a 19-year-old man to a prison term of six to 10 years for stabbing two senior high school studen ... ( read original story ...)

Donations warrant being called that only when they are offered of the donors’ free will. The same goes for volunteer work. ( read original story ...)

Now that is has opened a store in Tokyo, the Danish company will turn its focus to the U.S., China and South Korea. ( read original story ...)

While Tokyo has a number of business hub facilities, Haneda Innovation City's proximity to an airport makes it unique. ( read original story ...)

The number of foreign visitors for business and leisure rose to 2.52 million last month from 2.18 million in September, data from the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) showed. Visitor numbers ... ( read original story ...)