Tag: business

COLLINGSWOOD, N.J. — Ronnie Schmeltzer co-owns a karaoke party business, but you’d never catch her with a mic. At least not in the traditional karaoke bar setting. “I am a terrible singer ... ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co said on Thursday it had signed U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka as its next brand ambassador, tapping the tennis star’s youth ... ( read original story ...)

The Toyosu market won’t open for business until Oct. 11. But hundreds of government and fisheries industry officials in dark suits came to the ceremony Thursday at the sprawling facility. Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 12, 2018--Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo (KPH) Tokyo, one of Japan’s most prestigious international hotels located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, will hold a special exhibition entitled “The ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks ended lower on Wednesday as investors locked in profits a day after the benchmark index rose 1.30 percent. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 0.27 percent or 60.08 points to close ... ( read original story ...)

Ramen shops ladle out quick-cooked noodles into giant bowls, in cozy pre-war and midcentury buildings festooned with bright signs, primarily in the Shinjuku business district. At Tokyo Station, visito... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened higher on Tuesday despite lingering worries about trade issues as the yen lost ground against the dollar, which tends to boost stocks. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 0 ... ( read original story ...)

On a narrow side street in a residential neighborhood in the suburbs of Tokyo, a new apartment building is being built from scratch. Six construction workers are putting up the four-story building ... ( read original story ...)

The newly crowned US Open champion Naomi Osaka appeared on the "Today" show on Monday morning and explained why she felt the need to apologize for beating Serena Williams in the final. The mood at Art... ( read original story ...)

NEW YORK — When Pam Shriver played three-time defending champion Chris Evert in the 1978 U.S. Open final, the 16-year-old from Baltimore was the ultimate underdog. Evert was a big name on her way to b... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s economy grew at a faster pace than first estimated in the second quarter, with stronger business investment providing additional momentum. Measured quarter on quarter, GDP 0.7 p... ( read original story ...)

McCullough was recently in Tokyo for a seminar: “Doing Business in Mississippi,” in partnership with Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). He said that Kiyoshi Tsuchiya with the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

Shigenobu Nagamori has built it into the world’s top maker of precision motors and became one of Japan’s most venerated business leaders. Nagamori guided Nidec past Nissan and Panasonic in ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s economy rebounded in the second quarter from a contraction in the first three months of this year thanks to robust business spending. But consumption has lacked momentum as firms remain ... ( read original story ...)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka seemed to shrug off the weight of history on Wednesday, when she beat Lesia Tsurenko at the U.S. Open to become the first Japanese woman since 1996 to advance to ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka is the first Japanese woman to reach a Grand Slam semifinal ... “And then now I feel like it’s sort of like business again. “For me, quarters was sort of my mental goal, like every time I played ... ( read original story ...)