Tag: business

The business performance of companies in Japan is becoming polarized due to the spread of the coronavirus. While digitalization and stay-at-home deman ... ( read original story ...)

Seated inside Tokyo's new $1.4 billion National Stadium, Sebastian Coe again tried to reassure athletes and skeptical residents of Japan that the postponed Olympics will be safe when they open in just ... ( read original story ...)

The head of the world governing body of track and field helped Japanese officials run a meet at the new National Stadium this weekend. ( read original story ...)

The Canadian, who missed the rearranged qualification window due to maternity leave, is taking her case to Court of Arbitration for Sport ... ( read original story ...)

At least 10 Japanese companies have had ties to firms affiliated with Myanmar's military or have taken part in projects that could be sources of income for the junta. ( read original story ...)

A northeast Japan diner run by a family who survived the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami has weathered destruction and ga ... ( read original story ...)

The government — desperate to show a worried public it is in control of virus efforts even as it pushes a massive sporting event that a growing number of Japanese oppose hosting in a pandemic — on ... ( read original story ...)

The head of tobacco giant Philip Morris said the company will phase out conventional cigarettes in Japan within 10 years, in an interview with the Nikkei business daily published Friday. The Marlboro ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s prime minister on Friday extended a state of emergency in the nation’s two largest metropolitan areas struggling to contain a fourth wave of the coronavirus. Also Friday, U.S. military bases ... ( read original story ...)

Japan was set to extend a virus state of emergency on Friday, just months ahead of the Olympics because of growing cases, as India logged yet another record number of infections. While many western ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Airlines will acquire Spring Airlines Japan to become a consolidated subsidiary, as part of a move to streamline its low-cost units and tap into future growth potential. ( read original story ...)

Japan is set to expand and extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas through May 31 as coronavirus continues spreading and uncertainty grows about safely holding the Olympics 11 weeks away ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp is assuming under its earnings forecast for the year to March 2022 that no profits will be made from its ... ( read original story ...)

Unused COVID-19 vaccines in Japan are set to reach tens of millions of doses, as the country is poised to approve two more shots in coming weeks and the pace of its inoculation campaign remains slow ... ( read original story ...)

Kiwi coffee business Allpress Espresso is said to have sold for upwards of $50 million. The mainly wholesale business, which also operates cafes and roasteries in five markets, has been sold to ... ( read original story ...)

Hennessy Japan Fund’s Portfolio Manager Masa Takeda lays out his top three stock picks in Japan. Cramer says own more than just ‘inflation winners’ because price pressures may be temporary © 2021 CNBC ... ( read original story ...)