Tag: business

As a Travel Voice Japan reporter, I experienced many challenges in my first overseas coverage in the past two years and a half, when I went to Hawaii as a ... ( read original story ...)

Rescuers in Japan said Sunday they have found nine people missing from a boat that sank in frigid waters, most of them unresponsive, as the hunt for the vessel's remaining passengers continues. The ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Japan's coastguard on Sunday (Apr 24) confirmed at least 10 people were killed after a tourist boat sank in frigid waters a day earlier, with the search for others onboard continuing. "We have ... ( read original story ...)

More than 50 percent of respondents to a government survey said they feel public safety in Japan has worsened over the past 10 years, with many raising concerns about online fraud and cybercrimes, ... ( read original story ...)

More than 50 percent of respondents to a government survey said they feel public safety in Japan has worsened over the past 10 years, ... ( read original story ...)

Earlier, local officials and media said those retrieved so far were unresponsive, though the exact condition of all nine was not immediately clear. Those rescued so far were being taken to medical ... ( read original story ...)

South Korea’s growing global pop culture presence, from boy band BTS to the television series Squid Game, is driving a new marketing push into Japan, as consumer goods companies ... ( read original story ...)

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern underscored her country's "close and resilient relationship" with Japan in Tokyo on April 22 as part of her first international trip since the start of the ... ( read original story ...)

Sentiment amongst private sector firms continues to deteriorate in April despite business activity growth. DKosig/E+ via Getty Images Private sector output rose across Japan and Australia in April ... ( read original story ...)

Shares of Toshiba Corp jumped nearly 5% in Tokyo trade on Friday, after the embattled Japanese conglomerate said it would solicit deal offers, including on a potential buyout, bolstering hopes of a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s key consumer prices advanced in March at the fastest pace in more than two years, complicating the central bank’s communication of its easy policy stance given a further acceleration is ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's government will raise the cap for gasoline subsidies and replenish state reserves by compiling an extra budget to cushion the economic blow from rising raw material costs, a draft of its ... ( read original story ...)

China’s interest in acquiring an abandoned stake in a Russian liquefied natural gas export project is providing further justification for Japan to continue its joint venture with Gazprom PJSC. We ... ( read original story ...)

This follows a Telegraph report that Shell is in talks with some Chinese companies to sell its stake in the Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural gas project in Russia ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's industry ministry said on Friday it will hold an auction on May 10 to sell 760,000 kilolitres, or 4.78 million barrels, of national reserver oil as part of a release coordinated by the ... ( read original story ...)

Developing that expertise has been a challenge for Japanese banks, requiring more reliance on local staff and adoption of a faster-moving business culture, they say. Mizuho has expanded its presence ... ( read original story ...)