Tag: business

The second round continues at Melbourne Park with Naomi Osaka and Alex Zverev headlining the evening session. Join John Brewin ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's benchmark Nikkei average falls 2.01 percent to 27,689.98 on Wednesday, while the broader Topix shed 2.09 percent to 1,937.11. TOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average The ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan was poised on Wednesday to widen COVID-19 controls to cover half its population as the Omicron variant drives new infections to record levels. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to ... ( read original story ...)

The other day, our reporter Masanuki Sunakoma got off work early so he decided it was the perfect time to stop by a public bathhouse near the office. He’d heard great things about this facility, so he ... ( read original story ...)

New Japanese companies plan to head to the Egyptian market and to inject fresh investments in the country over the coming period, benefitting from its attractive business and investment atmosphere, ... ( read original story ...)

Private equity firm Affinity Equity Partners is this week launching the sale of its Burger King fast-food businesses in South Korea and Japan, in a deal that could fetch more than $1 billion, a person ... ( read original story ...)

Hydrogen Utopia International PLC (HUI), a company pioneering non-recyclable waste plastics to hydrogen technology, is delighted to announce that it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Mitsubishi ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday that steps taken under former premier Shinzo Abe's "Abenomics" policy of massive monetary and fiscal stimulus were not enough to create a ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks closed lower Tuesday as a decline in U.S. stock futures triggered selling, while the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases here and the possibility of business restrictions contributed to a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's western prefecture of Osaka is expected to report around 6,000 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, far outstripping its all-time daily high of 3,760 over the weekend, an official with knowledge of the ... ( read original story ...)

Private equity firm Affinity Equity Partners is this week launching the sale of its Burger King fast-food businesses in South Korea and Japan, in a deal that could fetch more than $1 billion, a person ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Osaka prefecture will record about 6,000 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the Kyodo news agency reported. ( read original story ...)

Informed sources say the launch of Japan's mainstay next-generation H3 rocket has been postponed again. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries are developing ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong fund Affinity Equity partners plans to sell its Japan and South Korean Burger King business and could fetch around 100 billion yen ($874 million), the Nikkei business daily reported on ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka said she is enjoying her tennis again and is having fun on the Tour after the defending champion overcame an unexpectedly stiff challenge from Colombian Camila Osorio in her opening round ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese media are reporting that Hitachi will sell about half of its 51 percent stake in Hitachi Construction Machinery to an investment fund. Estimated price is $1.7 billion, according to Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)