Businesspeople from Korea, Japan and China have shared a common view on the need for their partnerships for economic vitalization and supply chain stabilization, according to a survey conducted by a ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank plans to acquire part of Sharp plant in Osaka
Sharp said Friday that it has signed a basic agreement to grant telecommunications carrier SoftBank Corp. exclusive negotiating rights for the partial sale of its Sakai plant in Osaka Prefecture ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo firm involved in ‘Evangelion’ TV series in 1990s goes bust
Gainax Co, a Tokyo company involved in the creation of the original Japanese TV anime series of the "Evangelion" franchise in the 1990s, has gone bankrupt. Staff in the early days of the company, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan firms join networking event in Kyiv for postwar reconstruction
Representatives from 10 Japanese companies including startups held discussions with potential Ukrainian business partners on ways to h ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SoftBank plans 150MW, 8 million sq ft data center at LCD panel manufacturing site in Osaka
SoftBank is to develop a 150MW data center at a soon-to-be-closed liquid crystal display (LCD) panel-making site in Osaka, Japan. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s agency Evolve branches into pickleball representation
Evolve, the boutique agency founded by Naomi Osaka, is branching into pickleball and forming its own subdivision, Pro Pickleball Management. ( read original story ...)
Japan banks to begin divesting their strategic Toyota shareholdings, Bloomberg reports
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group are considering selling 1.32 trillion yen ($8.5 billion) worth of strategic shareholdings in Toyota Motor , Bloomberg News reported ... ( read original story ...)
Bob Iger Touts “Richly Immersive Experiences,” Cuts Ribbon on $2B Tokyo Disney Resort Expansion
Spanning 1.5 million square feet, the flagship "Fantasy Springs" addition to the Tokyo DisneySea theme park features new areas inspired by 'Frozen,' 'Tangled' and 'Peter Pan.' By Patrick Brzeski Asia ... ( read original story ...)
‘Mermaid academy’ helps promote growing aquatic art form in Japan
A small business based in Nagoya, central Japan, is offering people of all ages a chance to step into colorful fish tails and learn ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Defends Its Turf in the Global Chip Wars
With subsidies and a $6 billion acquisition, Tokyo wants to make its companies indispensable in the global supply chain. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo is launching a dating app where users have to verify their income and promise they want to get married, as Japan fights tumbling birth rates
Japan is facing critically low marriage and birth rates, prompting the government to take "unprecedented steps." ... ( read original story ...)
Focus: Costco’s Japan wages provide pathway to firing up nation’s low pay, economy
When Costco Wholesale opened its warehouse in a rural Japanese town not far from Tokyo last year offering hundreds of jobs at eye-popping pay, a nearby noodle shop chain took a drastic step: it hiked ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Taxes ‘Too High’ for Hub Ambition, Monex Founder Says
Japan’s taxes are too high and it needs to cut them if the nation wants to remake itself as an international financial center rivaling Singapore and elsewhere, according to Monex Group Inc.’s ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, energy security fears put nuclear back in favour for 2040 plan
Japan is set to push for more nuclear power in an energy policy update due next year, seeking stable electricity supply in face of growing demand and heightening geopolitical risks, but is likely to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo university reveals plant-waste vanillin with economic potential to disrupt vanilla market
Researchers from Tokyo University of Science, a science-specialized private research university in Japan, revealed the successful development of an enzyme that converts a white crystalline acid from ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota halts some shipments as Japan’s auto safety scandal widens
A safety test scandal at Japanese automakers widened Monday, with Toyota Motor and Mazda both halting shipments of some vehicles after Japan’s transport ministry found irregularities in applications ... ( read original story ...)