The United States will make an announcement this week on Japan's $550 billion investment in the U.S., Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said, with a top Japanese trade envoy planning to visit ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to toughen requirements for business manager visa applications
Japan plans to raise the bar on requirements for foreigners entering the country on business manager visas, including increasing the minimum capital investment to 30 million yen ($203,000) from 5 ... ( read original story ...)
Lutnick says update coming this week on Japan’s $550 billion US investment
The United States will make an announcement this week on Japan's $550 billion investment in the U.S., Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said, as a top Japanese trade envoy is reportedly planning to ... ( read original story ...)
Netflix Inks Streaming Deal for World Baseball Classic … But Only in Japan
The deal expands Netflix's live sports business to Japan, which won the last WBC in 2023, led by Shohei Ohtani. ( read original story ...)
MLB, Netflix strike media-rights pact for World Baseball Classic in Japan
MLB and Netflix have a new media rights deal that will see the streaming platform become the home of the World Baseball Classic in Japan, a tournament that has produced huge numbers in the country. ( read original story ...)
Gates-Founded NPO Expands To Boost Japan’s Clean-Tech Commercialization
Gates-founded NPO partners with Japan's government to support clean-tech commercialization. METI plans to fund project via GX bonds. ( read original story ...)
Rutgers EMBA gets a different perspective of business in Japan
One of his discoveries about the Rutgers EMBA: “It’s built on camaraderie not competition. Everyone is helping everyone else improve.” ... ( read original story ...)
Duckworth Travels to Asia to Reassure Japanese & South Korean Partners, Encourage Further Investments in Illinois
TOKYO, JAPAN U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) last week led a Congressional Delegation to South Korea and Japan to meet with high-level business leaders ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Canada’s Alberta eyes investment in Japan’s refining to boost oil exports, sources say
Canada's main oil-producing province of Alberta is considering a financial investment in Japan's refining sector, two sources familiar with the matter said, an attempt to reduce its overwhelming ... ( read original story ...)
AT TOKYO Establishes AT TOKYO Kyushu Center #1 (QC1) in … – Business Wire
AT TOKYO’s QC1, located in Fukuoka, a core business district of Kyushu, is a long-awaited data traffic hub in Kyushu and Western Japan, and will create valuable business environment for ... ( read original story ...)
Best Business Hotels in Ginza, Tokyo for 2025
Hotels ranked on industry awards, guest reviews and hotel class ratings Unbiased content created by U.S. News editors Photo tours of select hotels by local experts Navigate forward to interact with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to tighten visa requirements for business managers
Under the current system, individuals can qualify for the visa if they have a business office in Japan and capital of at least ¥5 million or employ two or more full-time workers. Some had raised ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo household budgets further squeezed by heat wave
Tokyo households spent an average of ¥3,512 ($23.84) extra a month compared to a scenario in which the average high temperature is in line with the 30-year average high through 2020, translating to an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to promote vocational reskilling to target wage increases
The initiative will be carried out in collaboration with companies specializing in digital technology and will help participants acquire productivity-boosting skills. ( read original story ...)
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
One man’s experience traces the capital's arc from wartime devastation to modern megacity in a story of resilience and reinvention. ( read original story ...)
Risk reduction key to boosting Japanese investment in Africa
Reducing business risks in Africa appears to be key for Japan to shift its focus from assistance to investment in African nations at a time when China and Russia are trying to increase their presence ... ( read original story ...)