director of the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism; John De Fries, president of the Hawaii Tourism Authority; George Kam, chair of the Hawaii Tourism Authority; and House Speaker ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Philosophies Can Enhance HVAC Business Practices
When I was two years old, our family moved to Japan. Certain Japanese words have stayed with me like green tea infused into boiling water. ( read original story ...)
Web Summit shifts gaze to Brazil for first event outside of Europe after Tokyo plans fall through
The Web Summit has shelved plans for its Japanese event as it now sets its sights on Brazil. The tech conference business this week announced its first event under the Web Summit banner outside Europe ... ( read original story ...)
JR Central: Business Travel Return Catalyst
JR Central offers investors exposure to the world famous Tokaido Shinkansen between Tokyo and Osaka. The JR Central region is business oriented, and so with the country opening up should begin ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s core CPI climbs at fastest rate in 7 years in April as energy prices surge
Core consumer prices in Tokyo increased at the fastest rate in more than seven years in April, jumping 1.9 percent owing to surging prices for crude oil and raw materials, the government said in a ... ( read original story ...)
Silence Is Golden In Business In Japan
Silence can be powerful in business in Japan. I once visited a branch of the organization, having heard that one of the female staff was having trouble with her much older male boss. I asked her how I ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to ease COVID border controls like G-7 states in June: PM Kishida
Japan will further ease in June border controls implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and bring them on par with other Gr ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to ease COVID border controls ‘in stages’ from June: Kishida
Calls have been growing in the business circle for easing the travel restrictions. Members of a Japanese government panel recently said the country's travel controls should be normalized "as soon as ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida seeking a U.S. return to trans-Pacific trade pact
Japan will patiently seek the return of the United States to the trans-Pacific trade pact and will collaborate with Britain over the issue, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Supply chain plan: Japanese government selects six Indian projects
The Japanese government has selected eight Indian and Australian projects that will be implemented in the sphere of data, IT, medical and cold chain marketplace, among others, as part of an ... ( read original story ...)
Fusion Worldwide Opens Office in Tokyo, Japan to Enhance Presence in the Region
The addition of a Tokyo office helps extend Fusion Worldwide’s footprint ... Fusion Worldwide has grown into a $3 billion global business with 14 offices throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC. To ... ( read original story ...)
Brexit win! Inside UK & Japan defence pact to see off the Russians
Japan has already promised to increase its energy production to make up for the shortfall created by the widespread end to using Russian gas. Speaking to business leaders prior to his meeting with the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan set to sign historic defence pact with UK, as PM woos business leaders to invest in ‘powerhouse’ economy
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attend a bilateral meeting during a NATO summit to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, at the alliance’s headquarters ... ( read original story ...)
“Japan is a buy,” PM Kishida tells City of London
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday said Japan's economy would continue to see robust growth and told an audience in London that its shift to an upgraded version of capitalism meant investors ... ( read original story ...)
Japan pm kishida says 150 trillion yen in investment will be raised in next decade to meet energy needs
Although the UK service sector remained firmly inside growth territory during April, there were signs that sustained increases in the cost of doing business and the war in Ukraine ... StoneX Group Inc ... ( read original story ...)
UK’s Johnson to meet Japan’s Kishida to bolster defence, trade ties
Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday to bolster defence and trade cooperation, part of Britain’s post-Brexit policy to deepen ties with nations in the ... ( read original story ...)