The industry ministry said Friday it ordered four major Japanese utility groups to improve their operations after they were found to ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Is Challenging Convention and Charting a New Course
While her tennis is on pause, the 25-year-old has proven that she can still be competitive and stay connected to sport through her various off-court pursuits. ( read original story ...)
Welcome to the club
WHEN THE CLUB LOUNGE STAFF at the Ritz-Carlton Osaka say they will organise a running/cycling tour to Osaka castle for you, they don’t just make the arrangements. They go with you. Cajoling you into a ... ( read original story ...)
Seeking A Better Business Philosophy: Silicon Valley Meets A Japanese Mindset
Holding to this dual focus is more powerful and can create more important results than either philosophy in isolation. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Inpex buys 50% in Enel’s Australia renewable business in green push
Japan's Inpex said on Thursday it has bought a 50% stake in the Australian renewable business of Italy's Enel, as the Japanese oil and gas producer expands into green energy. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Asahi Kasei Moves Global Healthcare HQ to US
More than three-quarters of its healthcare sales are outside Japan, and further global growth, especially in the United States, is expected. ( read original story ...)
Ex-head of ADK ad agency convicted in Tokyo Olympics bribery case
A Tokyo court on Wednesday sentenced the former president of major Japanese advertising agency ADK Holdings Inc. to a suspended priso ... ( read original story ...)
Regular workers account for 20% of food bank users in Tokyo amid rising prices: survey
Full-time company employees have begun to be seen among those in need who use food banks in the Japanese capital, accounting for around 20% s ... ( read original story ...)
IBM throws weight behind Japan chip startup it sees as vital
International Business Machines is prioritizing helping Japan’s chipmaking startup Rapidus, with a senior executive describing the budding foundry business as vital to securing long-term global supply ... ( read original story ...)
Business sentiment improves in 2nd quarter, BOJ tankan shows
Japanese business sentiment improved in the second quarter as raw material costs peaked and the removal of pandemic curbs lifted factory output and consumption, a central bank survey showed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan corporate bankruptcies highest in 5 yrs in wake of pandemic
The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan for the first six months of 2023 rose 32.1 percent from a year earlier to a five-year h ... ( read original story ...)
China-led EV boom in Thailand threatens Japan’s grip on key market
BANGKOK: Thailand's Siam Motors partnered with Nissan Motors in 1962 with a factory that rolled out four cars a day, leading to a profitable, decades-long relationship with Japanese companies that ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka casino expected to produce $4bn by early 2030s
MGM‘s near $10bn integrated resort project in Osaka has the potential to produce north of $4bn in revenue at the start of the next decade, according to an ana ... ( read original story ...)
Major business lobby to join Tokyo Rainbow Pride next year
To show support for greater inclusion of the LGBT community, a major business lobby will officially participate in next year’s Tokyo Rainbow Pride, one of the largest celebrations of sexual minorities ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s political, business leaders mark one year after Abe’s killing
TOKYO: Japanese political and business leaders on Saturday marked one year since the assassination of former premier Shinzo Abe, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledging to tackle pressing political ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese leaders mark one year since the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe
Japanese political and business leaders are marking one year since the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe. ( read original story ...)