Tag: business

In Tokyo, convenience store chain operator Lawson jumped 7.53 percent to 4,715 yen after a report said it seeks to list its supermarket business Seijo Ishii on the Tokyo Prime market by 2023. ( read original story ...)

Rattled by supply disruptions and soaring production costs, Japanese business confidence worsened in the first quarter for the first time in nearly two years, a Bank of Japan survey showed this month. ( read original story ...)

By contrast, the sub-index for autos/transport equipment makers dropped from minus 14 to minus 36 in April, the lowest since September 2020. Readings for electric machinery and chemicals also marked ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Japanese automaker Honda said on Tuesday it would invest nearly $40 billion into electric vehicle (EV) technology over the next decade as it works toward shifting all sales away from ... ( read original story ...)

The weak yen was once a cause for celebration for Japanese companies, as they could sell cars and cameras cheaper abroad and enjoyed fatter profits when earnings were brought home.These days, it's not ... ( read original story ...)

Honda is investing 5 trillion yen ($40 billion) over the next decade in research, especially to realize a major shift to ecological electric vehicles, the Japanese automaker said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

We got to catch up with Iniye Tokyo James in Paris at the LVMH Show Room before the announcement that he was shortlisted as one of the eight finalists. ( read original story ...)

JAPAN is scrambling to slash its energy ties with Vladimir Putin after alleged war crimes committed by Russian troops in Ukraine prompted it to take tougher action. ( read original story ...)

But, lucky for you, our Best Train Lines for Living in Tokyo series was made to help you with just that! Today, we’ll be looking at the Hibiya line that goes from Naka-Meguro out to Kita-Senju, ... ( read original story ...)

Japan, an afterthought for most big venture capital players, is plotting a big revamp of its startup ecosystem to boost its economy. ( read original story ...)

The firm has appointed Kenneth Reilly to lead the new branch. Sompo International has announced the opening of its Tokyo office as part of its “One Sompo” business initiatives to share best practices ... ( read original story ...)

The suspension comes after Russia designated Japan as ‘unfriendly’ last month. Non-life insurers in Japan have suspended undertaking new business for domestic firms operating in Russia, according to a ... ( read original story ...)

Business sentiment among Japanese companies in Malaysia is forecast to trend positively in the second half of this year, says a survey by the Japanese Chamber of Trade and Industry Malaysia (Jactim). ( read original story ...)

Yakuza and Asia Times go way back together, to the daily's very first day. The Japanese gangsters, then burrowing ever deeper into legitimate bus ... ( read original story ...)

ALI technologies' President said the XTURISMO, which can reach a top speed of 80km/h, would prove popular in the Middle East. ( read original story ...)

Japanese nonlife insurers have suspended undertaking new contracts entirely for domestic firms that operate in Russia, affected by Moscow's countermeasures against economic sanctions following its ... ( read original story ...)