TOKYO -- Honda Motor, BMW Group and Ford Motor will form a joint venture linking automakers and power companies to optimize electric-vehicle grid services for North American drivers. ( read original story ...)
Patent Litigation Firm Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP Opens Tokyo Office
(Photo: Business Wire) The new office, located in Tokyo’s Marunouchi business hub, will work closely with the firm’s U.S. offices to represent leading Japanese and East Asian companies in a broad ... ( read original story ...)
4 prefectures follow Tokyo model to request business closures
Tokyo is the only area under the central government’s state of emergency to date that has clarified the financial amounts it will give business operators who comply with shutdown requests. ( read original story ...)
Japanese company completes investment project in Brooklyn Park
The new facility in Brooklyn Park is set to create new jobs and increase production capacity, according to a news release from Gov. Walz. ( read original story ...)
SheisDAO is co-hosting “Connecting Japan to Southeast Asia” side event at Asia’s largest Web 3.0 summit, “Token 2049 Singapore”.
SheisDAO, a company based in Japan and Singapore, is collaborating with TV Asahi, one of Japan's five major broadcasters, and TEAM, the world's largest Web 3.0 event company, to host this event. ( read original story ...)
Employers Rapidly Implement Japan’s Guidelines on Business & Human Rights
Japan is one of the first non-Western countries to adopt a legal framework on business and human rights, which will likely influence other countries in the APAC region, as well as the overall Western ... ( read original story ...)
IP firm says Tokyo office will reduce clients’ ‘litigation burden’
Groombridge Wu Baughman & Stone has opened a new office in Tokyo, allowing the firm to meet Japanese clients in person and in their time zone ... ( read original story ...)
Times Are Tough For Small Businesses Hiring Salespeople In Japan
Future Japan staffing prospects look bleak, choices are few and we must make legendary compromises. The answer is to invest in training salespeople in order to survive. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Risky Move with Fukushima Ingredients: Controversial ‘Eat to Support’ Campaign
Japan’s “Eat to support” campaign As Japan releases contaminated water from Fukushima, anxiety is spreading domestically. Japan started releasing radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima ... ( read original story ...)
Japan pet salon ordered to compensate dog owners after poodle fatally cut during trim
The Osaka District Court on Sept. 12 ordered the operator of a pet salon to pay 396,000 yen (about $2,700) in damages to a couple over the de･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
teamLab Planets TOKYO lauréat des World Travel Awards, catégorie « Asia’s Leading Tourist Attraction 2023
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--teamLab Planets TOKYO, situé dans le quartier de Toyosu à Tokyo, a été proclamé lauréat des World Travel Awards 2023 dans la catégorie « Asia’s Leading Tourist Attraction 2023 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s business failures surge in August
Japan faced a significant rise in business bankruptcies as economic challenges persisted in August reporting a year-on-year increas ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese companies drop stars of scandal-tainted Johnny’s entertainment company
TOKYO — Several major Japanese companies have decided to stop using stars who are represented by Johnny & Associates, an entertainment company at the center of a sexual assault scandal. Beverage maker ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s remedy for ‘overtourism’? Taking visitors off the beaten track
Tour operators are touting Japan’s less explored regions as surging visitor numbers put strain on popular sites. ( read original story ...)
JETRO to Showcase 10 Japanese Startups at Disrupt 2023 Japan Pavilion
The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) will be sponsoring the Japan Pavilion once again at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 (September 19-21) in San Fra ... ( read original story ...)
Gov. Walz, Lieutenant Gov. Flanagan to make economic trip to Japan
Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan are hoping to boost Minnesota's economic partnership with the country of Japan. ( read original story ...)