Tag: business

Japan's economy unexpectedly shrank in the third quarter, the first contraction in a year as cooling global growth and higher import costs took a toll on household consumption and business activity. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s economy unexpectedly shrank in the three months through September as the yen’s historic slide battered growth momentum, leaving the country’s recovery from the pandemic in a vulnerable spot ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. will launch a logistics business using self-driving trucks as early as 2026, Nikkei has learned. The move comes as Japan amended a law in April, allowing ... ( read original story ...)

Mizuho Financial Group , Japan's third-largest lender by assets, on Monday reported a 29.3% increase in second-quarter net profit. ( read original story ...)

Under Japanese law, Tokyo Games organizing committee executives and employees ... a probe into the case even after the dark side of the Olympic and Paralympic business has been brought to light. The ... ( read original story ...)

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday the central bank would stick to monetary easing to support the economy for the time being so as to achieve sustainable and stable inflation ... ( read original story ...)

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Next-generation chips are aimed to be produced by the late 2020s as Japan lags behind other nations. ( read original story ...)

The move solidifies the U.S.’s attempts to launch its ‘Chip 4′ alliance with Japan, South Korea and Taiwan to counter China in the chipmaking sector. Inflation was top of mind for voters in this ... ( read original story ...)

Next-generation chips are aimed to be produced by the late 2020s as Japan lags behind other nations. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government will pour half a billion dollars into a new project to develop and make next-generation microchips, chief cabinet secretary ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Health Ministry on Thursday also decided at a meeting to revise the current five-scale alert of infection status to a four-scale one ... ( read original story ...)

Fried's FTX cryptocurrency exchange, has been ordered by the country's Financial Services Agency to suspend business ... ( read original story ...)

The trust bank unit of Japan's Mizuho Financial Group Inc is fielding about 100 enquiries a month from companies seeking advice on shareholder engagement, highlighting deepening pressure from activist ... ( read original story ...)

Nintendo fans got a sneak peek at the video game giant's biggest official shop in Japan on Thursday, an 800-sq.-meter store in Osaka packed with thousands of toys and souvenirs based on hit series ... ( read original story ...)

Run directly by the company, Nintendo Osaka is located on the 13th floor of Daimaru department store in the major commercial district of Umeda. ( read original story ...)