Tag: business

The Chinese yuan slipped to its weakest level this year, nudging 6.98 per dollar and Chinese stocks resumed their recent losing streak, reducing the Shanghai composite's year-to-date gains to 6.5% and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's main ruling party approved a watered-down version of a bill on "promoting understanding" of the LGBTQ community, in apparent haste to show progress on the issue days before the country hosts ... ( read original story ...)

In a small shop nestled in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo neighborhood, a small but popular Japanese confectionary shop called Fugetsu ... during World War II at Hart Mountain, Wyoming, and the business ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Tokyo shares opened higher on Tuesday on growing hopes that Washington would avert a default, which helped push Wall Street shares upwards. ( read original story ...)

Arfiya Eri, who last month became the first Japanese person of Uyghur heritage to be elected to the country's National Diet, hopes to show the world that while Uyghurs face genocide in China, ... ( read original story ...)

Business leaders from Japan and South Korea have expressed hope for an expansion of economic cooperation between the two countries. Since the March summit there has been growing momentum to improve ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese millennial who uses AI to help solve a problem in the rapidly aging society has hit it big. Since its debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in June 2022, shares of M&A Research Institute — a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Topix index closed at a 33-year high on Tuesday after companies gave strong forecasts during the earnings season, with chip-related stocks tracking overnight gains on the Nasdaq. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese athlete has been making headlines as one of the most talented biracial stars in the sports industry. Despite her impressive record, some people believe it is their place to judge the Chūō ... ( read original story ...)

Make a porcelain piece, learn about Japanese tea ceremony and create a ukiyo-e woodblock print. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

Major regional power companies that have been embroiled in varying scandals in recent years are hoping to win back the trust of consumers after being ordered to pay fines and formulate business ... ( read original story ...)

This is mainly due to the fact that business is improving in line with the reduced impact of Covid-19. About 48 per cent of Japanese companies in the country registered profit last year. For all ... ( read original story ...)

Finance ministers and central banks from the Group of Seven rich nations agreed the global financial system is resilient but the need for vigilance remains, Japan's finance minister Shunichi Suzuki ... ( read original story ...)

Production of "yukata" summer kimono fabric has reached its peak at a long-established dyeing company in the capital's Edogawa Ward, with dye･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Toyota’s much-touted online service for its drivers had a data breach spanning over a decade, risking outside access to information on more than 2 million vehicles. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Rakuten reported a first quarter operating loss of 76.2 billion yen ($564 million) on Friday, hit by its money-losing mobile business. The e-commerce and fintech group posted a January-March ... ( read original story ...)