Yooma Wellness Inc. ("Yooma") , a Toronto-based vertically-integrated global wellness platform that develops and markets a portfolio of wellness brands, announced today that it has completed the ... ( read original story ...)
Korean businesses call for compromise in Seoul-Tokyo relations
By Yi Whan-woo The Korean business community has made a "reconciliatory gesture" to Japan, under the newly-elected Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, after tit-for-tat retaliatory meas ... ( read original story ...)
Sento bathhouse gets a new lease on life as a Tokyo cafe and office space
Public bathhouses, or sento, as they’re known in Japanese, used to be a thriving business back in the day, when people didn’t have baths or showers installed at home. These days, there’s not a lot of ... ( read original story ...)
Missed deals: Japan’s COVID travel restrictions exact economic toll
As Sumitomo Chairman Kuniharu Nakamura sees it, Japan's strong travel restrictions come with a hefty price. "Our rule as a trading company is to actually go and see the business site before deciding ... ( read original story ...)
Japan enters a new stage of the pandemic fraught with fresh challenges
Prefectural governors are set to gradually peel back virus measures, while the central government shifts its focus toward the final stages of the initial vaccine rollout. ( read original story ...)
Crypto City: Guide to Tokyo
This Crypto City guide looks at Tokyo’s crypto culture, the city’s most notable projects and people, its financial infrastructure which retailers accept crypto and where you can find blockchain ... ( read original story ...)
Cheap Flights from Osaka (OSA) to Roatan (RTB) from
Find cheap flights from Osaka (OSA) to Roatan (RTB) from only. With COVID-19 situation, few airlines are offering waiving change fees for new flight bookings. 🤩 Book flights now to enjoy up to 53% ... ( read original story ...)
Survey shows Japan business confidence improving
Confidence among major Japanese manufacturers has improved for the fifth consecutive quarter, a key business survey showed on Friday.The Bank of Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Food trucks in Tokyo serve delicious cuisines
Otemachi and Marunouchi in Tokyo are representative business towns Many big buildings are lined up in the vicinity and at lunchtime hungry business workers go ... ( read original story ...)
Key survey shows Japan business confidence still improving
Confidence among major Japanese manufacturers has improved for the fifth consecutive quarter, a key business survey showed Friday. The Bank of Japan’s Tankan business survey — a quarterly poll of ... ( read original story ...)
Tango Gameworks Is Already Developing Its Next Game After Ghostwire: Tokyo
Tokyo, Tango Gameworks founder Shinji Mikami has revealed another new title is already in the works, and it's being led by Evil Within 2's director. ( read original story ...)
Japanese nonlife insurer take lead to divest business from coal projects on power generation
Thursday it will in principle stop underwriting new insurance policies or providing new loans for coal mine development projects from October, making it the first Japanese nonlife insurer to do so. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo braces for typhoon that may brush city, bringing heavy rain
Tokyo on Thursday was bracing for the approach of Typhoon Mindulle as the storm churned northeast, appearing likely to brush the Japanese capital with high winds and heavy rain by Friday morning. ( read original story ...)
Fujii Kaze’s Blockbuster Livestream Points to the Future of Japan’s Live Music Business
The 24-year-old artist who rarely appears in the media livestreamed a free virtual concert on Sept. 4 entitled Fujii Kaze "Free" Live 2021 on YouTube. ( read original story ...)
Japan businesses hope for revival of COVID-hit economy under new PM
Business leaders in Japan voiced hope Wednesday that Fumio Kishida, the newly elected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, will make all-out efforts to return the pandemic-stricken ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ Kuroda: Japan economy to reach pre-COVID levels year-end or early 2022
Japan's economy will continue to recover and could reach levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic by the end of 2021 or early in 2022, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Thursday. ... ( read original story ...)