A major booking site showed that a single room with a double bed, private bathroom and no meals would cost 67,000 yen ($617) at a business hotel in Tokyo's Minato Ward for the night of July 31 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks sink to 2-month low on trade war worries, stronger yen
TOKYO — Japanese shares dropped on Monday, as investors grew nervous about a prolonged U.S.-China trade war, with a stronger yen also dragging down exporters like Panasonic and Daikin. The ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics Bound! U.S. Women Claim Ticket to Tokyo
We took care of business although it wasn’t easy, teams definitely give it to us. We had to earn it. Just really excited for this team’s opportunity to play in Tokyo.” The Americans were dominant at ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands of South Koreans protest Japanese trade curbs
Waving banners and signs and chanting anti-Japan slogans, thousands of South Koreans marched in Seoul on Saturday to express their anger at Japan’s decision to downgrade South Korea’s trade status ... ( read original story ...)
Indulging in Japan’s Epitome of Opulence, The Ritz Carlton, Tokyo
Women in pretty kimonos can be seen strutting through the city as can men in bespoke Brioni suits dashing off to strike a mega business deal. Tokyo has as much gravitas as New York, Paris or London ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks down nearly 2pc on US tariffs on China
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower on Friday, with investor sentiment hit by global sell-offs over US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on China and the yen’s rise against the dollar. The ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea vows countermeasures as Japan downgrades trade status
TOKYO -- Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved the removal of South Korea from a list of countries with preferential trade status, triggering anger and threat of retaliation from Seoul and fueling ... ( read original story ...)
Relaxing business lodging
Dormy Residences Ichigaya opened in the spring this year in the heart of Tokyo, a six-minute walk from JR Ichigaya ... shopping and running for users on both short and long-term business trips. Guests ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 joins forces with Fukuoka’s Fina World Championships
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the 2020 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games has entered into a partnership with the body overseeing Fukuoka’s staging of the 2021 Fina World Championships in an ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Gas buys Sabine O&G – first Japanese purchase of shale firm
Osaka Gas said it will buy Houston's Sabine Oil & Gas to mark the first time a Japanese firm has taken full ownership of a U.S. shale producer. Osaka, which already purchased a large stake in Sabine ... ( read original story ...)
The 46th Tokyo Motor Show 2019
Doors open on an innovative Tokyo Motor Show on Thursday, October 24, 2019 TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. (JAMA) will hold the 46th Tokyo Motor Show 2019 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics 2020: 79,000 mobile phones, electronic wastes used to make medals
With one year to go until the Tokyo Olympics 2020, the organising committee has unveiled the Olympic torch and the designs for the winning athletes' bronze, silver and gold medals. This time, the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Osaka Gas to buy Sabine Oil for $610 million
TOKYO (Reuters) - Osaka Gas Co Ltd (9532.T) said on Monday it will buy U.S. shale gas developer Sabine Oil & Gas Corp (SABN.PK) for $610 million, as the Japanese company aims to expand its overseas ... ( read original story ...)
China’s CATL to start battery storage business in Japan with Next Energy
TOKYO/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China’s electric vehicle battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL) (300750.SZ) said it will start offering products to homes and plants in Japan in 2020, ... ( read original story ...)
JXTG says to shut Osaka refinery venture with PetroChina as demand falls
“In light of the increasingly severe business environment, (JXTG) has decided to terminate refinery operations at the Osaka refinery,” the company said in a statement, citing declining ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Gas, JBIC invest $100 mn to take minority stake in AG&P
Head of South and East Asia Business Development for Osaka Gas. In addition to providing growth capital, Osaka Gas will also work with AG&P in other areas, including technical support, such as ... ( read original story ...)