Tag: business

Jack Ma, the Alibaba founder and once the richest business leader in China, has been living in central Tokyo for almost six months, amid Beijing’s continuing crackdown on the country’s technology ... ( read original story ...)

Billionaire rarely seen in public since criticising attitude of China’s regulators towards tech firms in 2020 ... ( read original story ...)

Before the global coronavirus pandemic outbreak in 2019, a record 32 million tourists visited Japan. The majority of international visitors arrived from East Asian regions, with Korean, Chinese, and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's second supplementary stimulus budget for this fiscal year, amounting to 29 trillion yen ($210 billion), cleared the lower house of parliament on Tuesday, paving the way for final approval in ... ( read original story ...)

Shares in Japanese drugmaker Eisai Co headed for their biggest plunge in more than a year on Tuesday after a report that a woman in a trial of the company's Alzheimer's disease treatment died. ( read original story ...)

Toru Kubota, who was jailed for nearly four months, called on Tokyo to take a tougher stance against human rights abuses in the military-controlled country. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has required cabinet Ministers to increase the nation's defence budget to around 2 per cent of GDP in the fiscal year of 2027 ... ( read original story ...)

The value of retail sales in Japan was up 4.3 percent on year in October, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)

CryptoSimeji, which sold out within hours, marks Baidu Japan's first step into Web 3.0SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Baidu ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo prosecutors have raided the offices of advertising agencies Hakuhodo DY Holdings and Tokyu Agency in connection with possible bid-rigging related to Tokyo Olympics test events, Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo prosecutors have raided the offices of advertising agencies Hakuhodo DY Holdings and Tokyu Agency in connection with possible bid-rigging related to Tokyo Olympics test events, Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

On a special stage during the event, Kobukuro, a popular male pop duo from Osaka who have been appointed as EXPO ambassadors, sang the EXPO's official theme song, " Kono Hoshi no Tsuzuki wo" (meaning ... ( read original story ...)

The capital, which is aiming for a tenfold increase in "unicorns" over five years, plans to create a hub for young firms and increase its procurement from such companies. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo prosecutors raided the headquarters of ad agency Dentsu Inc and an events company on Friday, part of a widening scandal into corruption during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. ( read original story ...)

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index ended lower on Friday as investors opted to secure profits following recent gains, but the market's downside was capped by hopes the pace of interest rate hikes ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese prosecutors raided the headquarters of major advertising company Dentsu on Friday, as the investigation into corruption related to the Tokyo Olympics widened. Major local TV broadcasters ... ( read original story ...)