Number of private business enterprises Japan 2009-2016, by size Number of workers of private business enterprises Japan 2009-2016, by size 2. Business enterprises by size Number of private large ... ( read original story ...)
North Asia ramps up stockpiling for winter to cut costly spot LNG buys
Tokyo Tower is illuminated only in the lower-half part in response to the government's request to save electricity in Tokyo, Japan March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato ... ( read original story ...)
Russia turns to Japan for used car imports as domestic production slumps
With Russia's domestic car industry smarting from the impact of Western sanctions, sales of used cars are leading a relative resurgence, with Japan accounting for more than three quarters of those ... ( read original story ...)
Toho plans to release a new Japanese Godzilla film next year as the monster’s audience grows
Godzilla made its mark on the film industry 68 years ago, and the monster’s reign is growing more powerful due to streaming. ( read original story ...)
Japan accounts for more than three quarters of used vehicles imported to Russia
Japanese automaker Nissan last month took a $687 million loss in handing over its business in Russia to a state-owned entity for one euro, while rival Toyota has ended vehicle production in Russia. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Boosts Stake In Philippines’ RCBC With $460 Million Investment
Under the deal, Japan’s second-largest lender will buy 382 million RCBC shares at 71 pesos each, more than three times as much as Wednesday’s closing price. ( read original story ...)
Japan says North Korea has fired additional missile into sea, bringing day’s total to at least four
Japan says North Korea has fired additional missile into sea, bringing day’s total to at least four. Along the Jurua River, a tributary of the Amazon, riverine settlers and Indigenous villages are ... ( read original story ...)
Steakholder Foods® Receives First Registered Trademark in Japan
This milestone, along with a new collaboration with a Singaporean-based cultured seafood company reflects the company's recent efforts to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top business lobby to back pay hikes for inflation-hit workers
Japan's top business lobby will unveil Monday draft recommendations that will guide companies during next spring's wage negotiations. Final guidelines will be issued in January. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Company Aims to Land the First Private Moon Mission Later this Month
The Japanese company is focused on lunar exploration and aims to become a “gateway for the private sector to bring their business to the Moon,” ispace wrote in a statement. Its first mission is no ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui to boost stake in Philippines’ RCBC for US$460m
JAPAN’S Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group said on Wednesday (Nov 2) it would buy an additional 15 per cent stake in the Philippines’ Rizal Commercial Banking (RCBC) for about US$460 million. Read more ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese ex-PM Aso to visit South Korea to improve ties
Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso left for Seoul on Wednesday to meet with South Korean officials as the two countries try to improve ties that were badly strained by Japanese wartime atrocities ... ( read original story ...)
CDs are still big in Japan
It's the return of Tower Records, which never completely went away; new ownership for big materials operations; and the jungle comes to Düsseldorf. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo firm unveils five-story wooden building
A Tokyo-based housing company has unveiled a 5-story building made almost entirely out of wood. It's the latest Japanese firm to turn to the eco-friendly construction of business and residential ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suzuki: Gradual Yen Fall, Not Just Volatile Moves, a Concern
Japan's Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks at a news conference after Japan intervened in the currency market for the first time since 1998 to shore up the battered yen in Tokyo, Japan September ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s capital begins same-sex partnership recognition
Tokyo's capital began issuing certificates recognizing same-sex couples on Tuesday, becoming the largest municipality to do so in a country in which same-sex marriage is not allowed. Seven years after ... ( read original story ...)