Tag: business

In 2023, women occupied just 8.3% of senior positions in private corporations in Japan, and among the top 1,643 firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s prime market in 2024, only 0.8% had female ... ( read original story ...)

The decline mostly likely reflects the wider adoption of cashless consumption as well as a rise in nominal consumer spending due to inflation. ( read original story ...)

Attempts to push through the biggest ever foreign acquisition of a Japanese business took another possible step forward after ACT spearheaded a Tokyo charm offensive. ( read original story ...)

New office stock also reached a record high of 270,000sqm during the year. According to a JLL report, in full-year 2024, new supply totaled 270,000 sqm, marking the largest figure. “The December ... ( read original story ...)

Topps, Populous and New Balance are all examples of baseball-connected brands that are tailoring their businesses to succeed in Japan. ( read original story ...)

Japan has reported its exports grew at an 11% annual pace in February while imports declined slightly, leaving a surplus after two straight months of deficits as worries grow about President Donald ... ( read original story ...)

Business sentiment among Japanese manufacturers in March worsened for the first time in three months into negative territory on concerns about U.S. tariff policies and weakness in China's economy, a ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Companies are delisting from the Tokyo Stock Exchange at a record pace, as one after another are acquired or go private against the backdrop of market reforms aimed at boosting corporate ... ( read original story ...)

Products to be showcased at the Expo include a jacket that can automatically adjust the temperature inside it. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police are stepping up its crackdown on the scout group Access, which lures women on social media with the promise of high pay and sends them to commercial sex ... ( read original story ...)

Toyota, Japan’s most valuable company, unveiled plans last month to trim its board from 16 members to 10 and make half of them independent, up from 40 per cent previously. It will also create a ... ( read original story ...)

The country has about 4,500 companies with annual sales of ¥10 billion or more, but many of them are concentrated in metropolitan areas. ( read original story ...)

A total of 16 foreign hotel brands opened in Kansai in 2024, including new properties and rebrands -- the most ever for a single year, according to Osaka-based think tank Asia Pacific Institute of ... ( read original story ...)

Municipal governments of Tokyo's central wards are taking a variety of measures to encourage foreign visitors to keep the yen flowing after the sun sets. ( read original story ...)

Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard has reiterated its determination to acquire Seven & i Holdings, although the operator of Japan’s top convenience store chain has rejected its offer. ( read original story ...)

With one month to go before the start of the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka, it seems unlikely that pre-event ticket sales will reach their target of 14 ... ( read original story ...)