Tag: business

Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) said on Friday it would spend about 99.7 billion yen ($664 million) to turn WealthNavi Inc, a provider of automated asset management, into a wholly owned ... ( read original story ...)

TSUKUBA, Japan -- Japanese researchers have succeeded in growing black truffles continuously at a site in Gifu prefecture, it was announced Thursday, marking a major step toward creating a reliable ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Japan's former top currency diplomat Masato Kanda ... reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news ... ( read original story ...)

With China’s economy struggling and squarely in Trump’s doghouse, the world’s second-largest economy could stagnate over a sustained period, like Japan’s did for decades. Conversely, Japan has shown ... ( read original story ...)

Business leaders from Japan's western region of Kansai say Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng has expressed full support for next year's World Exposition in Osaka. ( read original story ...)

The engine of Japan's flagship small rocket, the Epsilon S, blew up and burst into flames during a combustion test on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

The hidden value of property on corporate balance sheets is a theme behind some of the biggest activist campaigns and mergers and acquisitions in Japan. ( read original story ...)

An annual report to shareholders from Tokyo Gas Co, expected this week, could be the first opportunity for Japan’s largest gas company to signal its plans for a sprawling, multi-billion dollar ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's startup scene is undergoing a dynamic transformation. With the help of a fresh surge in foreign capital, it is now emerging as an international startup hub. ( read original story ...)

OSAKA -- Japanese materials maker Unitika looks to unload its struggling fiber-related operations amid growing competition from Chinese rivals, while the company's key creditors could agree to waive ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng showed support for the upcoming World Exposition in Osaka and pledged to ensure the safety of Japanese nationals in China as he met Wednesday with a business delegation ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA -- Kokuyo, one of Japan's biggest makers of office and school supplies, will accelerate a shift away from manufacturing under a new plan that stresses services like building renovation. The ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA--The Osaka prefectural and city governments ... Of that, 530 billion yen will be funded by the chosen business operators MGM Resorts International and Orix Corp. at about 40 percent each. ( read original story ...)

The chairman of Keidanren or the Japan Business Federation told reporters that Trump's tariff plan could have an enormous impact on Japanese companies which have production bases in Mexico and Canada. ( read original story ...)

Here are the benefits and support that Malaysian and Singaporean startups can get from the Tokyo government to expand their businesses there. ( read original story ...)

In Japan, Christmas and Kentucky Fried Chicken are pretty much synonymous, and the history behind this fun but random connection is truly fascinating. ( read original story ...)