TOKYO: Japan's major manufacturers remain cautious about the economy's trajectory, with business sentiment flat for the quarter as concerns about the pandemic linger, a key survey showed Monday (Dec ... ( read original story ...)
Japan service-sector firms’ mood perks up, but omicron clouds outlook
The Bank of Japan's tankan survey suggested the economy was gradually emerging from the hit of the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Tankan: Manufacturers’ business mood unchanged
The Bank of Japan's latest Tankan survey shows business sentiment at large manufacturers was unchanged from the previous quarter. ( read original story ...)
Business bonds
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Japan’s latest move to rejig capitalism focuses on wages
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida followed last month’s record economic stimulus package with a move to boost worker pay as part of his campaign to revamp Japanese capitalism so prosperity is shared more ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo gov’t advises court to fine 85 eateries for defying virus closure order
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Dec. 10 advised a court that 85 restaurants in the capital be fined up to 300,000 yen (about $2,600) eac ... ( read original story ...)
Japan govt approves tax plan with focus on incentives to raise wages
The Japanese government has approved a tax plan for the fiscal year 2022, which focused on encouraging businesses to raise wages through tax incentives ... ( read original story ...)
Top Japan business lobby won’t set specific wage hike goal for companies
Still, the lobby group will encourage companies that have recovered their earnings to raise wages in consideration for the efforts by the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. ( read original story ...)
Om Prakash, Chief Executive, Northrop Grumman: Episode #80 Japan’s Top Business Interviews
Episode #80 (Audio here) (Video here) Japan's Top Business Interviews Om Prakash is the current CEO of Northrop Grumman Japan, a position he has been in since 2019. Prior to this he was Northrop Grumm ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka, Simone Biles, Sasha Banks: The most Tweeted about female athletes in 2021
Front Office Sports, a Business of Sports media organisation, have separated the results into different categories, including “Most Tweeted Male Athletes,” “Most Tweeted Female Athletes”, and “Most ... ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Tokyo stocks finish lower on weak tech issues
Tokyo stocks on Friday closed lower for the second consecutive trading day as weak technology issues dragged down the market while ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic pares TV business to bone with TCL outsourcing
Panasonic will drastically scale back its television business as it shifts production to Chinese manufacturer TCL, shuttering two of its remaining four factories to cut costs in a business that is no ... ( read original story ...)
Barty to open new season in Adelaide, Osaka and Raducanu in Melbourne
World number one Ash Barty will kick off her 2022 season at the Adelaide International Australian Open warm-up in the first week of January, tournament organisers said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Suzuki: Important to follow up on higher wages
Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday, “it is important to follow up on the implementation of wage hikes along with the country's growth strategy.” developing story ... Information ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Producer Prices Jump 0.6% In November
Producer prices in Japan were up 0.6 percent on month in November, the Bank of Japan said on Friday. That exceeded expectations for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nov wholesale inflation spikes on rising raw material costs
Japan's wholesale prices spiked 9.0% in November from a year earlier, data showed on Friday, in a sign supply bottlenecks and rising raw material costs continue to squeeze corporate profits. TOKYO, ... ( read original story ...)