Tag: business

The Hong Kong Film Development Council, Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency and Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) are jointly organising Hong Kong Films @ Tokyo 2024 at ... ( read original story ...)

Shares in Tokyo Metro, one of the world's busiest subways, soared almost 50 percent on its debut Wednesday after its government owners raised $2.3 billion in Japan's biggest initial public offering in ... ( read original story ...)

Takeda raised its full-year operating profit guidance to ¥265 billion from ¥225 billion, citing a stronger than expected first-half performance. ( read original story ...)

The current system will be replaced in April by the new one, which will cover the actual cost of a hotel, with a cap set at ¥19,000 for hotels in Tokyo and at ¥13,000 for those in Osaka Prefecture. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical returned to profitability in the second quarter following large impairment losses a year earlier and is restructuring to cut costs. ( read original story ...)

Political uncertainty after Japan's election shock risks slowing economic reforms, pushing up government spending and even holding up the Bank of Japan's exit from its outlier monetary policy, ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Gas, Japan's biggest city gas provider, on Wednesday posted 17.2 billion yen ($112 million) in first-half net profit to end-September, down 84 per cent from the same period a year earlier, hit ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Gas, Japan's biggest city gas provider, on Wednesday posted 17.2 billion yen ($112 million) in first-half net profit to end-September, down 84 per cent from the same period a year earlier, hit ... ( read original story ...)

The LDP's wage-hike pledges have already sparked a backlash from businesses. The chief of Japan's main business federation, Keidanren, said the pace of wage hikes needed to hit the LDP's goal may be ... ( read original story ...)

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that its U.S. subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc., headquartered in Pitt ... ( read original story ...)

JAPANESE stocks gained, while most other markets in Asia fell amid caution ahead of next week’s US election and the Federal Reserve’s rate decision. Read more at The Business Times. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s second-biggest pension fund aims to double its holdings of alternative assets such as real estate and private equity to boost returns. ( read original story ...)

In 2024, Etihad Cargo has handled 7,440 tonnes of cargo ex Japan, with 2,911 tonnes moving through Osaka, accounting for 39.1 percent of the carrier's total tonnage in the country ... ( read original story ...)

ONSHINDO OSAKA has landed in Spain! Made in Japan, this cosmetics line brings with it all of the benefits of the Japanese beauty routine ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's bruised Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is exploring potential collaboration with other parties after losing his majority in elections, local media reported Tuesday. But media reports on Tuesday said the LDP was talking to opposition parties about arrangements to ensure Ishiba can get legislation through -- and also remain prime minister. ( read original story ...

The loss of the ruling coalition's majority in Sunday's general election signals the start of a new chapter in Japanese politics. ( read original story ...)