Tag: business

Naomi Osaka's decision to pull out of the French Open is a powerful lesson in emotional intelligence. But to fully appreciate why, we have to remember the events of the past few days. ( read original story ...)

A state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas to combat the spread was extended to June 20 on Friday as the first athletes, the Australian women's softball team, arrived in Japan. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks closed mixed on Tuesday as the yen's strength against the U.S. dollar encouraged selling while other investors continued to seek out oversold issues while eyeing key economic data due out ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is Asia's biggest importer of the light metal and the ... news provider reaching more than one billion people every day. Reuters provides trusted business, financial, national, and international ... ( read original story ...)

Leading figures in tennis and sport have rallied to support Osaka who withdrew from the French Open in a row about post-match media duties. ( read original story ...)

Around 60 firms in Japan ploughed a record ¥361 billion ($3.3 billion) into the event, which was postponed for a year due to the pandemic. ( read original story ...)

Department stores, large cinemas and amusement parks in Tokyo and Osaka Prefecture reopened Tuesday as coronavirus restrictions on some businesses were partially eased under the extended state of ... ( read original story ...)

If the Tokyo Games open as planned on 23 July, sponsors can still expect global exposure from international broadcasters. But as Japan battle a fourth coronavirus wave, some are watching the situation ... ( read original story ...)

The COVID-19 pandemic may be helping to halt a trend that many had thought irreversible: the concentration of Japanese businesses in central Tokyo. The number of Japanese companies that have moved ... ( read original story ...)

Department stores, large cinemas and amusement parks in Tokyo and Osaka Prefecture reopened on June 1 as coronavirus restrictions on some businesses were partially eased under the extended state of ... ( read original story ...)

Global Innovation Platform, Plug and Play Japan KK ( Japan office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Phillip Vincent, Hereinafter "Plug and Play Japan") has selected 91 Japanese and international ... ( read original story ...)

Factory activity in Japan expanded at a slower pace in May as growth in output and new orders eased, and though external demand remains strong worries are growing that domestic coronavirus emergency ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese companies cut spending on plant and equipment for the fourth consecutive quarter in January-March, as the economy struggles to shake off the drag from the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)

With the decision to extend the coronavirus state of emergency, local authorities including the Tokyo Metropolitan Government have eased thei ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese public has a darkening sense of the unstoppable arrival of tens of thousands of athletes and their teams, says the Financial Times’ ... ( read original story ...)

No one wins if Osaka, a four-time major champion, is sitting out big events because a secondary part of her job (albeit part of her job) is causing her too much stress. ( read original story ...)