Tag: business

As Japan's stock markets show signs of recovery, with the Nikkei 225 Index and TOPIX Index gaining ground, investors are increasingly looking for growth opportunities amidst a volatile economic ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese unit of Uber Technologies Inc. said Wednesday it has launched trial ride-hailing services in Tokyo utilizing vehicles us ... ( read original story ...)

Cosy game lovers are likely well acquainted with Coffee Talk, the beloved fantasy barista sim from Indonesian studio Toge Productions (Southeast Asia represent!). It was launched in 2020, and like ... ( read original story ...)

One of the earliest brands to form in Ontario after the federal legalization of pot in 2018, Tokyo Smoke is shuttering 29 stores and restructuring its business under the Companies' Creditors ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s chronic labour shortage is likely to keep upward pressure on wages, the BOJ said in its latest Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices. Japan’s large service sector firms are facing the worst ... ( read original story ...)

US Steel CEO David Burritt warned the company would likely shutter steel mills if the federal government stepped in to derail the merger. ( read original story ...)

Sekisui Chemical Co. is considering acquiring part of Sharp Corp.'s plant in Osaka Prefecture in a bid to make the obsolete factory a production hub of next-generation solar batteries, sources ... ( read original story ...)

Top execs of Hyundai, SK, LG underscore partnership in AI, battery, mobilityBusiness leaders from major conglomerates here agreed to deepen their partnership with the U.S. and Japan, particularly in ... ( read original story ...)

JAPAN’S service-sector activity extended gains in August, a private sector survey showed on Wednesday, thanks to an uptick in overseas sales despite a darkening global outlook. Read more at The ... ( read original story ...)

ChopValue, a pioneering circular product manufacturer transforming underutilized urban resources into climate positive wood alternatives, announced their first corporate location in Japan. Scheduled ... ( read original story ...)

Japan in 2008 blocked the London-based Children's Investment Fund from buying shares in Electric Power Development Co, known as J-Power. That's the only deal that has been rejected under the FEFTA, ... ( read original story ...)

Japan launched an initiative to help people cut back on work. But three years in, few people take a four-day workweek. ( read original story ...)

Japanese corporate spending on plant and equipment rose 7.4% year-on-year in the second quarter, Ministry of Finance data showed on Monday, keeping alive expectations of a domestic-led recovery in ... ( read original story ...)

Major logistics firms and others participated in the Aug. 28 event at the theater in Tokyo's Chuo Ward, the heart of a sightseeing and business center that includes the Ginza, Nihonbashi and Tsukiji ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka quite literally came out swinging at this year’s U.S. Open. After defeating the 10th seed Jelena Ostapenko in the first round, the 26 year-old lost her second round match to Karolina ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan lodged a formal protest with China's embassy against what it called an incursion by a Chinese survey ship into its territorial waters on Saturday, Tokyo's Foreign Ministry said. The ... ( read original story ...)