Tag: business

Two South Korean technology companies are borrowing from mobile gaming to shake up - and dominate - Japan's storied manga industry, a plot twist that has expanded the comics' fanbase to a new ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese companies are ramping up the use of artificial intelligence and other advanced technology to reduce waste and cut costs in the pandemic, and looking to score some sustainability points along ... ( read original story ...)

A subsidiary of Japan Airlines (JAL) will end its suitcase repair business that the company has run for some 30 years at the end of M･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Damned if they do, damned if they don’t” perhaps best sums up the fate of the organisers of the already-delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. You wouldn’t want to be in the shoes of either the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

Hawaii clothing line, Coradorables expands business to Japanese market with a reputable Asian platform. From social media, newspaper articles and TV features, local ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s industrial production increased 4.2 percent in January compared to the previous month, its first spike in three months, according to data published on Friday by the government. The indicator, ... ( read original story ...)

The start of real action on climate change or just nice-sounding goals? That was the first question raised when on October 29 Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga targeted net zero carbon emissions by ... ( read original story ...)

Keihan Bus Co., Ltd. (Keihan Bus) and The Co., Inc. (Kansai Electric Power) announced a tripartite deal in Kyoto, Japan, which will see the three parties work together to help the city achieve Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)

Asian shares have skidded after a rout in technology companies pulled the Nasdaq 3.5% lower in the steepest loss for the tech-heavy index since October. ( read original story ...)

The state of emergency Japan set up to curb the spread of the coronavirus will be lifted in six urban areas this weekend and remain in the Tokyo area for another week, a government minister said ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is engaged in behind-the-scenes diplomacy to roll back the coup in Myanmar. But it faces a dilemma between values-based foreign policy and protecting its economic and geopolitical interests. ( read original story ...)

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TOKYO:4502) (NYSE:TAK) ("Takeda") today announced that it has entered into an agreement to transfer the assets, marketing rights and, eventually, marketing ... ( read original story ...)

Sony Interactive Entertainment has confirmed to IGN that Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Studio will be reorganized on April 1. The company provided the following statement: ... ( read original story ...)

The use of a drone to help guide people who have trouble returning home after a disaster was tested Wednesday (Feb 24) in Tokyo’s Shinjuku area, in a joint trial involving members of the business ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's industrial output rose for the first time in three months in January thanks to a pickup in global demand, in a welcome sign for an economy struggling to shake off the drag of the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

Industrial output in Japan was up a seasonally adjusted 4.2 percent on month in January, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ... ( read original story ...)