Tag: business

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to create a stronger Self-Defense Force to protect the country amid growing threats from China and North Korea. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo-based Astroscale Holdings, the Japanese startup offering space debris removal services, has secured approximately 12.4 billion yen (about $109 million) in a Series F round, which brought the ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed strong concern over human rights issues in China during his remarks at a virtual meeting of leaders ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, at his first troop review Saturday, renewed his pledge to consider “all options,” including acquiring enemy base strike capability, and vowed to create a ... ( read original story ...)

With over two weeks having passed since coronavirus border control measures were largely relaxed on Nov. 8, Japan is poised to accept technical intern･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's factory output probably rose in October for the first time since June, while retail sales likely posted the first growth in three months helped by eased COVID-19 restrictions, a Reuters poll ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government approved 774 billion yen ($6.8 billion) in funding for domestic semiconductor investment, backing up Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s commitment to make the nation a major global ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's financial watchdog urged Mizuho Bank and its parent Mizuho Financial Group to clarify responsibility as part of its latest business improvement order to the institution, issued on Friday, in ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Japanese city gas distributor Tokyo Gas said on Friday (Nov 26) it will spend 2 trillion yen (US$17.5 billion) on cleaner fuels, such as hydrogen, and renewable power with the aim of doubling ... ( read original story ...)

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Sales at Japan's major restaurant chains were flat in October, even though the state of emergency had ended. The Japan Foodservice Association says sales edged down by half a percent from the same ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s new economic security minister downplayed concerns about regulations that could hamper international commerce, saying repeatedly the country’s commerce was based on a flourishing free market. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to urge the business sector to raise wages by about 3 per cent in next year's annual wage negotiations with labour unions, Kyodo news agency ... ( read original story ...)

ANA - All Nippon Airways (NH, Tokyo Haneda) parent ANA Holdings will issue around JPY150 billion yen (USD1.3 billion) worth of bonds due in December 2031, the proceeds from which will be used to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Mitsubishi Materials Corp said on Thursday it will sell its aluminium business, used for beverage cans and automotive parts, to U.S. investment fund Apollo Global Management for an undisclosed ... ( read original story ...)

At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average advanced 196.62 points, or 0.67%, to 29,499.28. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange added 6.57 points, ... ( read original story ...)