By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese real wages fell for a 15th straight month in June, while nominal pay growth also slowed, suggesting companies will need to do more on salary hikes to drive ... ( read original story ...)
Japan June Real Wages Down for 15th Month Despite Solid Nominal Growth
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese real wages fell for a 15th straight month in June on relentless price hikes, but nominal pay growth remained robust amid rising salaries for high-income workers and a ... ( read original story ...)
Scandal-ridden Toshiba announces new buyout offer led buy Japanese businesses
The tender offer led by a buyout fund of major Japanese banks and companies called Japan Industrial Partners starts Tuesday and is priced at 4,620 yen, or about $32, a share. ( read original story ...)
Toshiba plans to proceed with 2 trillion yen buyout offer from Japanese conglomerate
On Monday, electronic giant Toshiba announced it would proceed with a tender offer from a conglomerate of Japanese banks and businesses called "Japan Industrial Partners." Talks ... ( read original story ...)
Xsolla announces new partnerships to support game developers and a new Tokyo location
Xsolla president Chris Hewish discusses how Xsolla’s new initiatives are aimed at helping developers seize new opportunities. ( read original story ...)
Troubled Toshiba announces buyout offer led by Japan businesses
Toshiba has announced a 2 trillion yen, or $14 billion, tender offer in a move that would take it private, as the scandal-tarnished Japanese electronics and energy giant seeks to turn itself around. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s factory activity falls on soft orders
TOKYO, Aug 1 - Japan's factory activity contracted at a faster pace in July, a business survey showed on Tuesday, taking a hit from soft orders amid weakening global economic conditions. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s workers get rare pay bump after decades without a raise
“I think it will not necessarily lead to sustainable wage acceleration.” For some Japanese business owners, particularly those running small and medium-sized enterprises, the government’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese oil refiner taps into blue carbon, eyeing crediting business
Japanese oil refiner taps into blue carbon, eyeing crediting business; Australia Market Roundup: Santos signs MoU on Bayu-Undan CCS, NZ hydrogen company secures NSW ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Probiotics Market Size to Grow at a CAGR 5.8% from 2022 to 2027
According to a research report "Japan Probiotics Market by Ingredient (Bacteria and Yeast), Product Type (Functional Food & Beverages, Dietary Supplements, and Feed), ... ( read original story ...)
Sacramento dessert shop with ties to old Japantown serves $5 treats all summer
Service journalism reporter Brianna Taylor visits Osaka-Ya at 2215 10th St., Sacramento on July 24, 2023, with $25. The family business was established in 1963 and has since served Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Inside the seafood restaurants in Japan where guests catch their own fish for dinner – so would you have the stomach for it?
There are quirky restaurants in Japan that give you a chance to find out the answer ... but it shut down after less than two years in business. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank launches an OpenAI for Japan: SB Intuitions, building LLMs and generative AI in Japanese
SoftBank put in a bid for businesses and consumers in Japan with the launch of SB Intuitions, a new company that it says will "research and develop homegrown Large Language Models (LLM) specialized ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s film nominated for an Emmy Award
Naomi Osaka, a Japanese athlete who was formerly ranked as the top female tennis player in the world, has recently made a name for herself as a producer. ( read original story ...)
Uber to operate 100 Model Y’s in Tokyo
In Japan, Uber is putting 100 Tesla Model Ys on the roads of Tokyo. This is the ride-hailing company's first deployment of electric vehicles in the cab and for-hire industry in Japan. In collaboration ... ( read original story ...)
U.N. group says people abused by late Japanese boy band producer deserve apologies and compensation
The men who came forward to allege they were sexually abused as teenagers by Japanese boy band producer Johnny Kitagawa now have a powerful listener: the United Nations ... ( read original story ...)