Tag: business

Born days before Japan hosted the 1964 summer Games, Hashimoto took part in four Winter Olympics as a speed skater and three Summer Olympics as a cyclist. ( read original story ...)

Nearly three quarters of Japanese firms have no plan to offer blanket base pay hikes at this year's "shunto" labour talks, with two thirds keeping wages flat or cutting them as the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

It's only been a day since Japan's revised rules surrounding the category of Japanese whisky were announced, and while the rules don't come into affect for several years, one of the country's biggest ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's first coronavirus vaccinations have been given to health workers, starting a campaign crucial to Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)

Sentiment among Japanese manufacturers turned positive in February for the first time since mid-2019, the Reuters Tankan poll found, lifted by improving overseas demand though caution about the ... ( read original story ...)

Better communication via virtual space Consulting with its non-native and local employees, Accenture Japan held design brainstorming sessions to best address how the company could help non-Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

Technological boosts to safety and peace of mind In addition to ubiquitous mask-wearing and hand sanitization, various new technologies to prevent infections are being trialled and deployed in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

A survey released Monday by think tank Tokyo Shoko Research, and reported by Reuters, showed 56 percent of the more than 11,000 firms polled want Tokyo 2020 either cancelled or po ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s pandemic-hit economy shrank in 2020 for the first time in more than a decade, but the contraction was less than expected and it ended the year on a strong note thanks to a pick-up in exports ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index jumped nearly two per cent on Monday (Feb 15) on hopes for business recovery, closing above the ... ( read original story ...)

But the recovery is slowing and economists expect Japan’s economy to shrink again this quarter due to the pandemic. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s economy clocked another quarter of double-digit growth and finished the pandemic year in better shape than initially expected, signaling potential for a more sure-footed recovery once a ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese economy marked its second straight quarter of growth at the end of last year TOKYO -- The world's third-largest economy saw growth in consumption, government spending and exports for the ... ( read original story ...)

Renesas Electronics, a key supplier of automotive semiconductors, said its most advanced chip plant remained closed on Monday as it checked for damage from a quake that struck northeast Japan on ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympic organizers could choose their new president as early as this week, a report said on Monday, after former chief Yoshiro Mori resigned over sexist remarks that provoked a global outcry. ( read original story ...)

Geisha has long been one of a handful of iconic words that instantly conjure up images of Japan. Few Japanese today have actually encountered geisha, though; while many have vague images of graceful ... ( read original story ...)