Consumers complained the homeware and electronics company was not supporting its national roots ... ( read original story ...)
Suit retailer in bribery scandal may have gotten priority for Tokyo Games sponsorship spot
A former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive is suspected to have recommended clothing giant Aoki Holdings Inc. to the committee at ... ( read original story ...)
As Japanese manufacturing fades, a factory town fights to stay alive
The small factories in the western Japanese city of Higashiosaka for decades fuelled the thundering rise of the country's biggest brands - but a weak yen and rising costs have accelerated a slow ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo—Asia’s Bustling, Very Livable Financial Capital
In addition to the wealth of information available online, Business Development Center TOKYO, a one-stop English-language support desk for foreign companies, provides comprehensive information on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Govt. investigates mistreatment of pregnant foreign trainees for the first time
Japan gov't investigating mistreatment of pregnant foreign trainees ] 20 August 2022. The Japanese government is conducting a survey to determine whether foreign technical traine ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic sponsor in bribery case made multiple demands to exec.
The former chairman, Hironori Aoki, and then organizing committee executive Haruyuki Takahashi agreed in January 2017 that the business suit company would ... An investigative team at the Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-exec. of Tokyo Games reportedly asked Aoki to become sponsor for 750 mil. yen
A former executive of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee, now under arrest, reportedly proposed that major business suit retailer Aoki Holdings become a sponsor of the Games by ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-exec. of Tokyo Games reportedly asked Aoki to become sponsor for 750 mil. yen
A former executive of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee, now under arrest, reportedly proposed that major business suit retailer Aoki Holdings become a sponsor of the Games by ... ( read original story ...)
Aoki asked for favors from Tokyo Olympic exec until just before Games began
Public prosecutors believe the firm had relied on the exec for not only sponsorship selection but also a wide-range of pursuits, including sales of officially licensed products. ( read original story ...)
Japan urges its youth to drink more alcohol, launches mega campaign: Know why
Japan has asked its young adults to drink more alcohol due to a decline in revenue collections. The country has also started a national contest for the same in an attempt to boost the economy and to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsui nears decision to join new Sakhalin-2 operator -Nikkei
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 ...)