Japanese trading firm Mitsui & Co is close to making a final decision to join a new Russian operator for the Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, the Nikkei newspaper said, without citing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Is Asking Young Adults To Drink More To Support the Country’s Alcohol Businesses
The country's tax agency is looking for a way to boost interest in entrepreneurship through drinking alcohol so they can collect the taxes. ( read original story ...)
Aoki allegedly made requests to Tokyo Games executive before contract
The former chairman of business suit retailer Aoki Holdings allegedly gave a list of things it wants to achieve to a then-executive of the Tokyo Games organizing committee before signing a sponsorship ... ( read original story ...)
Aoki reduced arrested executive’s consulting fees after Tokyo Games
NHK has learned that business suit retailer Aoki Holdings sharply reduced the consulting fees it paid to a former executive of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee after the Games ... ( read original story ...)
Japan encourages young people to drink more alcohol
Japan's National Tax Agency is hoping to boost alcohol consumption among young people after the coronavirus pandemic hit the restaurant and nightlife industry. ( read original story ...)
Japan Wants Young Adults to Drink More Alcohol. Here’s Why.
The country is holding a contest in which 20- and 30-year-olds come up with business plans to encourage more drinking. ( read original story ...)
Japan encourages young people to drink more alcohol
Japan's National Tax Agency is hoping to boost alcohol consumption among young people after the coronavirus pandemic hit the restaurant and nightlife industry. ( read original story ...)
Japan wants its young people to drink more
To boost its alcohol industry and economy, the National Tax Agency in Japan is holding a contest for participants to design alluring business proposals that will increase alcohol demand among the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan launches new contest to get its young people to drink more alcohol
COVID has reduced domestic liquor consumption since April 2020, especially in restaurants, and folks are also drinking more lower-priced liquor. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Bid to Get Young to Drink More Meets Online Backlash
A campaign by Japan’s tax agency to prop up alcohol revenue by encouraging young people to drink up has met fierce backlash on social media, with users criticizing the taxman for dictating people’s ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average closes down 0.96 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average closed down 0.96 percent at 28,942.14 on Thursday, while the broader Topix shed 0.84 percent at 1,990.17. nAZN0FV460 The views and opinions expressed herein are the ... ( read original story ...)
Hanae Mori, pioneering Japanese designer, dies at 96
Mori's portfolio expanded off the runway to uniforms for Japan Airlines flight attendants, bank clerks, high school students and the Japanese team at the Barcelona Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Japan has a message for its young adults: Drink more alcohol
The "Sake Viva!" campaign was prompted by a fall in the government's sin tax revenue as young adults drink less alcohol. ( read original story ...)
Japan trade gap widens as imports surge, with capex solid for now
TOKYO: Japan’s imports jumped to a record amount in July, boosted by global fuel inflation and a weak yen, outweighing exports and deepening the trade deficit, in a sign of a further worsening in the ... ( read original story ...)
How China, Japan’s hot trade and economic relationship is being tested by cold politics
After a half-century of diplomatic relations, plenty of cracks still exist between Beijing and Tokyo, and Japan is seen entering 'a new era of de-dependence on China' China may not be as appealing to ... ( read original story ...)
Hitachi, Sony, Mitsubishi, Tokio Marine, and Keyence: a Japanese Stock Portfolio
Top portfolio picks Hitachi, Sony, Mitsubishi, Tokio Marine, and Keyence in this 2,332 word interview with Masakazu Takeda. ( read original story ...)