Tag: business

The weeklong festival of all things baseball highlights how Shohei Ohtani has created myriad business opportunities on both sides of the Pacific. ( read original story ...)

Siemens Energy will sell 90% of its wind business in India and Sri Lanka to an investor group led by the climate investment arm of buyout group TPG , it said on Wednesday, in a push to focus on what ... ( read original story ...)

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the expected economic impact of the 2025 Expo, set to open in Osaka in April･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

After coming to Japan on a one-way ticket, Kyle Sexton opened a successful bakery, Kyle's Good Finds, a Tokyo staple for more than three decades. ( read original story ...)

Japan's largest credit card company, Rakuten Card, is aiming to almost double its annual operating profit to 100 billion yen ($663.7 million) in the medium term and sees opportunity in expanding into ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average snapped a three-day losing streak on Tuesday (Mar 25), as indications that impending US tariffs may be more measured than previously feared injected fresh optimism ... ( read original story ...)

Citigroup appointed Akira Hoshino as the head of markets for Japan on Tuesday, effective immediately. Hoshino, who previously led the foreign exchange and rates sales divisions, will drive business ... ( read original story ...)

Bond market veteran Kazuto Uchida will take over from current President Masataka Miyazono on April 1 for a five-year term to manage one of the world’s largest pension funds. ( read original story ...)

Tendrils of rice-scented steam once again rise in Tokyo's Minato City from Tokyo Port Brewery (TPB), after the sake manufacturer spent roughly a century shuttered. Inside the brewery, the sweet smell ... ( read original story ...)

After remarkable growth, Japan-India business ties are plateauing. Companies on both sides need help from their governments to promote more understanding and, hence, opportunities. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Fashion Week has its fair share of challenges, but insiders say it remains the place to go for IYKYK brands. ( read original story ...)

A sinkhole accident in Yashio is believed to have been caused by damage to an underground sewage pipe. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

Shohei Ohtani is arguably the most popular athlete on the planet, and that superstardom has helped rapidly accelerate MLB’s business in Japan. ( read original story ...)

Declining birth rates see business slump heralding introduction of nurses dressed as maids, French-style clinic cafes, brightly-decorated spaces. ( read original story ...)

Japanese inflation eased in February, government data showed today, with prices excluding fresh food rising by 3% year-on-year in the world's fourth-largest economy. ( read original story ...)

In the same case, former Tokyu Agency director Mitsuo Yasuda, 62, was given a prison sentence of one year and six months, suspended for three years. ( read original story ...)