Tag: business

TOKYO (AP) — Japan looked to give a technological upgrade to government services and recordkeeping with the Digital Agency opened Wednesday to overhaul antiquated systems that have had their ... ( read original story ...)

Japan must compile an economic stimulus package worth "tens of trillions of yen" to combat the coronavirus pandemic, former foreign minister Fumio Kishida, who is challenging Prime Minister Yoshihide ... ( read original story ...)

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd. will launch its FCM travel management business in Japan in a joint venture with Tokyo-based ... ( read original story ...)

Defending champion Naomi Osaka advanced to the U.S. Open third round after Serbian qualifier Olga Danilovic withdrew ahead of their second-round match on Wednesday due to illness, tournament ... ( read original story ...)

Rio Games gold medallist David Brown's personal best for the 100m is 10.92sec — means only a select few athletes are capable of becoming guides. ( read original story ...)

David Smith successfully defended his Paralympic boccia title. Before the Tokyo Games ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks ended higher Wednesday on hopes for the normalization of domestic economic activity as Japan's nationwide toll of COVID- ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks closed higher Wednesday on hopes for the normalization of domestic economic activity, with Japan's nationwide COVID-19 infections appearing to have struck a spike, local media reported ... ( read original story ...)

A Philippine-based roasted chicken outlet decided to honor the legacy of the country's first-ever Olympic medalist by giving a monthly supply of chicken to his family. ( read original story ...)

The country is pushing to digitally modernize itself. Holding it back is one of the developed world’s starkest gender gaps. ( read original story ...)

Japan will ramp up efforts to promote sustainable finance such as by nurturing its green bond market and analysing financial institutions' resiliency to climate risks, according to the government's ... ( read original story ...)

The manufacturing sector in Japan continued to expand in August, albeit at a slower pace, the latest report from Jibun Bank showed on ... ( read original story ...)

Prudence and caution are highly valued in Japan. Perhaps that's why, despite making up just 1.7% of the world’s population, the Japanese pay 18% of the world’s insurance premiums (according to insurer ... ( read original story ...)

The highest-paid female athlete in the world, Osaka says she is talking to her agent about investing in cryptocurrency. ( read original story ...)

Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics discarded 5 million yen ($45,508) worth of surgical masks, gowns, and disinfectant after the Games, held practically with no fans amid the pandemic, left much of that ... ( read original story ...)

The Consulate General of Japan in Detroit has announced Shindo Yusuke as the Consul General of Japan in Detroit. ( read original story ...)