Tag: business

Language or culture should not be a hindrance to business collaborations between India and Japan, especially when Japan already is the third largest foreign investor in India, said C.N. Ashwath ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese wisdom has inspired people all over the globe, for ages – but three concepts have in recent years become significantly popular: Ikigai, Wabi Sabi, and Kaizen. Here’s what these books have to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has pushed to disentangle from China economically but investment has shifted only marginally to lower-cost Asian nations like Thailand and Vietnam. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Cabinet has approved a hefty economic package including about 29 trillion yen ($200 billion) in government spending to alleviate the burden of rising utility rates and food prices ... ( read original story ...)

Overall consumer prices in the Tokyo region of Japan - considered a leading indicator for the nationwide trend - rose 3.5 percent on ... ( read original story ...)

Back in 2019, just before the pandemic, the annual number of overseas tourists to Japan peaked at a record high 31.9 million, before dropping drastically to 4.1 million the following year, and then ... ( read original story ...)

The action hero is producing, directing and starring in the film, an adaptation of the classic Chinese novel 'Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils': "I really think this has been one of the biggest challenges of ... ( read original story ...)

The ‘Fragments of the Last Will’ helmer discusses the backstory to the film, his origins in softcore erotica and why the Japanese cinema industry shuns political movies. ( read original story ...)

Streaming revenues in Japan are set to far outstrip the country’s combined theatrical and home video markets by 2026. And U-Next, the third-ranked streamer in the country and Japan’s biggest local ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's famous Shibuya district is bracing for the return of large crowds of Halloween partygoers this weekend following the removal ... ( read original story ...)

Six dog and cat breeders in Shiga Prefecture failed to declare a total of some 235 million yen (about $1.58 million) in income over the cours ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economic revitalisation minister stepped down on Monday after growing criticism of his failure to fully explain his ties to a church group that critics say is akin to a cult, a move that will ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s economy minister said he submitted his resignation on Monday over ties to the Unification Church after facing mounting criticism in a widening controversy involving dozens of governing party ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese authorities are relying heavily on psychological tactics to fight yen bears, which means keeping markets guessing about their foreign exchange intervention rather than overt attempts to ... ( read original story ...)

Steven Englander of the bank discusses Japanese intervention in the currency market and how authorities could make a profit on its intervention. ( read original story ...)

With Chinese leader Xi Jinping increasingly advocating the country's unique state-led market economy as he cemented his power at the just-concluded key Communist Party congress, foreign businesses, ... ( read original story ...)