Tag: business

Japan set a new annual record for visitor arrivals with one month to spare, official data showed on Wednesday, as the weak yen helped propel the nation's tourism boom. ( read original story ...)

Honda and Nissan are in talks to deepen ties, two people said on Wednesday, including a possible merger, the clearest sign yet of how Japan's once seemingly unbeatable auto industry is being reshaped ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese space startup said its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit had been aborted minutes after liftoff Wednesday, nine months after the company's first launch ... ( read original story ...)

The Commission General for Italy at Expo 2025 Osaka and Legacoop - the National League of Cooperatives and Mutual Societies - have signed an agreement for the Italian cooperative movement's ... ( read original story ...)

Yoshinobu Tsutsui is set to be the first chairperson of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, from the financial industry. ( read original story ...)

The company plans to invest approximately ¥330 billion in the project, hoping to launch services in fiscal 2028. ( read original story ...)

Sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers improved slightly, adding more evidence of recovery just a week before a closely watched central bank meeting. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The Tokyo Stock Exchange is expected to delist 94 companies this year, the most since 2013, resulting in the first-ever decrease in the number of companies on the market. The exchange and ... ( read original story ...)

By Leika Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese big manufacturers' sentiment improved slightly in the three months to December, a quarterly survey showed on Friday, boding well for the ... ( read original story ...)

mezagitamab, an investigational anti-CD38 antibody providing rapid, selective and sustained depletion of disease-causing immune cells that could set a new standard for the treatment of immune ... ( read original story ...)

The SEN/KA TOKYO by The Crest Collection will mark the brand's debut in the country. Anticipated to open in the latter half of 2029, SEN/KA TOKYO by The Crest Collection will beco ... ( read original story ...)

World Expo, first held in 1851, takes place every five years. The 2025 event (Osaka Kansai Expo) will focus on developing and adopting best practices from around the world to drive co-creation in ... ( read original story ...)

Kura Sushi Inc. (Headquarters: Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture), one of the world’s most popular conveyor-belt sushi chains, announced on December 12 that it will offer 70 new menu items at its ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Negotiators for Japanese consumer electronics maker Funai Electric's bankruptcy proceedings have initiated talks to sell its television business to China's Skyworth Group, Nikkei has learned. ( read original story ...)

The transaction, which sees seven law firms provide counsel, follows Nippon Life’s initial 2019 investment in the business in 2019. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government believes that couples are having fewer babies because they are working too much. ( read original story ...)