Tag: business

Banks across Japan began stocking their ATMs on Wednesday with shiny new yen notes sourced from an unlikely location – vibrant yellow flowering paperbush shrubs that grow on craggy Himalayan mountains ... ( read original story ...)

Japan downgraded first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) on Monday and the service-sector business mood soured in June on concerns over rising costs, offseting a lift in factory confidence and ... ( read original story ...)

STORY: The mood at Japanese firms is turning sour, and that poses a deepening dilemma for the country’s central bank. Monday’s closely watched Tankan survey showed sentiment at big non-manufacturers ... ( read original story ...)

China released its official PMI figures on the weekend, with its manufacturing PMI coming in at 49.5, unchanged from May and marking its second straight month in contraction territory. Confidence ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese big manufacturers' confidence hit a more than two-year high but service-sector mood soured on rising costs driven by the weak yen, a central bank survey showed, adding to a mixed economic ... ( read original story ...)

But Japanese and Korean policymakers don’t want to work against ... Managers in a conglomerate like LG and Nissan have decades of experience in their core business sectors. Startup founders, generally ... ( read original story ...)

(RTTNews) - Japan will on Monday see Q2 results for its quarterly Tankan Survey of business sentiment, highlighting a busy day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In the three months prior, capital ... ( read original story ...)

Welcome to Your Week in Asia. Tokyo goes to the polls to pick a new governor for the world's biggest city, while Japan's central bank releases its closely watched Tankan survey, offering a snapshot of ... ( read original story ...)

Welcome to Your Week in Asia. Tokyo goes to the polls to pick a new governor for the world's biggest city, while Japan's central bank releases its closely watched Tankan survey, offering a snapshot of ... ( read original story ...)

How do the world's most successful companies generate revenue? In this explainer series, we'll dive into the surprising stories behind how businesses work--exploring everything from Costco's "treasure ... ( read original story ...)

A representative said, "Boat racing is unique to Japan, and it is our strength that races are also held in the evenings. We hope to enhance the nighttime sightseeing experience." (Japanese original by ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s power industry is attracting more overseas firms as volatility increases due to extreme weather, a transition away from fossil fuel, and the resumption of some nuclear reactors. ( read original story ...)

With more Chinese companies moving their operations overseas, a marketing specialist has advised them to take a lesson from their Japanese peers in how not to handle their global expansions. ( read original story ...)

Explore Japan’s thriving vintage luxury scene. Discover how boutiques are redefining fashion with quality, authenticity, and expansion plans. ( read original story ...)

The case, involving a supplement intended to reduce cholesterol, has put attention on how companies are allowed to self-report claims about their products. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Topix index is on course to regain its 34-year high as the equity benchmark finds support from financial stocks that benefit from higher interest rates, and as more companies take steps to ... ( read original story ...)