Tag: business

TOKYO, Aug 1 - Japan's factory activity contracted at a faster pace in July, a business survey showed on Tuesday, taking a hit from soft orders amid weakening global economic conditions. ( read original story ...)

“I think it will not necessarily lead to sustainable wage acceleration.” For some Japanese business owners, particularly those running small and medium-sized enterprises, the government’s ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese oil refiner taps into blue carbon, eyeing crediting business; Australia Market Roundup: Santos signs MoU on Bayu-Undan CCS, NZ hydrogen company secures NSW ... ( read original story ...)

According to a research report "Japan Probiotics Market by Ingredient (Bacteria and Yeast), Product Type (Functional Food & Beverages, Dietary Supplements, and Feed), ... ( read original story ...)

Service journalism reporter Brianna Taylor visits Osaka-Ya at 2215 10th St., Sacramento on July 24, 2023, with $25. The family business was established in 1963 and has since served Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

There are quirky restaurants in Japan that give you a chance to find out the answer ... but it shut down after less than two years in business. ( read original story ...)

SoftBank put in a bid for businesses and consumers in Japan with the launch of SB Intuitions, a new company that it says will "research and develop homegrown Large Language Models (LLM) specialized ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka, a Japanese athlete who was formerly ranked as the top female tennis player in the world, has recently made a name for herself as a producer. ( read original story ...)

In Japan, Uber is putting 100 Tesla Model Ys on the roads of Tokyo. This is the ride-hailing company's first deployment of electric vehicles in the cab and for-hire industry in Japan. In collaboration ... ( read original story ...)

The men who came forward to allege they were sexually abused as teenagers by Japanese boy band producer Johnny Kitagawa now have a powerful listener: the United Nations ... ( read original story ...)

A U.N. Human Rights Council delegation urged the Japanese government on Friday to lead efforts in conducting a transparent investigat ... ( read original story ...)

The pace of growth in July eased to the slowest since January. However, the overall performance was solid as the impact of COVID-19 fades. ( read original story ...)

Asia-Pacific markets are set to extend losses Thursday tracking Wall Street’s selloff after ratings agency Fitch downgraded the United States’ long-term credit rating from AAA to AA+. In Asia, ... ( read original story ...)

In a Japan first, a personal insurance policy to cover expenses incurred by power outages has been released by Kansai Electric Power Co. (KEP･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Kannami Shinchi in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, has been attracting many men from all over the country as a colorful entertainment district along with Tobita Shinchi in Osaka. For seventy years, ... ( read original story ...)

As the locals say, Mount Fuji was “shy” that day, shrouded in haze. Still, her snow-covered peak shone through as our bus wound its way through the pine-covered hillside above Fujinomiya that ... ( read original story ...)