Chinese ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua (center) and Chen Siqing (third from right), chairman of the Bank of China, attend the opening ceremony of the renminbi clearing business of the bank's Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tops Singapore, Tokyo and Seoul in global business survey – but not in a good way
Hong Kong is the most expensive city in Asia for business travellers, a survey has found. The overall cost of visiting the city jumped 1.4 per cent to US$515 (HK$4,000) compared to last year, ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. & Japanese Business Leaders Convene to Discuss Raising Productivity Growth
NEW YORK, April 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board and The Japan Productivity Center have joined forces to address slowing productivity, which has been plaguing both economies. ( read original story ...)
IWG to sell Japanese office business in £320m deal
Offices provider IWG has signed a deal with a firm in Japan which will see it sell its operations in the country, as the group targets more international partnerships. The company, formerly known as ... ( read original story ...)
Japan should rely on sales tax to generate extra revenue, OECD says
Japan should rely primarily on raising the sales tax to generate ... rewarded simply because they are a member of a benchmark index, and not because of their business strategy, the OECD said. Got a ... ( read original story ...)
Epic Hakuba Part III: Tokyo!
Nevertheless, Tokyo is still a place to be reckoned with ... The circular Yamanote Line is the city's most important, connecting major centres of business, shopping and entertainment: Shinjuku Station ... ( read original story ...)
Japan SC rejects Carlos Ghosn’s appeal dashing hopes for early release
The case has bewitched Japan and the business world since the tycoon was arrested out of the blue at a Tokyo airport on November 19 and whisked off to the detention centre. ALSO READ: Baffled Nissan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tells global finance leaders sales tax to rise as scheduled
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso on Saturday pledged to global finance leaders that Tokyo will forge ahead with a scheduled sales tax hike in October, even as weakening global ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese group to get control of Japan Display after $2.1 billion bailout
Japan Display has a subsidiary in San Jose, a U.S. business that could give the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) jurisdiction over the deal. Displays may not necessarily be ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. airlines eye new Haneda slots to boost Japan business and tourist travel
Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport, which is seeing a resurgence as the city pursues ambitious business and tourism goals, is adding 24 slots to boost capacity ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s February machinery orders rebound but investment outlook fragile
and companies are likely to remain cautious because their business plans depend a lot on the global economy," said Shuji Tonouchi, senior market economist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s February machinery orders rebound but investment worries remain
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's machinery orders posted their first monthly increase ... It is also unlikely to ease concerns that companies could drastically cut business investment due to the U.S.-Sino ... ( read original story ...)
Japan lost an F-35 in the Pacific, and the US is in trouble if Russia or China find it first
"Bottom line is that it would not be good," for the future of US airpower if Japan or the US don't quickly recover the jet, retired US Air Force Lt. Gen. David Deptula told Business Insider. "There is ... ( read original story ...)
Nike Nabs Naomi Osaka From Adidas in Surprise Endorsement Deal
Tennis star Naomi Osaka surprised industry watchers by signing an endorsement deal with Nike Inc., switching from the U.S. sports brand’s biggest rival, Adidas AG. The sports world had been ... ( read original story ...)
Nike signs on Naomi Osaka
Tennis star Naomi Osaka surprised industry watchers by signing an endorsement deal with Nike, switching from the US sports brand’s biggest rival, Adidas AG. The sports world had been anticipating that ... ( read original story ...)
The Big Business of Japan’s Cherry Blossoms
There’s a popular saying in Japanese: dumplings over blossoms—meaning substance is better than beauty. But that might sell short the phenomenon of cherry-blossom season in Japan. Over the course of a ... ( read original story ...)