Tag: business

Those booking these “flights” might never leave the ground but they don’t feel short changed, as passengers on Japan’s leading “virtual reality” airline. First Airline ... ( read original story ...)

Hiroaki Nakanishi, chief of the Japan Business Federation known as Keidanren, has redeveloped lymphoma but will keep working from the ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks turned modestly higher Friday, thanks to a Wall Street rise and receded concerns over U.S.-China relations. The 225-issue Nikkei average of th ... ( read original story ...)

The gains on Wall Street have been driven by a small gang of tech companies, led by Amazon. Jeff Bezos’s company has seen its share price rocket about 80 per cent in 2020, with the result that Alexa ... ( read original story ...)

While temperatures are inching towards the 40 degrees Celsius mark around Japan, summer in Tokyo can become especially hot as our concrete jungle is extremely densely populated. If you’re looking for ... ( read original story ...)

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the brisk sales of supermarkets in Japan amid the coronavirus pandemic, whil ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese space startup ispace is launching a new "Blueprint Moon" data analysis service on top of its plans for private lunar landings after raising $28 million in new investments. The Tokyo-based ... ( read original story ...)

Davidson Inc earlier this year said he is impressed with the changes initiated by new Chief Executive Jochen Zeitz to turn around the 117-year-old motorcycle company. ( read original story ...)

As the coronavirus pandemic has prompted multiple companies to become more cost-efficient with their office spaces, Starbucks has opened a new store in central Tokyo with a dedicated co-working ... ( read original story ...)

An administration under the Democratic candidate would stress cooperation and coordination on defense, trade and other regional issues, experts say. ( read original story ...)

Public bathrooms aren't always the cleanest places to do your business. But Japan, a country known for its innovative toilets, wants to change the perception that public toilets are "dark, dirty, ... ( read original story ...)

A company that has been building a number of skyscrapers around Tokyo's Shibuya Station over the past several years has completed a h ... ( read original story ...)

Well, it has now unveiled a new tourist attraction in Tokyo, see-through public toilets that are part ... giving them a full view out while they go about their business. Award-winning architect ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Itochu Corp. has secured its position as the nation’s top trading giant -- at least by some measures -- as its emphasis on non-resource businesses helps it weather the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)

The first group of 17 new high-design public restrooms in Tokyo’s Shibuya district double as tourist attractions. ( read original story ...)

Saito from the Japan Center for Economic Research explains why he's not as optimistic as some other analysts on Japan's economic recovery. ( read original story ...)