BSMO Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Tadashi Shimizu, hereinafter "BSMO") has announced today that BSMO has entered into a business alliance agreement with SBI ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel repurposes luxury rooms as rentals
The Imperial Hotel Tokyo will convert 99 guest rooms into full-service rental apartments, offering meal and laundry options with dedicated staff as vacancy rates remain high from the pandemic. The ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Reveals Serena Williams’ Daughter Inspired Her for the Brand New Soccer Venture
Naomi Osaka has now invested in a women's soccer team that competes in the NWSL and revealed the motive behind her new business move. ( read original story ...)
Explained: Japan mulls four-day working week amid COVID pandemic
Japanese lawmakers are debating whether companies should offer their staff the option of a regular three-day weekend, hoping that more relaxed workers will be less at risk of "karoshi," or death by ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s Olympic concern for 2021
The International Olympic Committee expressed confidence last week the Games, but despite the official optimism, considerable doubt remains given the carnage wreaked by COVID-19. A recent survey found ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Q&A: Officials try to explain how games happen
With calls for a cancellation mounting, pressure is building on Japanese organizers and the IOC to explain exactly how they plan to hold the Tokyo Olympics in the midst of a pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Osaka invests in women’s soccer club
THREE-TIME Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka has invested in the North Carolina Courage of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), citing a desire to support women as role models and leaders. ( read original story ...)
What Wall Street expects from Osaka Gas’s earnings
Osaka Gas presents Q3 figures on February 1. Analysts on Wall Street expect Osaka Gas will release earnings per share of ¥11.28. Watch Osaka Gas stock price in real-time on Marke ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s hospitality sector creaks under the weight of a second state of emergency
Restaurants, bars and karaoke parlors are bearing the brunt of restrictions placed on their operations, a move that could have a long-lasting impact on the nation’s culinary landscape. ( read original story ...)
Carlos Ghosn’s reign detailed and dissected in Tokyo courtroom
Carlos Ghosn could not have possibly known it but the first domino had just fallen on one of the most celebrated careers in global business. Ten months after the ticket issue came to light, the former ... ( read original story ...)
Over 400,000 flee Tokyo in 2020 coronavirus exodus
A record number of Tokyo residents left the city in 2020, as concerns over the coronavirus pandemic and greater availability of remote work propelled hundreds of thousands of people to seek cheaper ... ( read original story ...)
Survey: Strong business support for Tokyo Olympics
A survey of Japanese businesses, by public broadcaster NHK, found that 60 per cent of 100 major companies were firmly in favour of the Olympics Games going ahea ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Disney shackled by COVID as leisure industry struggles
Deep losses for the operator of Tokyo Disney Resort illustrate how Japan's leisure and entertainment companies are reeling from capacity limits and other restrictions tied to the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Florida official meets with Olympic committee to discuss moving Summer Games to US
The idea of Florida hosting the postponed Summer Olympics is increasingly possible after a state official met with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Buys Ownership Stake in NWSL’s North Carolina Courage
Osaka becomes the first investor in the Courage since Steve Malik acquired and relocated the team to North Carolina in 2017. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Tsukiji Outer Market Comes Back to Life
When the Tsukiji Wholesale Market was moved to Toyosu there were concerns about what would happen to the neighboring Tsukiji Outer Market, open to the general public. It seems that there was no need ... ( read original story ...)