The agreement will see closer collaboration between Greater Manchester and Osaka to deliver on net zero targets, promote trade and investment, and boost innovation and education l ... ( read original story ...)
Taisho says $5bn management buyout will rev up business
The offer of JPY 8,620 ($58.56) per share offer is a 50% premium on Taisho’s average closing share price in the prior six months, valuing the company at around 710 billion yen (around $4.75 billion). ( read original story ...)
Suehiro Cafe facing eviction after more than 50 years in Little Tokyo: ‘Our heart and soul is there’
Little Tokyo is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Los Angeles, but the number of legacy restaurants that have been there for more than 50 years is getting smaller. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Rakuten to raise up to $433 million with further sale of bank unit
Rakuten Group said on Wednesday it plans to sell a large stake in Rakuten Bank to overseas investors, its latest fundraising effort as the Japanese company grapples with heavy debt and losses at its ... ( read original story ...)
Asia markets set to rebound from Tuesday’s broad sell-off
Wednesday will see Australia release its third-quarter GDP numbers, while investors will also digest the Reuters Tankan survey for Japan in December, which showed improving business sentiment ... and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics sullied by bid-rigging, bribery trials more than 2 years after Games
The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics played out Tuesday in a Japanese courtroom — more than two years after the Games closed — with advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies facing ... ( read original story ...)
Bowling alley operator to serve upscale Japanese cuisine in U.S.
OSAKA -- A Japan-based operator of bowling alleys and karaoke ... Round One has already been making inroads in the American market with its mainstay business. It now seeks to tap the popularity of ... ( read original story ...)
Greater Manchester strikes ‘historic’ deal with Osaka on first day of Japan mission
Greater Manchester has signed a landmark new partnership deal with Osaka on the first day of a mission to strengthen trade and cooperation links with Japan. The agreement will see closer collaboration ... ( read original story ...)
Bid-rigging issue ain’t over for Tokyo 2020
TOKYO—The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics played out Tuesday in a Japanese courtroom—more than two years after the Games closed—with advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies ... ( read original story ...)
Japan increasingly ‘out of sync’ with global market as people shun speaking English
The Netherlands and Singapore have topped an English proficiency survey by Swiss firm EF Education First, which ranked China 82nd and Japan 87th Even as Japan is 'rapidly globalising', many people are ... ( read original story ...)
Landmark deal signed between Greater Manchester and major Japanese port city
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Partnership of Friendship and Cooperation was signed by Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and Mayor of Osaka Hideyuki Yokoyama at a special ceremony ... ( read original story ...)
Nvidia is promising to help Japan get the AI chips it needs with a whole network of new plants
Chip companies like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Micron are pledging hundreds of millions of dollars to build new chipmaking factories throughout the country—with strong support from ... ( read original story ...)
Fuso goes into debt rather than raising prices
OSAKA: One of the chipmaking industry’s small but indispensable suppliers is sinking deeper in debt because it’s refusing to raise prices to cover mounting capital expenditure (capex) costs. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Legal Mind: Vietnamese Version of Basic Business Contents for Working in Japan.
Learn the skills you need to be active and enrich the life in Japan. TOKYO, December 05, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TOKYO LEGAL MIND K.K. (LEC) School for various qualifications and national examinations, ... ( read original story ...)
4 aging secrets of Japanese supercentenarians, from a longevity researcher whose great-grandmother lived to 115
A longevity researcher who has met some of the world's oldest people shared the aging secrets of Japanese centenarians. ( read original story ...)
A Tokyo Designer Captures Memories in Gems
She moved to Tokyo almost 20 years ago, enrolling in a program at the ... I wanted to give the benefits back to the people who are related to the business, such as the diamond miners.” Image The ... ( read original story ...)