Japanese shares fell on Thursday after a four-day winning run, as investors sold tech stocks on weaker Nasdaq futures, worries over Sony Group's gaming business, and Panasonic's profit slide. TOKYO, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens down 0.74 pct
TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average The ... news provider reaching more than one billion people every day. Reuters provides trusted business, financial, national, and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Service Sector Shrinks at Fastest Pace in 5 Months – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's services sector activity contracted ... That marked the fastest decline in business activity since August, while outstanding business saw the sharpest rate of reduction ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Services PMI Falls Into Contraction – Jibun
Japanese service providers reduced employment ... Meanwhile, their manufacturing counterparts saw both output and incoming business rise, with growth in production levels at a near eight year ... ( read original story ...)
Bonjour, Tokyo: France’s Belleville Brûlerie Opens in Japan
Influential Parisian specialty coffee roasting company Belleville Brûlerie has opened its first location outside of France, heading some 6,000 miles east to Tokyo’s Shimokitazawa ... ( read original story ...)
UAE, Japan bilateral trade hit $30.5 bn in 2021
Although investments by Japanese multinational companies significantly declined, new business perspectives have been developed between two countries such as Japan's first fuel ammonia cooperation ... ( read original story ...)
Japan eyes tighter curbs on firms to counter cyberattacks
Japan will consider imposing tighter curbs on companies in ... “It’s important to ensure any regulation does not excessively restrict business activity,” it said. The proposal by the panel of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens up 0.83 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened up 0.83 percent at 27,302.99 on Wednesday, while the broader Topix gained 0.71 percent at 1,909.43. TOKYO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Jan factory growth hits near 8-year high – PMI
REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese retailer Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd is in final negotiations to sell its department store unit, Sogo & Seibu, the Nikkei business daily... TOKYO ... ( read original story ...)
The Japanese Internet Reacts To Sega Leaving The Arcade Business
Sega’s arcade history is coming to a close. In fall 2020, Sega sold off 85 percent of its arcade business to Tokyo-based Genda. Now, the company has sold off its remaining stock, and Genda is removing ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo COVID-19 hospitalisations mount, cross closely watched 50% threshold
TOKYO: More than half of Tokyo's hospital beds set aside for ... The current curbs empower regional governors to order restaurants and bars to shorten their business hours and stop serving alcohol. A ... ( read original story ...)
Eisai Receives the Tokyo Governor Prize for Corporate Governance of the Year 2021
TOKYO, Feb 1, 2022 - (JCN Newswire ... system to clearly separate management oversight and business execution, and places great importance to dialogue with its stakeholders including patients. In ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic cranks up AC business with $870m investment in 5 years
Panasonic will invest 100 billion yen ($867 million) in the air conditioning business over five years, looking to capitalize on growing interest in AC systems fueled by the coronavirus pandemic. "We ... ( read original story ...)
Pachinko Is Not Doing Well In Japan
Japan’s pachinko industry, a bulwark in the country’s amusement industry, has been hit hard during the pandemic. According to pachinko news site Green Belt, nearly 640 pachinko parlors closed in 2021. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Loses Population for First Time in 26 Years Amid Pandemic
Tokyo’s population shrank last year for the first time in a quarter century, as more businesses turned to remote work amid the pandemic. The population of Japan’s capital dropped by about 48,600 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Seven & i to sell department store unit, Nikkei reports
Japanese retailer Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd is in final negotiations to sell its department store unit, Sogo & Seibu, the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday, amid investor pressure to focus on ... ( read original story ...)