Japan’s major seafood companies are feeling both negative and positive effects from a weakening of the country's currency. Japanese importers must pay more to purchase seafood and transportation, and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to grant emergency approval to Shinogi COVID-19 drug
Japan on Friday said it would grant emergency approval to Japanese drugmaker Shionogi & Co Ltd's COVID-19 drug, making it the first domestically developed oral drug for patients with mild symptoms. ( read original story ...)
Fanatics expands its Nike sports merchandise deal to Yomiuri Giants, Japan’s most popular baseball team
Fanatics is expanding its partnership with Nike to manufacture sports merchandise for the Yomiuri Giants, Japan's most successful and popular baseball team. ( read original story ...)
Japan panel: With sweeping defense buildup, financial burden unavoidable
Kishida's governing party wants to double Japan's current defense budget to about 10 trillion ($70 billion) in the next five years ... ( read original story ...)
Carlyle sees big in Japan auto industry as EV shift shakes supply chains
U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group Inc aims to enlarge its footprint in the Japanese automotive sector as the global shift to electric vehicles (EVs) shakes the industry's supply chain, its ... ( read original story ...)
‘So expensive’: Japan consumers, businesses feel the pinch as higher inflation bites
Residents are cutting down expenses on food, travel and other items to cope with rising prices, survey shows Core consumer inflation hit 40-year high in October, accelerated by higher energy prices ... ( read original story ...)
GBP/JPY aims to test a two-week high around 169.00 as Japan considers Cabinet reshuffle
GBP/JPY is aiming to smash a two-week high around 169.00 as the risk-off profile is losing traction. UK’s novel leadership is being criticized for ignoring economic prospects. Japan’s Kishida is ... ( read original story ...)
The era of 150 yen to the dollar has arrived! 30 Japanese stocks with resilience despite the super weak yen
There are stocks that benefit from the yen's depreciation and have "underlying strength" that will not collapse even in the face of the yen's historic depreciation. These include inbound-related ... ( read original story ...)
Top 10 Web Development Companies in Japan 2023
The list is compiled after conducting deep research on web development skills, employee count, work experience, client reviews, and many other things ... ( read original story ...)
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway hikes stakes in Japan’s five leading trading houses to over 6%
These Japanese trading firms, also known as sogo shosha ... A Division of NBCUniversal Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock ... ( read original story ...)
Cultural differences between Japan and the west – and how they impact on ecommerce
Japan is a large and attractive market for many businesses, but it is also very different from others around the world. This makes understanding its culture a crucial exercise for any company looking ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance chief vows all-out efforts to fight inflation
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Monday the government will do all it can to cope with the cost of living crisis to put the economy on a higher growth path, as he sought parliamentary approval ... ( read original story ...)
FTX Japan poised for sale as bankruptcy process begins
Parent company FTX Trading said on Saturday it was launching a strategic review of global assets following a Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing in the US. FTX Japan is seen as a prize part of the ... ( read original story ...)
Game on: Nintendo characters jump from screens into real world to boost business
Gaming giant Nintendo Co. is bringing Super Mario and other popular video game characters to the real world. The creator of Mario even descri ... ( read original story ...)
Japan calls off business forum after Saudis cancel trip
TOKYO, Nov 18 (Reuters) - A business forum of Japanese and Saudi government and business leaders set to take place in Tokyo next Monday has been called off after the Saudi delegation cancelled its ... ( read original story ...)
World Business Watch: Japan’s inflation hits 40-year high; commodities price surge
Japan and a weak Yen has pushed up cost of imported commodities in the country, they were already surging due to global supply constraints now. This has led to the jump in Japan's core consumer ... ( read original story ...)