Tag: business

Toyota Industries said this weekend there was at this moment no buyout proposal by the Toyota group or the family, adding it has received various proposals ... ( read original story ...)

The Expectation: The Bank of Japan is widely expected to maintain its policy rate unchanged at 0.5% at a two-day meeting ending Thursday as it waits to see if Japan will be exempt from President Trump ... ( read original story ...)

Daiwa Securities, Japan's second-largest brokerage and investment bank, said on Monday that net income slumped 24% in the fourth quarter, hurt by lower valuations for its alternative assets business. ( read original story ...)

Shares of Toyota Industries were set to surge on Monday after Japanese automaker Toyota said over the weekend it was exploring the possibility of investing in a potential buyout of the key parts ... ( read original story ...)

Hilton Worldwide opened its highest-end Waldorf Astoria brand in Osaka this month. The U.S. hospitality company says it aims to open 100 hotels in Japan by 2030. ( read original story ...)

GDP was surpassed by China in 2010 and Germany in 2023, positioning the country in fourth place until the latest figures were released. ( read original story ...)

Nissan Motor will end vehicle production at its Wuhan plant in China during the current business year which ends March 31, 2026, the Yomiuri newspaper reported citing sources it did not identify. ( read original story ...)

Japan has announced a package of emergency economic measures to mitigate the effects of tariffs imposed by the U.S. Among these measures are subsidies for fuel and energy bills, as well as the ... ( read original story ...)

When Cold Stone arrived in Japan in 2005, it was a near-instant hit, with long lines of customers at just about every branch excitedly listening to the singing staff as they waited for their order. ( read original story ...)

OSAKA -- Construction of Japan's first integrated resort has begun in Yumeshima, an artificial island in Osaka Bay, as hopes mount for the area to become a leading tourist destination in western Japan ... ( read original story ...)

The first foreigner tapped to head 7-Eleven is confident the Japanese convenience store chain will continue to attract thrifty customers, even in an economic slowdown. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO : Japanese chip testing equipment maker Advantest forecast its operating profit to grow 6 per cent next fiscal year on Friday, buoyed by demand for its testing tools for chips used in the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's biggest investment bank and brokerage Nomura Holdings recorded a 27% rise in fourth-quarter net profit as revenues grew in its investment management and wealth management businesses. Nomura ... ( read original story ...)

Consumer prices excluding fresh food gained 3.4% in April from a year earlier. Tokyo's figures are a leading indicator for national price gains. ( read original story ...)

Japanese and U.S. finance chiefs meet on Thursday for high-stakes talks on exchange rates that have drawn market attention as a venue where Washington could pressure Tokyo to prop up the yen and help ... ( read original story ...)

Italy's status as an inventive country eyeing the future without forgetting its traditions is at the centre of a new show - 'Italy of Patents. Successful Innovations and Inventions' - promoted by the ... ( read original story ...)