Tag: business

Tokyo stocks open up as investors shrug off Syria strikes (Photo: AFP). Tokyo: Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday with exporters rising on a cheaper yen and the apparently limited impact of US-led strikes on Syria. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 0 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — China and Japan resumed high-level economic talks Monday after a hiatus of nearly eight years in a sign of improving ties in their often-frosty relationship. Led by their foreign ministers, the two sides met in Tokyo for what was billed as the ... ( read original story ...)

ANA, Japan’s largest carrier, is aiming to launch a digital payments business as it seeks a cushion against the volatility in the airline industry’s profits. The plan is part of a broader digital push by ANA, which hopes to build on data collected from ... ( read original story ...)

In Japan, opening up a spa can be one of the successful business ideas in Japan. It is a Japanese trend to get a massage therapy. So, if you hire the people who do this job in the right way, then your business can start blooming in a short period. ( read original story ...)

Sam Rainsy, whose Cambodia National Rescue Party has been banned, said he’s hopeful that Japan and its business community can send a message to Prime Minister Hun Sen that he needs to restore democracy or face isolation. Sam Rainsy is in Tokyo to meet ... ( read original story ...)

Rakuten announced this week it had received approval from the Japanese government to enter the mobile network operator business. Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten is branching out. Following an announcement of a new partnership with Walmart to launch an ... ( read original story ...)

SHINTO, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese engineer Masaaki Nagumo had always ... “I think this can be turned into a business opportunity,” Nagumo, 44, told Reuters, noting the popularity of the iconic series that has spawned movies, manga, video games and ... ( read original story ...)

THE Embassy of Japan in the Philippines is pleased to announce that it is now accepting entries for the 12th Japan International Manga Award. Interested participants must submit a completed entry form and two hard copies of their original manga work ... ( read original story ...)

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) announced its support for the Tokyo Declaration on Patient Safety, which was put forward by Japan, Germany, and the United Kingdom at the Third Global Ministerial Summit on ... ( read original story ...)

She stunned at promotional appearances in Japan over the past few days. But it seems the trip has come to an end. Bella Hadid was spotted landing at Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday. The 21-year-old model was a vision in an all white get-up ... ( read original story ...)

Exclusive offer - Save on your ANA business class fare when booking a return flight from Sydney to Haneda (Tokyo) on ANA for just $4,617. Planning a trip to the land of the rising sun? Why not skip the stopovers or the long trek from Narita and fly ANA’s ... ( read original story ...)

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's business depends almost entirely on selling ads targeted ... Asia cautious about possible Trump rethink on trade deal TOKYO (AP) — Japan, Australia and New Zealand are reacting cautiously after President Donald Trump signaled ... ( read original story ...)

There are no certainties in sport, as in life, but even the bumbling Blues should have all the firepower they need to take care of business in Tokyo. Last year's epic failure should serve as a reminder, too, that the Blues must do more than just turn up ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO—In some ways, Hisako Akitani’s videogame store was just another small family business that closed when its owners got older and tired of fighting the internet. Yet when Ms. Akitani stood behind her shop counter for the last time on a recent ... ( read original story ...)

and attend a lunch on financial services and green finance with the Governor of Tokyo and members of the Tokyo business community to discuss trade and investment opportunities as the UK prepares to leave the EU. The Minister will also attend the annual ... ( read original story ...)

While North American investors have traditionally perceived environmental, social and governance factors as a way of injecting personal philosophy into business practices, Japan’s business community has recently — and suddenly — begun to implement ... ( read original story ...)