Tag: business

The decrease — the first in six years — came after prices rose nearly 30% to a record high in 2023 when several luxury condos went up for sale. ( read original story ...)

Japan saw record-high exports last year, as its annual trade deficit declined 44% from the previous year TOKYO -- Japan saw record-high exports last year, as its annual trade deficit declined 44% from ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese electric motor maker Nidec posted a 5% rise in third-quarter operating profit on Thursday as the company said it benefited from strong demand for data centre power generators ... ( read original story ...)

Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan's top TV hosts and a former pop star, says he is retiring to take responsibility over sexual assault allegations ... ( read original story ...)

As this city prepares to host Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, smoking regulations are becoming increasingly strict. A citywide ban on street smoking･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Zimbabwe has the perfect opportunity to boost trade with Japan when it joins more than 150 other countries for the six-month-long Expo 2025 Osaka to be held in Japan from April 13 to October 13, 2025. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (“Tokyo Lifestyle” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: TKLF), a retailer and wholesaler of Japanese beauty and health products, sundry products, luxury products ... ( read original story ...)

The head of Japan's biggest business lobby on Tuesday urged the U.S. administration under the newly inaugurated President Donald Trum ... ( read original story ...)

Dozens of major Japanese companies have pulled their commercials from broadcaster Fuji Television amid allegations company officials tried to cover up a sex scandal involving one of the country’s most ... ( read original story ...)

According to the report, Nintendo paid an average annual salary of 9,627,000 yen in the last fiscal year (around £51,000 / $62,000 at the current exchange rate), landing the company with the ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese network Nippon TV has unveiled Hiroyuki Fukuda as its new representative Director, President and COO. Fukuda assumed his role from January 1 this year. In stepping up to his new role, Fukuda ... ( read original story ...)

A New Year party is hosted by three major Japanese business organizations in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2025. ( read original story ...)

Toyonori Takahashi of Japan's Orix Corporation says Japan’s first casino could outpace those in Singapore and Macau. ( read original story ...)

In its economic forecast released Thursday, the World Bank predicted Japan's gross domestic product will grow a real 1.2% in 2025 and 0.9% in 2026. ( read original story ...)

Storyline: Rising prices, worsening labor shortages and depreciation of yen in Japan resulted in its business failures leading to 10,006 firms going bankrupt in 2024, crossing the 10,000 mark for the ... ( read original story ...)

More than 95% of people in Japan feel prices have increased over the past year, a survey by the Bank of Japan has shown. The share of respondents who felt higher prices compared with a year before ... ( read original story ...)