Tag: business

The government may ask Tokyo and its neighboring prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba to make business suspension requests depending on the extent of the new coronavirus outbreak there. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo reported 206 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, topping the 200 mark for the fourth straight day for the first time ever, public broadcaster NHK reported. The capital also reported 206 cases ... ( read original story ...)

While the coronavirus outbreak has caused entertainment event cancellations and theme park closures in Japan, many restaurants remained open, with the majority continuing to offer eat-in service even ... ( read original story ...)

The company said Friday that it will be closing "unprofitable" stores in the US and renegotiating rents. ( read original story ...)

The central government moved to further relax restrictions on business activities despite a worrying spike in new coronavirus infections in Tokyo and fears it heralds a second wav ... ( read original story ...)

The Osaka-based manufacturer has also decided to exit its construction paint business in China. "We will unload low-performing assets acquired in past [acquisitions] and develop our company's ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo will pay nightclubs that volunteer to close amid a spike in COVID-19 cases there, according to reports. The measure comes after Japan's capitol city reported 243 new cases on Friday, a new daily ... ( read original story ...)

Two straight days of record novel coronavirus infections in the Japanese capital have dashed shopkeepers' hopes that business can get back to normal any time soon. Tokyo reported a record daily high ... ( read original story ...)

Rising vacancies for offices in central Tokyo are weighing on shares of Japan’s real estate developers and owners as the market digests the damage that the pandemic has done to a seven-year office ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo metropolitan government officials said increased testing led in part to the 224 new COVID-19 cases confirmed on July 9, but they acknowledged disturbing trends in the latest numbers. Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

Minimalist lifestyle brand Muji's U.S. subsidiary has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, its Japanese owner Ryohin Keikaku Co said on Friday, joining the list of casualties from the ... ( read original story ...)

However, returning fans of the Osaka specialty dish found that the dipping tradition, which had continued since the business was established in 1929, was gone. The silver-colored cans full of Daruma’s ... ( read original story ...)

View of the Canton Fair in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, April 15, 2019 organized by Alibaba (Photo: Xinhua) Alibaba.com has launched its first global online trade show after most physical ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan intends to begin talks in mid-July on resuming business flights with 10 more economies including mainland China, South Korea and Taiwan, a move that will be backed by a sharp ... ( read original story ...)

Earlier this year, they had a brilliant idea for a restaurant. They were just waiting on the right time to open. And then, coronavirus happened. ( read original story ...)

Takeda and the New York Academy of Sciences announced today the Winners of the third annual Innovators in Science Award. ( read original story ...)