Tag: business

TOKYO :The price of new apartments in Tokyo during 2023 averaged more than 100 million yen annually for the first time ever, pushed up by rising labour and construction costs as well as an influx of ... ( read original story ...)

Tomoko Yoshino, chairwoman of Rengo (Japanese Trade Union Confederation), attended a forum sponsored by Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) held on Jan. 24 in Tokyo. Touching upon the negotiations, ... ( read original story ...)

Online retailer eBay Inc. will cut about 1,000 jobs, or an estimated 9% of its full-time workforce. The announcement Tuesday follows similar moves by other tech companies that quickly ramped up hiring ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's private sector expanded for the first time since October, though led mainly by services growth, according to the latest flash PMI data. This was as services new business rose at the quickest ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's biggest business lobby Keidanren and trade unions kicked off annual labour talks on Wednesday that may pave the way for the central bank to exit its decade-long super-loose monetary policy. ( read original story ...)

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Japanese business leaders kicked off a four-day China visit on Tuesday, during which delegation members are expected to meet with a senior ruling Communist Party official and ... ( read original story ...)

A delegation of business leaders from Japan is visiting China for the first time in more than 4 years. From a ban on marine products to the detention of Japanese businessmen, to China's need for ... ( read original story ...)

Welcome to Money Distilled. I’m John Stepek. Every week day I look at the biggest stories in markets and economics, and explain what it all means for your money. A quick scheduling note: I’m away for ... ( read original story ...)

A delegation of Japanese business leaders will meet with Chinese officials in Beijing this week, including Premier Li Qiang on Thursday. The Japan-China Economic Association is visiting China for the ... ( read original story ...)

The plans come on top of its 8 megawatt solar project in Japan's Chiba prefecture which started commercial operations last year. "We're already looking at several hundred megawatts (MW) of battery ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese business leaders are set to visit China for the first time in about four years to hold talks with senior Chinese officials. ( read original story ...)

Japanese shares surged to fresh 34-year highs and the yen steadied on Tuesday, hoping the Bank of Japan will not rock the boat by pivoting away from its super easy policy any time soon, while Chinese ... ( read original story ...)

If you order a box of frozen Kobe beef croquettes from Asahiya, a family-run butcher shop in Takasago City in western Japan’s Hyogo Prefecture, it’ll take another 43 years before you receive your ... ( read original story ...)

Daihatsu Motor Co., a Japanese unit of Toyota Motor Corp. that allegedly cheated on safety tests for decades, said Jan. 22 it doesn’t expect to resume shipping cars any time soon. ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stepped up his efforts to encourage companies to hike pay, meeting with union and business leaders as annual spring wage negotiations kick into ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese automaker that cheated on safety tests for decades said Monday it doesn't expect to resume shipping cars any time soon. ( read original story ...)