Shunsaku Sagami, the founder and CEO of M&A Research Institute Holdings, a mergers and acquisitions brokerage, is Japan’s newest billionaire. ( read original story ...)
Business and pleasure: Israel and Japan sign a new visa agreement
This agreement comes shortly after El Al began offering direct flights between Tel Aviv and Tokyo in March, an initiative spearheaded ... The 70th year of Israel-Japan ties Business ties between ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kyushu Electric to raise $1.5 bln to fund green transition
Japan's Kyushu Electric Power Co will issue 200 billion yen ($1.5 billion) in preferred shares to help fund its green transition at a time when high fuel prices are weighing on its profitability, the ... ( read original story ...)
Understanding ‘Ikigai’ and 3 Other Japanese Phrases to Live Your Life By
They embed themselves into the collective consciousness of the people, leading to a shared reality of what it means to live the good life. What about concepts or phrases from different cultures? We ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s JERA forecasts jump in FY23/24 profit as fuel prices weaken
Japan's biggest power generator, JERA, predicted on Friday a jump in net profit for the year just begun, driven by weaker fuel prices and a recent resumption in imports of liquefied natural gas from ... ( read original story ...)
Watch planes take off in Japan — from an onsen
Visitors staying at Tokyo Haneda International Airport's newly opened hotel can enjoy plane-spotting and views of Mount Fuji -- all from the relaxing comfort of a rooftop hot spring. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Honda, GS Yuasa to invest $3 bln for battery development, build plant -Nikkei
Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co Ltd and battery maker GS Yuasa Corp will invest over 400 billion yen ($2.99 billion) and team up to produce batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and homes, the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SMFG Boosts U.S. Presence Via Bigger Stake in Jefferies
Comparative assessments and other editorial opinions are those of U.S. News and have not been previously reviewed, approved or endorsed by any other entities, such as banks, credi ... ( read original story ...)
30 pct of executives at Japan’s top listed companies should be women by 2030: Japan PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday set a target for women to make up at least 30 percent of executive positions at Japan's top listed companies by 2030. It is crucial to spur innovation ... ( read original story ...)
Japan eyes more women execs
TOKYO: Japan's prime minister ordered his government on Thursday to begin work on increasing the number of women executives in major companies to 30 percent or more by 2030. ( read original story ...)
Japan restaurant industry delegation visits Hong Kong
Representatives of Japan's dining industry have been pitching for business in Hong Kong, one of the biggest importers of Japanese food. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo company: ‘High probability’ spacecraft crashed on moon
A Japanese company’s spacecraft apparently crashed while attempting to land on the moon. Flight controllers lost contact Wednesday with the lander after it descended from lunar orbit, aiming ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s largest carrier is canceling the $10,000 first and business class tickets it mistakenly sold for $300
A currency conversion error on All Nippon Airways' Vietnamese website caused first and business class tickets to be sold for as low as $300 roundtrip. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ispace aims to be first private company to land on moon
Following a December launch from Florida, Japanese private space company ispace is attempting to put its Hakuto-R M1 lander on the surface of the moon. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s business services inflation hits 8-year high in fiscal 2022
Japan's business-to-business service inflation hit an eight-year high in the fiscal year that ended March, data showed on Tuesday, a sign inflationary pressure was broadening beyond goods reflecting a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo company aims to be 1st business to put lander on moon
A Japan ese company is about to attempt what no other private business has done: land on the moon. Tokyo’s ispace company put its own spacecraft into orbit around the moon a month ago. On Tuesday, ... ( read original story ...)