Tag: business

A Kiwi wool company has been exporting to Japan for over 20 years, a market often considered difficult to enter for exporters. New Zealand Merino general manager Mike Hargadon said the key to sustaining a long term relationship in Japan was to ... ( read original story ...)

Sharing meals is a meaningful tool for trust building in nearly all cultures. But in some cultures, sharing drinks — particularly alcoholic drinks — is equally important. I once conducted a training program for a German couple moving to Japan, assisted ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, May 11 Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) will seek partners for its nuclear business with the goal of beginning cooperation in the financial year starting April 2020, under a plan submitted to the government for approval on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Japanese electronics maker Toshiba is facing resistance from its U.S. joint venture partner Western Digital over Toshiba's plans to sell its computer-chip business to anyone else, and Toshiba is fighting back. Tokyo-based Toshiba Corp. needs cash from such ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Japan—The Philippine team, composed of the information and communications technology (ICT) and business-process management (BPM) companies, on Tuesday organized an IT–BPM seminar and prearranged a business-to-business (B2B) meeting in Osaki ... ( read original story ...)

Fashion as expression Described as "Tokyo's premiere style icons" by digital publication Business of Fashion, the couple credits their status as tastemakers to the fashion industry in their home base: Japan. "In Japan, I often feel that fashion is a quiet ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Japanese oil refiners Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd and Showa Shell Sekiyu KK said they would brief on a joint business at 2:30 p.m. (0530 GMT) on Tuesday. Idemitsu Kosan completed the purchase of just under a third of Showa Shell last December, but their ... ( read original story ...)