Tag: business

Iconic Peter Luger Steakhouse is opening its first overseas branch in October in partnership with Wondertable, operator of Union Square Tokyo and Jean-Georges Tokyo. Bound by friendship, the two ... ( read original story ...)

With the delayed 2020 Olympics finally underway and Team GB already securing a wealth of medals in Tokyo, a Welsh family-run business is chomping at the ... ( read original story ...)

About 30,000 people from scores of nations are spitting into tiny plastic vials at the Olympics in a daily If you do the math for the two-week duration of the Olympics, that adds up to a half million ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's biggest brokerage and investment bank, on Friday reported a 66% drop in first-quarter net profit due to a slowdown in the trading business and a previously flagged loss from the Archegos ... ( read original story ...)

WHAT IS JAPAN’S STATE OF EMERGENCY? It doesn't mean a lockdown. In fact, Japan has never had a lockdown. Its “emergency” measures are centered around having bars and restaurants close early. Under the ... ( read original story ...)

A 63-year-old Japanese gift shop was struggling to stay open due to the pandemic, but the community came together to save it. ( read original story ...)

Industrial output in Japan advanced a seasonally adjusted 6.2 percent on month in June, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ... ( read original story ...)

Simone Biles' departure, COVID-19 fears, empty arenas and time differences with Japan dampened NBCUniversal's presentation of the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic cruised into the semi-finals of men's singles event at the Tokyo Olympics here at Ariake Tennis Park on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)

Coronavirus case counts are once again rising across the US, near and far. Health officials are scrambling to vaccinate as the Delta variant takes hold. Confusion is growing about whether people ... ( read original story ...)

The coronavirus is spreading unchecked in Japan, with the lion's share of new infections hitting younger people. This has spurred local governments to ... ( read original story ...)

Three prefectures neighboring Tokyo will jointly request the central government Thursday to add them to areas under the COVID-19 stat ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Airlines (JAL) has gone live with IBS Software's iCargo Cargo Terminal Operation (CTO) for Japan solution (also known as NewJTO) ... ( read original story ...)

The broader market has seemed to overlook a large number of companies in Japan that offer opportunities for value investing and are independent of interest rates, inflation or other macroeconomic ... ( read original story ...)

One third of all products that Oregon exports go to Japan. According to the Port of Portland, it's $2 billion worth every year. ( read original story ...)

I try not to think about it because I can’t afford to—if I let them rule me, they’re winning,” Simone Biles said in her Glamour cover story ahead of the Olympics 2021. If ever there was a quote to ... ( read original story ...)