Tag: business

The initiative has been successful in Japan, with over 86% of workplaces participating, and has gained popularity among women who found business suits uncomfortable. The success of Cool Biz was ... ( read original story ...)

Under “Cool Biz,” salarymen and government workers don short-sleeved shirts in the summer as offices are kept above 82 degrees Fahrenheit to save energy. ( read original story ...)

A closely watched central bank survey is likely to show Japan's business confidence improved slightly in the three months to September, according to a Reuters poll, suggesting the economy is ... ( read original story ...)

Summary Japan's private sector economy continued to grow in September, extending the sequence of expansion that commenced at the start of 2023. Slower service sector growth, attributed in part to a ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - A closely watched central bank survey is likely to show Japan's business confidence improved slightly in the three months to September, according to a Reuters poll, suggesting the ... ( read original story ...)

The announced tender offer for Takisawa in September followed Takisawa’s rejection of Nidec’s proposal earlier last year for a capital and business alliance between the Japanese machine stool maker ... ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says he wants to accelerate foreign investment in Japan by establishing special business zones for asset management firms. ( read original story ...)

In New York, PM Fumio Kishida is to outline major plans to entice foreign wealth management firms, looking at the likes of tax, tech, AI and helping female and foreign staff to thrive. ( read original story ...)

Toshiba said on Thursday that a $14 billion tender offer from private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) had ended in success — a deal which paves the way for the embattled industrial ... ( read original story ...)

The same feature will soon be available to Japanese investors, allowing them to trade 301 selected US stocks and ETFs, 24 hours every trading day. This move will mark moomoo as the first Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

Japan welcomed more than 2 million visitors for a third straight month in August, recovering to more than 80% of pre-pandemic levels for the first time, official data showed on Wednesday. The number ... ( read original story ...)

Analysts think the moves reflect the growing level of importance that Tokyo attaches to the status across the Taiwan Strait ... ( read original story ...)

Japan welcomed more than 2 million visitors for a third straight month in August, recovering to more than 80% of pre-pandemic levels for the first time, official data showed on Wednesday. The number ... ( read original story ...)

China’s weaker than expected recovery has been weighing on Japanese exports, although hopes are growing the downturn may be bottoming out, at least for some industries. Get U-T Business in your inbox ... ( read original story ...)

The deal will give Japanese subscribers to J:COM and Wowow access to Paramount+ content as a free-of-charge add-on. ( read original story ...)

Japanese cosmetics firm Kose Corp. on Sept. 19 retracted and apologized for suggesting talent under contract with scandal-plagued Johnny & As･･･ ... ( read original story ...)