TOKYO: While Japan’s unique business culture and a strong emphasis on quality may have deterred some foreign firms seeking quick money to enter the country, an increasing number of Chinese companies, ... ( read original story ...)
A business class airline passenger who ordered vegan food says it was insulting to be served one banana along with a pair of chopsticks
A passenger on a Japan Airlines flight ordered vegan food but was disappointed to be given a banana. Non-vegan passengers were served tuna with a salad, cheese, and a baguette as a snack, per the menu ... ( read original story ...)
IBM Consulting launches new Japan Innovation Hub in Cebu City to meet rapidly growing business demand
Consulting announced the expansion of its Client Innovation Center (CIC) with the launch of its second Japan Innovation Hub in Cebu City to meet the growing needs of Japanese clients for Business ... ( read original story ...)
With backing from business lobby, Japan PM Fumio Kishida calls for workers’ pay hikes
Leader says ‘wage hikes that beat price hikes are needed’, pledges to continue taking steps to curb energy and food prices to ease pain of inflation on households. ( read original story ...)
Backed by business lobby, Japanese PM urges worker pay hikes
With backing from a major business lobby, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday said Japan must spread the momentum of wage growth across the country ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo restaurant offers jobs, slice of home to Ukrainian evacuees
As evacuees from Ukraine try to carve out a niche in their adopted home of Japan, a Tokyo restaurant offering dishes from the Eastern ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese firms split on staying in business in Russia
On the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, Japanese companies remain divided over whether to continue operating in or withdrawing from Russia. ( read original story ...)
China spells out concern over Japan’s semiconductor controls, asks for fair and predictable business environment
Amid mistrust between the neighbours, Beijing and Tokyo discuss supply chains, investment and potential green tech cooperation Japan and the Netherlands agreed to comply with export restrictions ... ( read original story ...)
Scoop! Beautiful 24-year-old esthetician in Osaka confesses to having a “daddy’s love affair” with Downtown’s Masanori Hamada
While his wife Natsumi Ogawa's separation from him was being discussed, they had a secret "daddy's love affair" in a suite room at a luxury hotel! A beautiful woman who said that they met in secret ... ( read original story ...)
A Spotlight on Japan’s Gateways to the Country
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Media OutReach - 22 February 2023 - Japan National Tourism Organization Kuala Lumpur Office (JNTO KL) is delighted to share useful updates about Japan's international airports ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s modest business services price rise highlights dilemma for central bank
Japan's business-to-business services prices rose 1.6% in January from a year earlier, much slower than a 9.5% jump in wholesale goods prices, a sign the recent pick-up in inflation is driven largely ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic unit to promptly demote workers guilty of sexual harassment
The Japan Harassment Association in Osaka praised the move by Tokyo-based Panasonic Connect, which has about 28,500 employees. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka, David Grutman Back Boba X Ice Cream With Mission To Create A More Equitable Society
Internationally famed tennis player, Naomi Osaka; and Groot Hospitality's founder, David Grutman have invested in frozen desserts startup Boba x Ice cream that brings Asian-American culture to center ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Panasonic unit to promptly demote sexual harassment offenders
A subsidiary of electronics giant Panasonic Holdings Corp. has decided it will immediately demote employees found to have committed s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to give Ukraine $5.5B, host online G-7 plus Zelenskyy
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced a new $5.5 billion financial aid for Ukraine and will mark the first anniversary of the war by hosting an online Group of Seven summit with Ukrainian ... ( read original story ...)
THE OLDEST JAPANESE AMERICAN BUSINESS IS A MOCHI STORE CALLED FUGETSU-DO | SELECTS
Mixed inside are stories of joy and pain, tradition and racism, legacy and loss. In this intimate portrait of a sweet shop that has become a memory bank for the Japanese-American community, it's clear ... ( read original story ...)