Tag: business

TOKYO -- Restaurants and karaoke parlors in Tokyo's 23 wards were free to operate normally as of Wednesday, after authorities in the Japanese capital lifted their request that such businesses ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's trade surplus widened in August as the pandemic pummeled a wide array of industries and sapped consumer demand. The 15% drop in exports from a year earlier was outpaced by a more than 20% ... ( read original story ...)

The company also plans to offer early retirement and transfers to some workers whose duties have been reduced. ( read original story ...)

Former Nissan Motor Co. director Greg Kelly faces a trial in Tokyo scheduled to last 10 months. The sole individual defendant in a case that has drawn global attention after former Nissan ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese business leaders on Monday voiced expectations that Yoshihide Suga, the new president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ... ( read original story ...)

Investors are already betting that Tokyo Disneyland, one of Japan’s top tourist spots, will return to normal after getting battered by the coronavirus pandemic, market data suggest. ( read original story ...)

Almost two years after arriving in Japan for what he thought would be a quick two-day business trip, former Nissan Motor Co. director Greg Kelly faces a trial in Tokyo scheduled to last 10 months — ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's likely next prime minister is a huge fan of Shinzo Abe. That doesn’t mean Yoshihide Suga is a carbon copy.Indeed, the shades of difference between the two men on some key issues are important, ... ( read original story ...)

While Singapore has similar arrangements with other countries, it's a first for Japan; track mainly for short-term business travellers ... ( read original story ...)

(Shutterstock/Ivanko80) Japan will resume short-term business travel with Singapore from Sept. 18, marking the first time that Tokyo has decided to allow the entry of businesspeople without requiring ... ( read original story ...)

"While many countries are looking inward due to the spread of the infectious disease, (the pact) will lead to a further opening and liberalizing of trade and investment," said Hiroaki Nakanishi, ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said the arrangement marked “an important step forward” as the country starts to resume international travel. “There have been great business needs for ... ( read original story ...)

Australian tennis commentator Rennae Stubbs has been slammed for her questions about Naomi Osaka's anti-racism stand conveyed through face masks during an interview at the US Open. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka received a thank you message from the parents of Ahmaud Arbery and Trayvon Martin following her win on Tuesday in the quarterfinal match of the U.S. Open. The message: The 22-year-old ... ( read original story ...)

The spaces beneath elevated railways generally get a bad rap. At least that’s the case in the U.S. and mainland Europe, where they are often considered dark, dangerous and noisy. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka received a thank you message from the parents of Ahmaud Arbery and Trayvon Martin following her win on Tuesday in the quarterfinal match of the U.S. Open. The message: The 22-year-old ... ( read original story ...)