Tag: business

The Cutting Edge Japan Business Show As leaders in Japan, one of our biggest fears is ignorance. We may come up with a genius idea that is actually rubbish. ( read original story ...)

The logo of SoftBank Group Corp is displayed at SoftBank World 2017 conference in Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Issei ... ( read original story ...)

USD/JPY pauses two-day downtrend, bounces off intraday low during a sluggish session. US jobs report drowned DXY with mixed signals on Friday but covid woes put a floor to the greenback’s weakness. ( read original story ...)

The Chinese communist government fined the Japanese-owned 7-Eleven convenience store chain in Beijing more than $23,000 for labeling Taiwan a country. ( read original story ...)

The design of facilities for the 2025 Japan International Exposition (Osaka-Kansai Expo) is currently being carried out. Architect Sou Fujimoto, who has served as Expo Site Design Producer of the ... ( read original story ...)

New daily coronavirus cases in the Japanese capital Tokyo rose to 1,224 on Saturday, the Tokyo government said, the highest since Sept. 11. ( read original story ...)

Japan's gauntlet of COVID-19 quarantine measures is as amazing for its overengineered, hyperefficient logistics as it is exasperating in its unyielding robotic bureaucracy. In a word: The ordeal is ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese government panel put forward a formal request on Friday to declare quasi-emergency measures to stem a surge in coronavirus cases. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s architecture scene today is both vibrant and multi-faceted, and Tokyo-based architects are both eyeing the world while considering their unique city. We rounded up 25 studios pushing forward ... ( read original story ...)

The company claims the new formula, which will go on sale next month, will improve the drinkability and aroma of the beverage while maintaining its hallmark crispness. ( read original story ...)

A smart beta exchange traded fund, the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF (DXJ) debuted on 06/16/2006, and offers broad exposure to the Asia-Pacific (Developed) ETFs category of the market. What Are ... ( read original story ...)

Vonage (Nasdaq: VG), a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, today announced that DataMix, a leading provider of educational programs ... ( read original story ...)

Buffett hedged the currency risk of his $6 billion bet on Japanese stocks by issuing yen-denominated debt. He might be repeating the strategy. ( read original story ...)

An initiative started over 20 years ago in Osaka's Nishinari Ward to let the area's day laborers stay overnight at cheap lodging free of char ... ( read original story ...)

The change in formula includes a revamp of the beer brand’s design and logo, and follows two years in which Japan’s breweries have struggled with reduced alcohol sales and changing consumer tastes ... ( read original story ...)

SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son has long been discriminated against by Japanese because he is ethnically Korean. ... Even in his early childhood, he received verbal and physical attacks ... ( read original story ...)