Tag: business

TOKYO -- A top Nippon Steel executive tasked with negotiating the company's acquisition of U.S. Steel said he was unable to secure a meeting with United Steelworkers (USW) union leaders during a trip ... ( read original story ...)

The Airweave beds were subsequently dubbed “anti-sex” — a term that gained traction given their twin size and the fact they were made of polyethylene. While the Airweave mattresses may not look ideal ... ( read original story ...)

As Japan plays host to a record influx of tourists, one of the country's more private attractions -- the high-tech toilet -- is becoming a must-have in luxury bathrooms worldwide. Bidets are "popular everywhere" but it's still a "private experience" and "weird to talk about" for some customers. ( read original story ...)

Moon and SpaceX made plans to reach the moon in 2023, but that goal became "unfeasible." Yusaku Maezawa said the voyage was now canceled. ( read original story ...)

Japan's unique Civil Code provisions mandating joint surnames for married couples could eventually be ruled unconstitutional as courts' under･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese authorities spent 9.79 trillion yen ($62.23 billion)intervening in the foreign-exchange market to support the yen over the past month, in moves that kept the currency from testing new lows ... ( read original story ...)

Moomoo Partners with Actor Yutaka Matsushige in The Journey to Pursue Excellence TOKYO, May 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Online trading platform moomoo lighted up Tokyo city with its iconic orange color ... ( read original story ...)

Saeed Ahmad, a Harvard Law student, conducted extensive research in Tokyo on IP protection strategies of luxury conglomerates, supervised by ... ( read original story ...)

Official data showed overnight that the US economy grew at an 1.3 per cent annualised rate from January through March ... ( read original story ...)

In 1996 revenue booked by the foreign subsidiaries of Japanese manufacturers was just 7% of their total sales. Last year that figure reached 29%, a record high. Two markets have been central to this ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's cities are seeing a sharp rise in the number of clinics offering beauty treatments such as hair removal and cosmetic surgery. But the increase is accompanied by a sharp rise in complaints and ... ( read original story ...)

Inflation in Tokyo accelerated in May, keeping the Bank of Japan largely on track to consider a rate hike in coming months even as the economy continues to show signs of weakness. Consumer prices ... ( read original story ...)

Some 21,000 male hosts work at 900 of these lucrative establishments but opaque prices for drinks and a "slippery debt system" have attracted the attention of the authorities, said Unseen Japan, and ... ( read original story ...)

Their second-round match at Roland Garros could have been a final. Their relationship — and place in tennis — is its own story ... ( read original story ...)

Iga Swiatek played like the current No. 1 and the two-time defending champion at the French Open. No surprise there. That Naomi Osaka looked like the former No. 1 that she is and on clay, no less ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's downtrodden currency probably deserves more credit. There is no doubting that Japan is “on fire”, as Prada CEO Andrea Guerra told the FT Business of Luxury Summit last week: the Italian ... ( read original story ...)