The Tokyo government is set to implement a four-day workweek for its employees starting in April 2025, aiming to address Japan's declining fertility rates and promote work-life balance. Tokyo Governor ... ( read original story ...)
The Nishi-Shinjuku Illumination Market Lighting Ceremony, a New Illumination in Tokyo, Held to Illuminate the Nighttime in Nishi-Shinjuku!
The “TOKYO NIGHTTIME PROJECT” has been launched in the Nishi-Shinjuku area of Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, with the aim of revitalizing night tourism. The proj ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to propose defence spending tax increases starting in 2026
April 2026 to fund more defence spending, Kyodo News reported on Wednesday (Dec 11), aiming to double its defence budget to 2 per cent of gross domestic product by 2027. Read more at The Business ... ( read original story ...)
Rival LNG supplies, Sakhalin’s depleting fields give Japan an exit from Russian gas
As Japan's long-term contracts to secure liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia's Sakhalin-2 project near expiration, rival producers see opportunity to fill the supply gap, even as Tokyo looks to ... ( read original story ...)
Hair removal clinic chain goes bust in Japan’s biggest beauty collapse
It's 'extremely unlikely' that customers of Aletheia Clinic will see their money returned, according to its trustee. ( read original story ...)
I’ve flown on the Airbus jet Alaska will fly to Tokyo. It was a comfortable ride and I’m excited about the airline’s new long-haul flights.
Airfare to Japan has decreased since 2023, and Alaska's new route will boost competition and likely further lower ticket prices to Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Alaska Airlines will fly nonstop from Seattle to Tokyo, Seoul next year
Alaska Airlines will offer two new Asia routes next year, as it begins the process of combining its operations with Hawaiian Airlines. ( read original story ...)
Why investors need to watch Japan as a key source of market risk in 2025
"Today's edifice of US tech stock valuations is founded on Japan's negative real bond yield," strategists at BCA Research wrote. ( read original story ...)
It’s tradition to eat KFC on Christmas in Japan
Slowly but surely, an entire nation was convinced that going to KFC was a Christmas tradition. KFC Japan says that Okawara’s story isn’t quite accurate, the Business Insider reported. According to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s central business district grows into hotel hot spot
Singaporean hotelier Ascott and Japanese real estate developer Tokyo Tatemono in late 2029 will open a luxury accommodation in Japan, the companies announced on Tuesday, as Tokyo's central financial ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s current account surplus declined 13% in October
Japan's current account surplus declined 13% in October from a year earlier to ¥2.46 trillion, partly because the services trade balance slipped into the red, a preliminary Finance Ministry report ... ( read original story ...)
Hoshino Resorts’ OMO 7 Osaka appointed Partner Sponsor for World Expo 2025
Hoshino Resorts’ urban tourism hotel OMO7 Osaka was recently appointed a Partner Sponsor for the upcoming World Expo 2025. ( read original story ...)
Hybrid work on the rise for Tokyo’s office employees: NRI Survey
Nomura Research Institute survey, the firm polled 3,091 people from ages 20-69 who work for large companies in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo is giving its employees a 4-day workweek to try to boost record-low fertility
Tokyo's new policies include a four-day workweek and childcare partial leave, with the aim of addressing Japan's plummeting fertility rates. ( read original story ...)
Teva to divest Teva-Takeda business venture in Japan to JKI
Teva Pharmaceutical (NYSE:TEVA) announced that it will divest Teva-Takeda, its business venture in Japan, to JKI Co., established by the fund managed and operated by private equity firm J-Will ... ( read original story ...)
Pharma firm Teva to divest its business venture in Japan
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries said on Thursday it will transfer ownership of its business venture that sold generics in Japan to JKI. ( read original story ...)