STARK CEO Stefan Leipold announced that STARK opened its new Asian headquarters in Tokyo, Japan alongside from the USA and Germany. Both Asian businesses and individuals can now shop STARK’s reusable, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tallest skyscraper, named ‘Torch Tower’, to be built in Tokyo
The 63-floor building is part of a development project in the Japanese capital’s Marunouchi district, and will feature offices, a luxury hotel and observation deck. ( read original story ...)
Japan, Malaysia seal $3 billion currency swap deal
TOKYO: Japan and Malaysia sealed on Friday a mutual currency swap arrangement to allow each side to provide the other up to US$3 billion to prevent a financial crisis, the Japanese Finance Ministry ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘Suganomics’ will target quick wins, not grand visions
Japan's new prime minister will pursue economic structural reforms through a mixed bag of policies that target specific industries, rather than a grand strategy to reshape society and boost long-term ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka: Trolls who said ‘keep politics out of sports’ inspired me to win
Naomi Osaka of Japan poses with the US Open trophy the morning ... investigate the son of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Lev Parnas and his business partner, David Correia, were ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo rubber futures move higher
TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures closed at a two-week high on Thursday after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) slightly upgraded its outlook for the world's third-largest economy, which has slumped amid the Covid ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tallest skyscraper, ‘Torch Tower,’ to be built in Tokyo
Japan's tallest skyscraper around 390 meters high, which is scheduled to be built in front of Tokyo Station in fiscal 2027, will be named "Torch Tower," its developer Mitsubishi Estate Co said ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo nightlife facing sobering reality after restrictions lifted
But for many such business owners in the capital’s nightlife districts, the first night was anything but happy times as they struggled to lure back customers. Starting from early August, the ... ( read original story ...)
Asian stocks retreat on lack of new Fed action
Asian stock markets have retreated after the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated it will keep interest rates near zero but announced no fresh stimulus plans ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan keeps monetary policy steady, sees economy improving slightly
The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Thursday and slightly upgraded its view on the economy, suggesting that no immediate expansion of stimulus was needed to combat the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business leaders expect economic reforms under new leadership
Business leaders in Japan expressed expectations Wednesday that Yoshihide Suga, the country's new prime minister, will carry out econ ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic pushes popular Narita Airport stores out of business
Plunging passenger numbers at Narita International Airport have pushed 12 stores in the major hub airport east of Tokyo out of busine ... ( read original story ...)
Japan eases business restrictions despite COVID-19 risk
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 exports fall 15% in August as pandemic pummels trade
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 ...)
Tokyo Disneyland operator to cut winter bonus by 70% due to pandemic
The company also plans to offer early retirement and transfers to some workers whose duties have been reduced. ( read original story ...)
Ghosn’s Alleged Accomplice Kelly Faces Tokyo Trial
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 ...)