Tag: business

See a package of Cup Noodles and you might think of dorm rooms and cheap calories. But there was a time when eating out of Cup Noodle’s iconic packaging exuded cosmopolitanism. ( read original story ...)

Osaka High Court on Wednesday allowed OK Corp. to take to Japan's Supreme Court its bid to block the integration of Kansai Super Market Ltd. 9919> and H2O Retailing Corp. 8242>. The move came after OK ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese billionaire and his producer rocketed to space Wednesday as the first self-paying space tourists in more than a decade. Fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa and producer Yozo Hirano, who plans to ... ( read original story ...)

A senior official of Myanmar's military government appealed Tuesday for investment from Japan and asked the Japanese government to ... ( read original story ...)

In Japan, some Covid patients get a hotel booking -- and can enroll in clinical trials during their stay -- with their positive test results. The approach offers a respite for a dysfunctional health ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said he could barely contain his excitement a day ahead of blasting off to the International Space Station. ( read original story ...)

Japan will provide aid worth more than $2.8 billion in next three years aimed at combatting malnutrition exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told an online summit on ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened higher on Tuesday as investors took heart from strong rebounds on Wall Street on hopes that the newest coronavirus variant will prove less virulent than earlier strains. The ... ( read original story ...)

Summit 2021 is taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday under the auspices of the Japanese government. The summit builds ... ( read original story ...)

A survey shows companies in Japan have cut their combined emissions of carbon dioxide by more than 20 percent from seven years ago. The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, announced the figure ... ( read original story ...)

Two live-streamed online experiences called “Japanese Castle and Ninja Culture” and “Mindfulness Meditation with Japanese Monk” will be held from October to March 2021. ( read original story ...)

Japanese beverage giant Kirin Holdings said Monday it is seeking commercial arbitration in a dispute over unwinding its joint venture brewery in Myanmar. The company said it filed for arbitration in ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will fundamentally strengthen its defence posture by looking into options including acquiring the capability to strike enemy bases, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday, as Tokyo faces an ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed on Monday to ensure workers' wage hikesto protect the economy from rising global inflation, while strengthening the country's defences as it deals with an ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese voters' support for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ticked up after his government enforced tighter border controls against the Omicron variant of coronavirus, the Yomiuri Shimbun daily said on ... ( read original story ...)

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it is inviting Japanese companies to invest in the Philippine electric vehicle (EV) industry and sustainable industries. ( read original story ...)