The scandal could have been prevented if the firm had disclosed management information fairly, said a lawyer representing Osaka Municipal Government. ( read original story ...)
Japanese business travelers enter Vietnam after easing of ban
The opening of flights marks the beginning of a program to revive travel and trade hit by the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: New cases on the rise as Tokyo gears up for election
TOKYO - Tokyo recorded 48 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, exactly one month after Japan lifted a national state of emergency decree and one week since the full easing of domestic travel restrictions and ... ( read original story ...)
Kansai Electric apologizes to shareholders, vows reforms
Directors of Kansai Electric Power Co. began its June 25 shareholders’ meeting by apologizing for a gift-giving scandal that has ensnared dozens of senior officials and led to lawsuits against former ... ( read original story ...)
Kansai Electric chief apologizes to shareholders for bribery scandal
Kansai Electric Power Co. President Takashi Morimoto apologized to shareholders in Osaka on Thursday for a scandal in which the forme ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Game Show 2020 Online Event Scheduled for September 23-27
The official website for the Tokyo Game Show 2020 event announced on Thursday that the event will be held online from September 23-27. September 23 will be a business day for business discussions only ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Stuck In Downturn As Manufacturing Hit By Trade Woes
Flash Japan PMI signals a further sharp decline in output, led by accelerating downturn in manufacturing. Trade weakness hit demand for Japanese goods and servi ... ( read original story ...)
Mizuho shareholders reject first climate motion put to a Japanese company
Shareholders in Mizuho Financial Group Inc on Thursday rejected a motion for it to align its business to the Paris Agreement, the global pact to fight climate change and its effects. The annual genera ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business lobby expresses concern over US work visa halt
The head of Japan's most powerful business lobby expressed concern Wednesday over the United States' decision to halt the issuance of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business lobby expresses concern over U.S. work visa halt
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The head of Japan's most powerful business lobby expressed concern Wednesday over the United States' decision to halt the issuance of certain work visas this year, saying the ... ( read original story ...)
Olympus leaves the camera business
The maker of the first designed-from-the-ground-up digital SLR is going the way of Kodak, Polaroid and other historic camera manufacturers. ( read original story ...)
Olympus to Exit Camera Business After 84 Years
Olympus, which has been under pressure from U.S. shareholder ValueAct Capital to improve shareholder returns, said it planned to sell its camera unit to focus on medical devices. ( read original story ...)
The Latest: 55 new cases in Tokyo as Japan expands testing
Tokyo reported 55 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, the largest number since early May, but officials say the jump does not mean an immediate return to ... ( read original story ...)
Olympus says to sell camera business to Japan Industrial Partners
Japan's Olympus Corp 7733.T said on Wednesday it had agreed to sell its loss-making camera business dating back 84 years to Japan Industrial Partners In ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign residents in Osaka get helping hand during outbreak
He had closed its doors since mid-April until the end of May after the Osaka prefectural government urged business owners to temporarily suspend operations. Saique closed his other restaurant for good ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rebound, shrugging off selling on U.S. official’s remarks
Tokyo stocks bounced back Tuesday following a Wall Street rally, despite negative remarks reported by a White House official on U.S.-China trade. The 225-i ... ( read original story ...)