This featured Japan’s recent change in business innovation environment; more startups began to emerge, seeking to compete in the global marketplace. This press release features multimedia. ( read original story ...)
Japan January Services PMI Rises on Pick-Up in Domestic Demand
TOKYO, Feb 5 — Japanese services sector activity rose in January due to a pick-up in domestic demand, a business survey showed on Tuesday, but there are growing worries that economic activity will wea... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks buoyed by weaker yen
Stocks rose on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Monday ... jumped 4.11 percent in the wake of its upward revision of earnings forecasts for the current business year to March. Drugmaker Eisai rose 3.07 percen... ( read original story ...)
Sony Sees Biggest Drop Since 2015 on Weaker PlayStation Business
(Bloomberg) -- Sony Corp. reported weaker profits in the PlayStation business and cut its annual revenue forecast, triggering the steepest share decline in almost three and a half years. The stock fel... ( read original story ...)
A Wooden Metsä Pavilion in Tokyo During the 2020 Olympic Games
Metsä Group and Business Finland are joining forces in building a wooden Metsä pavilion to be used in Tokyo during the Olympic games. The pavilion will be built on the grounds of the Finnish ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Cops use saw to enter hostess club suspected of illegal operation
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police early Sunday used ... 5:00 a.m. Under the Law Regulating Adult Entertainment Businesses, such a business must close by 1:00 a.m. Previously, police issued warnin... ( read original story ...)
MetLife and DeNA Form Business Alliance
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MetLife Insurance K.K. (Director, Representative Statutory Executive Officer, Chairman, President and CEO, Eric Clurfain, hereafter “MetLife”) and DeNA Co., Ltd. (President and ... ( read original story ...)
Excedo – New Language Learning Approach for Global Business Professionals Launches
TOKYO & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Excedo is proud to announce the launch today of its language learning solution for business professionals. Excedo will help organisations and their employees develop t... ( read original story ...)
Sony reports best-ever quarterly profit on strong music business
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp raked in its highest-ever ... Operating profit at its music business rose to 147.1 billion yen from 39.3 billion yen as it booked a one-time gain of 116.9 billion y... ( read original story ...)
Govt. mulls road toll rise for Tokyo 2020 Games
Large and mid-sized trucks would likely be exempt from the higher rates to avoid any impact on business. The central government will work with Tokyo officials and urban planning experts to draw up ... ( read original story ...)
Avelacom Launches New PoP in Tokyo to Deliver Ultra-Low Latency
Avelacom also has a PoP in Equinix’s Tokyo (TY3) International Business Exchange data centre, which was launched in November of last year, as Finance Magnates reported. This PoP gave trading firms fas... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher helped by cheaper yen
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Tuesday as investors took heart from a cheaper yen and rallies on Wall Street, while keeping a close eye on corporate earnings reports. Tokyo stocks opened higher on Tues... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s EU deal ‘threatens post-Brexit UK industry’
Business groups estimate that the potential benefit of the EU-Japan deal to the UK would be £3bn a year if Britain stayed in the EU. “It could be a huge lost opportunity, which is why manufacturers ar... ( read original story ...)
Pacifica Capital to Open Japan’s First “Fairfield by Marriott” Summer 2020 in Osaka
View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190203005056/en/ Exterior (Graphic: Business Wire) The hotel is just a five-minute walk from Namba Station, the favorite accommodat... ( read original story ...)
SEAG swimming qualifier for Tokyo
THE International Swimming Federation or Fina has sanctioned the Philippine 30th Southeast Asian Games as a qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Fina made the declaration through a letter from ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan new X-Trail to be made in Japan instead of Sunderland
"To support this, we are taking advantage of our global assets, and with X-Trail already manufactured in Japan, we can reduce our upfront ... "While we have taken this decision for business reasons, t... ( read original story ...)