Expo Osaka 2025 is expected to bring about 28 million people to ... "The opportunity exists for anyone who is currently doing business in Japan or would like to do business in Japan," Johnson said. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Is Getting Her Game Back and Tallying Up the Endorsements
As the four-time Grand Slam champion, and new mom, gears up for the U.S. Open (where she bagged two of her championships), she talks about her mental game, Serena Williams and fashion inspirations. ( read original story ...)
Japan scrambles jets against China reconnaissance plane that breached airspace
Japan's defence ministry said it had scrambled jets against a Chinese reconnaissance aircraft that had breached its airspace for a few minutes on Monday morning. ( read original story ...)
Fujitsu tackles ‘drug loss’ in Japan through ecosystem to accelerate digitalization of clinical trials
KAWASAKI, Japan, Aug 26, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu today announced that it will begin initiatives to attract global clinical trials to Japan and tackle the ‘drug loss’ issue by working with ... ( read original story ...)
John Lennon’s favored Japan summer retreat hotel partially reopens for business
KARUIZAWA, Nagano -- Mampei Hotel in this central Japan resort town, known as the summer retreat of John Lennon (1940-1980), has partially reopened for business and is welcoming guests for the first ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s Ruffles and Bows
The tennis star unveils her U.S. Open look, made by Nike and the designer Yoon Ahn. It has tulle, ribbons and frills — call it “Lolita goth.” ... ( read original story ...)
Two-time Champion Osaka Aims For US Open Comeback Boost
Two-time US Open champion Naomi Osaka is hoping a return to the hard courts of Flushing Meadows will mark a turning point in what has been an erratic tennis comeback. ( read original story ...)
Transcript: Japan opens for (foreign) business
This is an audio transcript of the FT News Briefing podcast episode: ‘Japan opens for (foreign) business’ Marc Filippino Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Thursd ... ( read original story ...)
Briefs: Temasek mulling exit from Schneider Electric India venture; KKR, Hulic bid $2.7 bil for GIC’s Tokyo skyscraper
KJR Management, a Japanese real estate unit of KKR, and Hulic Co put in the offer for Shiodome City Center, a 43-storey office tower in one of Tokyo’s central business districts. The bid was priced ... ( read original story ...)
What a takeover offer for 7-Eleven says about business in Japan
But if Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT), a Canadian retailer that operates the Circle K chain of shops, has its way, 7-Eleven will no longer be Japanese. On August 19th Seven & i, 7-Eleven’s parent ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Business Activity Growth Hits 15-Month High But Future Confidence Slips Lower
Japan's private sector expansion accelerated in August to the fastest since May 2023, driven by improvements in the service sector alongside renewed modest growth of manufacturing output. ( read original story ...)
Japan opens for (foreign) business
PwC faces a six-month business ban in China, and Mexico’s Supreme Court judges go on strike. Plus, a potential takeover of 7-Eleven may set the tone for a new era of Japanese acquisitions. ( read original story ...)
KKR, Hulic Bid $2 Billion for GIC’s Central Tokyo Skyscraper
A group led by KKR & Co. and one of Japan’s largest real estate companies made a bid to acquire a Tokyo skyscraper owned by Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte, according to people familiar with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Astellas says employee indicted by China’s prosecutors
The Japanese Foreign Ministry said a Japanese man in his 50s ... reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sees record visitors for second straight month on weak yen
Japan set a second-straight monthly record for visitors in July, official data showed on Friday, as the weak yen and summer holidays propelled a tourism boom.The number of foreign visitors for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan records trade deficit as surging global prices pushes imports higher
TOKYO (AP) — Japan racked up a 621 billion yen ($4.3 billion) trade deficit in July, as prices of imports surged, according to government data released Wednesday. Japan’s imports grew nearly 17% from ... ( read original story ...)