Tag: business

Japan is seeing a notable increase in female participation in the workforce – but there is still a glass ceiling when it comes to women in top leadership roles, according to Kathy Matsui, a former ... ( read original story ...)

Takeda Pharmaceutical said it had asked regulators to approve use of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, which would add a third option to Japan's vaccination programme. Japan began inoculations ... ( read original story ...)

The Myanmar military's seizing of power on Feb. 1 and subsequent protests have cast a shadow over the Southeast Asian nation of 54 million people. An extended period of chaos may prompt Japanese firms ... ( read original story ...)

Malaysia becomes a gateway for Japanese products to the ASEAN market as envisaged in the Japan Mall project that aims to promote international online sales of a wide selection of cosmetics and foods ... ( read original story ...)

The Ripple CEO said Friday that the company's business in the Asia-Pacific region has not suffered from the regulatory issues in the U.S. ( read original story ...)

Businesses in the Tokyo metropolitan area said Friday’s extension of the coronavirus state of emergency declared for the capital and nearby prefectures was inevitable given the virus situation but ... ( read original story ...)

Headquartered in San Francisco and Tokyo, Scrum Ventures is known for its accelerator programs focused on sports, food and smart city tech. Today it announced the launch of a new incubator program ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's government will extend a state of emergency in the Tokyo region for another two weeks because its medical systems are still strained by COVID-19 patients, the minister in charge of virus ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese apparel group Onward Holdings 8016.T is selling its Jil Sander brand to OTB, the Italian luxury conglomerate that also owns labels such as Maison Margiela and Marni. Onward, which depends ... ( read original story ...)

Debevoise & Plimpton has shuttered its Tokyo office "after a careful business review," the firm said in a statement Thursday, becoming the latest U.S.-based law firm to shrink its physical presence in ... ( read original story ...)

The report analyze market size, share, growth, trends, segmentation, top key players, strategies, demand, statistics, competitive landscape and forecast. The dynamic nature of business environment in ... ( read original story ...)

West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) has started tests to transport fresh products from Kagoshima Prefecture to Osaka Prefecture, about 900 kilom･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co 4502.T asked regulators on Friday to approve use of the COVID-19 vaccine of Moderna Inc MRNA.O, which would allow it to become the third vaccine to figure in a ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese investors sold a record amount of foreign bonds late last month, with banks seen dumping U.S. bonds, although market participants expect buying to resume when the new financial year starts ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government recommended to extend by two weeks its virus state of emergency for the Tokyo region set to expire Sunday as ... 14 and no person will be able to leave town if not for business ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto revealed this week that ... "Having spoken to a few of the cyclists, they're just committing 100 per cent as if it was going ahead and it was business as usual and ... ( read original story ...)