Tag: business

Osaka’s anti-addiction headquarters is led by the prefectural governor, Hirofumi Yoshimura, assisted by other officials with relevant knowledge. The body has been set up based on Osaka’s own ordinance ... ( read original story ...)

The government is set to offer families relocating from the Tokyo metropolitan area up to 1 million yen per child, up from 300,000 yen, as part of efforts to reduce population concentration in the ... ( read original story ...)

A start-up founded by a researcher at Tokyo University of Science that developed a wearable exoskeleton to support heavy lifting is hoping to make further inroads overseas in nations that have aging ... ( read original story ...)

There are only two Japanese confectionaries left in Northern California and one of them is in downtown Sacramento. ( read original story ...)

Japan, the world's top liquefied natural gas (LNG) importer, is facing its latest challenge in securing vital gas supplies from Russia after Western reinsurers said they would halt marine war ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that he has no plans to immediately dissolve the lower house of parliament and call a snap election, although he said the move is "possible", according ... ( read original story ...)

In the driver's seat of a two-carriage train, Katsunori Takemoto puts on his white gloves and checks the antiquated gauges before setting out alongside cabbage fields in Japan's rural Chiba. ( read original story ...)

Japan's government offices and many companies marked their final business day of 2022 on Wednesday, with public health centers declaring a "desperate situation" amid an eighth wave of coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's government offices and many companies marked their final business day of 2022 on Wednesday, with public health centers declar ... ( read original story ...)

US-based cryptocurrency exchange’s announcement comes amid plummeting asset values and sector-wide reckoning over FTX. ( read original story ...)

Kraken is closing its cryptocurrency exchange services in Japan as the company restructures to navigate the fallout from this year’s meltdown in digital assets. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday asked Japan to remove restrictions on direct flights from the city, which were imposed following the explosion of coronavirus cases in mainland China. Japan became ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks rose for the second straight day Tuesday, as travel-related shares surged after China's decision to reopen its borders a ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese retail sales rose for a ninth straight month in November, data showed on Tuesday, as the lifting of COVID-19 border controls and the government's domestic travel subsidy helped consumer ... ( read original story ...)

Japan-based fintech Smartpay has launched Smartpay Bank Direct, the country's first digital consumer finance service that allows customers to pay for online installment purchases straight from their ... ( read original story ...)

A former Tokyo Olympic executive indicted four times on charges of receiving bribes in connection with the games was released Monday ... ( read original story ...)