Tag: business

Japan will start using foreign reserves to buy securities that meet environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday, joining a trend among global ... ( read original story ...)

Riiid, a leading AIEd solution company and a member of Born2Global Centre, announced the acquisition of 'Langoo', the Japanese distributor of Riiid's paid AI-based test prep app Riiid TUTOR, in an ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) made no mention of reviewing financial income tax in its campaign platform for the Oct.31 general elections, a draft ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's government was considering spending hundreds of bilions in yen to support the construction of semiconductor plants with a stimulus budget for the current fiscal year, Kyodo News reported on ... ( read original story ...)

The 800 yen ($7.15) skateboard was a spur of the moment purchase that changed the Japanese octagenarian's life. In a country that has the most aged society in the world, with more than 35% of its ... ( read original story ...)

Forty-three people were injured in the nighttime earthquake that jolted the Tokyo metropolitan area and caused disruptions in transportation services that continued on Oct. 8. ( read original story ...)

Isolated in their plastic spheres, pint-size reproductions of everyday items feel like a metaphor for Covid-era life. ( read original story ...)

Japan's wholesale prices likely hit a 13-year high in September, buoyed by lofty commodity prices, while firms' machinery orders are expected to have risen for the second straight month in August, a ... ( read original story ...)

Hunting for that perfect find amid a trove of old, leather-bound antique books is one of the earthly pleasures the novel coronavirus crisis robbed from bookworms and collectors. ( read original story ...)

Here on the Peninsula, we have a special place in our hearts (and stomachs) for restaurants that go big on art-oriented interiors. ( read original story ...)

Japanese and U.S. business leaders on Thursday agreed that supply chains for critical products need more diversification among like-minded nations after the coronavirus pandemic laid bare ... ( read original story ...)

A powerful earthquake registering a preliminary 6.1 magnitude shook the Tokyo area on Thursday night, but officials said there was no danger of a tsunami. ( read original story ...)

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) announced plans for two data centers in Tokyo. The Singaporean company said the facilities will be developed by and leased from Australian property firm ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese and U.S. business leaders on Thursday agreed that supply chains for critical products need more diversification among like-m ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese and U.S. governments seek to deepen cooperation to strengthen supply chains for critical products such as computer chips and batteries. ( read original story ...)

Japan's leading index decreased in August, preliminary data from the Cabinet Office showed on Thursday. The leading index, which ... ( read original story ...)