Average summer bonuses across Japan's major firms grew for the second consecutive year to hit 903,397 yen, up 0.47% from a year before, according to a survey from the country's biggest employers group ... ( read original story ...)
Signal: Japan proposes tax breaks for EV production, but EV hype is finally cooling down
Japan is proposing tax breaks for domestically made semiconductors and batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), according to reports from the Nikkei newspaper. These breaks, similar ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo company president arrested over suspected illegal int’l moving business
A logistics company president was arrested here on suspicion of running an unlicensed overseas relocation business in what is Japan's first c･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
GLP’s new global data center business breaks ground on its first campus in Tokyo, Japan
GLP Pte Ltd. ("GLP") a leading global developer, owner and operator of logistics real estate, data centers and renewable energy is pleased to announce that it has broken ground on Tokyo West 1 ("TKW1" ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s struggling Rakuten to combine credit card and mobile payments business
Japan's Rakuten Group will combine its credit card and mobile payment businesses and is considering listing its card business, public broadcaster NHK reported on Thursday. This would be the e-commerce ... ( read original story ...)
Japan drugstore Tsuruha wins proxy battle with activist investor Oasis
Tsuruha Holdings on Thursday won a proxy fight with an activist investor seeking to reshuffle the board of directors, as the Japanese drugstore chain received a majority of shareholder support for ... ( read original story ...)
Rakuten to combine credit card and mobile payments business -NHK
Japan's Rakuten Group will combine its credit card and mobile payment businesses and is considering listing its card business, public broadcaster NHK reported on Thursday. This would be the e-commerce ... ( read original story ...)
10 Black celebrity-owned businesses you need to support
Celebrities earn a lot from endorsing companies or becoming brand ambassadors. Also, celebrities are also business owners ... ( read original story ...)
Prince Harry’s ‘transformation’ in Japan drops major clue on business end
Prince Harry touched down in Tokyo, Japan, for a solo trip without his wife Meghan Markle on Wednesday, August 9, 2023.The Duke of Sussex will be attending the ISPS Sports Values ( read original story ...)
Meghan Markle has night out at Taylor Swift concert in LA while Prince Harry works in Tokyo
She went to the Eras Tour while he went on an Asia tour. Meghan Markle attended Taylor Swift’s concert in Los Angeles on Tuesday night as Prince Harry visited Tokyo for a business trip, Page Six can ... ( read original story ...)
Sony quarterly profit tumbles as movie business disappoints
Japan's Sony logged a hefty drop in first-quarter profit, hurt in part by a weaker performance from its movie division but the entertainment giant remained hopeful about prospects for a record year ... ( read original story ...)
Sony Q1 profit tumbles as movie business disappoints
Japan's Sony on Wednesday said first-quarter profit tumbled due to weaker performances from its movies and financial businesses. Once a consumer electronics giant, the conglomerate has transformed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kinki Nippon Tourist travel agency pres. to resign in wake of overcharging scandal
A major Japanese travel agency announced on Aug. 9 the resignation of its president in the wake of findings that the company overcharged muni･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
SSY strengthens in Tokyo as it targets Japanese business
Broker Simpson Spence Young (SSY) has strengthened its Tokyo team as it seeks to take advantage of growing opportunities in Japan, including long-term project work. Three brokers have moved over from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s largest life insurance company bans investment in nuclear arms manufacturers
Japan's largest life insurer Nippon Life Insurance Co. will not invest in or finance nuclear weapons manufacturers under its new policy, the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo calling: India can only benefit from closer ties with Asia’s rising economic and military star
Tokyo decided to increase defence spending by $310 billion ... Japan wants India to offer a transparent and predictable business environment. Indeed, India could learn much from the practices that ... ( read original story ...)