Tokyo—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday urged top Japanese business leaders to invest more in the Philippines with the promise ... ( read original story ...)
Financial Times seeks a Tokyo correspondent
The Financial Times is seeking a Tokyo Correspondent to join its three-reporter bureau in the Japanese capital. Despite years of low growth, the country is still a cornerstone of the global economy, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s JERA to quit yet-to-be-built Taiwan wind project – Nikkei
Feb 10 (Reuters) - Japan's biggest power generator JERA plans to sell its ... "while comprehensively considering profitability, business environment, risks and so on, we change portfolio and build the ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, there’s no business like snow business
The first sign that one of Japan’s most luxurious holiday rentals is owned by an Australian – and most likely a Queenslander – is the life-sized Bundaberg Rum polar bear standing in the entrance. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Honda boosts profit despite chips crunch, COVID
Honda is reporting a 27% jump in its October-December profit, despite headwinds like shortages of computer chips and rising costs of raw materials ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Set to Appoint Kazuo Ueda as Next BOJ Governor -Nikkei
The Japanese government plans to appoint Kazuo Ueda, an economist and former member of the BOJ Policy Board, as the central bank's next governor after Haruhiko Kuroda steps down, the Nikkei business ... ( read original story ...)
Marcos accompanied by 114 businessmen in Japan trip
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is accompanied by over 100 businessmen on his five-day official visit in Japan in a bid to fetch investments to boost the country's economy and generate jobs. ( read original story ...)
BAT to complete sale of Russian business in 2023
A staff of British American Tobacco Japan inserts a tobacco into its new tobacco heating system device 'glo' during a demonstration after a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, November 8, 2016. REUTERS/K ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Electron Hikes Outlook Despite China Chip Sanctions
Tokyo Electron Ltd. raised its earnings outlook for the year, suggesting the key supplier to global chipmakers anticipates stronger demand than feared. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei Index Ends Lower As Yen Strengthens
Tokyo's key Nikkei index ended lower Wednesday with share prices weighed down by a stronger yen and lacklustre earnings reports from some corporate giants. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic official, 3 others held in bid-rigging probe
A senior official with the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee and three company executives have been arrested in an ongoing bid-rigging scandal related to the Games ... ( read original story ...)
Samsung Marks 40th Anniversary of ‘Tokyo Declaration’ on Feb. 8
Feb. 8 marks the 40th anniversary of the "Tokyo Declaration," when Lee Byung-chul, the late founder of Samsung Group and grandfather of Samsung Electronics' chairman Lee Jae-ong, announced in Tokyo a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM to Ratchet Up Wage Hike Push With Business, Labor Talks
(Bloomberg) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to increase pressure for pay increases by reviving three-way talks among the government, business leaders and labor unions that have been ... ( read original story ...)
Japan games maker Nintendo’s profit slips amid chips crunch
The U.S. dollar is now trading at about 130 yen after rising to about 150 Japanese yen a few months ago. Get ready for your week with the week’s top business stories from San Diego and California, in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SoftBank logs $5.9B loss as tech investments tumble
Japanese investor SoftBank Group has sunk into a deep loss for the October-December quarter, slammed by the global plunge in technology shares ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Dec Real Wages Post First Rise in 9 Months on 26-Year-High Nominal Growth
Japan's real wages rose in December for the first time since March despite rising inflation, as nominal pay grew at the fastest pace in nearly 26 years with robust winter bonuses. The market closely ... ( read original story ...)