Tag: business

Business is booming at Japanese discount chain Don Quijote, which sells everything from nostril-hair wax to compact gadgets and colourful party costumes, ... ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said ‘discussions have gradually come together,’ and Tokyo’s relationship with US President Donald Trump is ‘surprisingly good’. ( read original story ...)

The U.S. is an important market for the Japanese automobile industry, accounting for about 20% of its total car exports in terms of volume and about 30% in terms of value. ( read original story ...)

Business is booming at Japanese discount chain Don Quijote, which sells everything from nostril-hair wax to compact gadgets and colourful party costumes, thanks to its cult status among tourists but ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- As Japan's traditional bathhouses, or sento, face a wave of closures across Tokyo, the metropolitan government is launching initiatives to help find new ownership and to assist with ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese real wages decreased for a third consecutive month in March, squeezed by relentless inflation although consumer spending beat expectations, government data showed on Friday. ( read original story ...)

The launch of Alaska's nonstop flight to Tokyo marks a significant milestone for the carrier, which is building an international hub out of the Pacific Northwest. Thursday, May 29, 2025 Women Who Lead ... ( read original story ...)

On May 8, Beijing Week of China Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai Japan (Beijing Week) officially kicked off under the theme 'Beautiful Beijing Shining at the Expo.' The event attracted over 100 ... ( read original story ...)

The head of Japan's largest business lobby on Wednesday expressed concern over weakening corporate sentiment at home amid fears that ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Japanese electronics giant Panasonic, which supplies batteries to Tesla, said on Friday (May 9) it will target 10,000 job cuts worldwide as part of efforts to boost profitability. The cuts, ... ( read original story ...)

Panasonic says it will slash its global workforce by 10,000 people, half in Japan and half overseas, to become a more efficient, "lean" company," The Japanese manufacturer said Friday that the job ... ( read original story ...)

Household spending in fiscal 2024, which ended in March, dropped 0.1% from the previous year in price-adjusted real terms, down for the second straight year, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. ( read original story ...)

Nominal cash earnings rose 2.1% from a year earlier, decelerating from a revised 2.7% pace in February and below a median economist forecast of 2.5%. ( read original story ...)

Japan's antitrust watchdog on Thursday warned more than a dozen high-end Tokyo hotel operators over regularly sharing their room rates and occupancy data, deeming the practice as bordering on cartel ... ( read original story ...)

Now, as Buffett, 94, prepares to step down, he’s making it clear Berkshire has no intention of selling any of its Japan shares. And Buffett’s successor Greg Abel says Berkshir ... ( read original story ...)

JFE Holdings , parent of Japan's second-biggest steel maker, said on Thursday it will invest 400 billion yen ($2.8 billion) overseas over the next three years to drive growth, while suspending a blast ... ( read original story ...)