Tag: business

Japan has set a goal of more than tripling its domestic cybersecurity industry sales in the next decade, from the current ¥900 billion ($6 billion) to ¥3 trillion. ( read original story ...)

Non-gaming leisure and entertainment facilities to be built near the under-development MGM Osaka integrated resort (IR) with casino on Yumeshima island, Osaka, could involve investment of as much as ... ( read original story ...)

The group is believed to have earned about ¥7 billion over five years by dispatching women to the sexual service businesses that offered the best pay. ( read original story ...)

PATIENCE Capital Group, the real estate investment manager helmed by Ken Chan, former Japan head of Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, is raising a new 25 billion yen (S$225.5 million) fund focused ... ( read original story ...)

Press Release Fin Capital, a global asset manager specializing in B2B Fintech, announced today that it will establish a formal presence in Asia, opening an office in Tokyo as its Asia headquarters. ( read original story ...)

Starbucks Coffee Japan has appointed Hisae Morii as its new CEO from 1 April 2025. She will succeed Takafumi Minaguchi, who has held the position since September 2014. Morii, currently serving as ... ( read original story ...)

The Boeing 737-800 jet, whose livery also features the expo's official mascot, Myaku-Myaku, will be used for domestic flights until around November. ( read original story ...)

Ren Hongbin, chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), addresses a bilateral business exchange meeting with the Japan-China Economic Association and ... ( read original story ...)

BLACKSTONE is buying a company that helps drugmakers run clinical trials in Japan, adding to growing interest from private equity firms in the health needs of the nation’s ageing population. Read more ... ( read original story ...)

Seven & i Holdings, the Japanese retail giant at the centre of a takeover battle, is finalising a plan for its president to step down, mostly likely to be replaced by its first foreign chief, two ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government's goal is to ease the financial pressures of inflation and supply chain issues. Nation announces controversial changes to major industry: 'Significantly changed business ... ( read original story ...)

The sum allocated by the Rome Chamber of Commerce for the Expo Osaka 2025 Call for Proposals is €350,000, aimed at micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in the area to support ... ( read original story ...)

They may have all but disappeared from newly built homes, but traditional Japanese squat toilets are still found in places such as schools ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

International guests made up 52% of stays in Tokyo, 50% in Kyoto and 45% in Osaka, all far higher than the 25% average nationwide, the Japan Tourism Agency reports. The Tokyo figure has jumped from 37 ... ( read original story ...)

Foreign entrepreneurs in Japan face challenges with rigid visa rules and a complex banking system, hindering their ability to establish and maintain startups. Despite the government's aim to boost ... ( read original story ...)

Consumer prices excluding fresh food in the capital rose 2.2% in February from a year earlier, according to the internal affairs ministry. ( read original story ...)