Tag: business

Japan’s new Defense Buildup Plan (DBP) outlines the path to a paradigm shift in Self Defense Force (SDF) capabilities. CSIS Japan Chair adjunct fellow Gregg Rubinstein assesses plans to refine Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)

CET/CEST Toyko, Japan; 25 January 2023 Partners Group, a leading global private markets firm, today announces the appointment of Teppei Kawai as Managing Director, Head of Client Solutions Japan, and ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese whaling firm unveiled vending machines offering whale sashimi, whale steak and whale bacon in Yokohama on Tuesday in hopes of reviving sales of a food long in decline and shunned by many ... ( read original story ...)

Final Report will add the analysis of the impact of Russia-Ukraine War and COVID-19 on this Sake (Japanese Rice ... ( read original story ...)

A man is in jail after allegedly firing shots into businesses in a local neighborhood. Customers hid when the bullets flew. ...

The two countries have been increasing their business ties since 2014, and a looming Free Trade Agreement promises to strengthen them even further. ( read original story ...)

Japan raised its estimates for long-term interest rates over the coming few years in government's twice-yearly fiscal projections issued on Tuesday, following the central bank's decision last month to ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese electric motor maker Nidec Corp slashed its full-year operating profit forecast by nearly half on Tuesday as it faced pressure from weakening demand for technology goods and a ... ( read original story ...)

The heads of Japan's largest labor group and top business lobby met Monday to discuss the country's labor market as the annual union-management negotiations began, with both parties agreeing on the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's finances are becoming increasingly precarious, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki warned on Monday, just as markets test whether the central bank can keep interest rates ultra-low, allowing the ... ( read original story ...)

Annual wage negotiations have kicked off in Japan amid a backdrop of soaring inflation. The focus is on how much businesses are willing to increase pay and whether smaller companies can keep pace. ( read original story ...)

Foreign ministry's top Asia official says supply chains should not be influenced by ideology Liu Jinsong delivers the message in talks with the chief of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s winter weather has so far been unseasonably warm and scarves have long been popular to keep necks warm ... ( read original story ...)

Yuriko Koike wants Japanese, including staff, to reduce energy use and costs by wearing a polo neck - or turtleneck - jumper to keep warm; She said keeping the neck warm can make ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's core consumer prices in December rose 4.0% from a year earlier, double the central bank's 2% target and hitting a fresh 41-year high, data showed on Friday, adding to recent growing signs of ... ( read original story ...)

More than half of big Japanese companies are planning to raise wages this year, according to a Reuters monthly poll, meeting a key request from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to help workers cope with ... ( read original story ...)