The elite strata of Japanese business loved the Century’s understated looks. The older it got, the more popular it was, with largely handmade construction and a very traditional appearance. Even so, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy likely shrank in first quarter on weak domestic demand, exports: Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy likely contracted slightly in the first quarter as corporate and consumer spending weakened, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. Exports also deteriorated amid trade ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, under a new emperor, still can’t put to rest its wartime ghosts
and that Japan’s population decline will stimulate new business opportunities. But Japan Inc remains a closed shop, in Abe’s cabinet. A woman cannot ascend the throne, though there are only three ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka tour, Japan: Neon charms in Shinsekai, Osaka’s former fun park
The Yarite Baba runs the business and pays a percentage to the yakuza who control the area. The area has a strange beauty in the light but the collision of history and reality leaves me with mixed ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo caught between rock and hard place
The emblem of the Olympic torch of the Tokyo 2020 Games is presented during a press conference in Tokyo earlier this year. Tokyo organizers are trying to cut spending, under pressure from the ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Japan: Neon charms and gritty realism in Shinsekai, Osaka’s former red light district
The Yarite Baba runs the business and pays a percentage to the yakuza who control the area. The area has a strange beauty in the light but the collision of history and reality leaves me with mixed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Softbank to spend $4B to hike stake in Yahoo Japan
Softbank Corp. said it expects that cooperating with Yahoo Japan and tapping its big data base will help it expand its consumer and business services and tailor them to better suit the needs of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shines spotlight on e-mobility developments
The e-mobility trends have been much discussed within the recycling community. In fact, a dedicated e-mobility eventn will be hosted in Tokyo this summer. The E-Mobility & Circular Economy Conference ... ( read original story ...)
Japan April services PMI slips as new business growth slows
TOKYO (Reuters) - Activity in Japan’s services sector expanded at a slightly slower pace in April than the previous month as growth in new business slowed, a business survey showed on Wednesday. The ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian pork exports to Japan catching up to the United States under CPTPP
Canadian pork exports to Japan are closing in on those of the United States as homegrown producers race to take advantage of a new Asia-Pacific trade deal abandoned by the U.S. in 2017. Canadian ... ( read original story ...)
Japan resident Sanjeev Sinha helps in global awareness of Japanese culture
Japanese lacquerware, paintings ... (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe: Agree with Trump that North Korea must denuclearize
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed completely on the need for North Korea to promptly denuclearize. "Regarding our response to ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka ‘comfortable on clay’ in Madrid opener, Kyrgios exits
Osaka looked set for a more comfortable passage after a dominant ... (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) ( read original story ...)
New Life in Old Tokyo: The ParkOne’s Monzen-Nakacho
Most of Tokyo's urban regeneration is focused on expanding the central business districts surrounding the city's busiest train stations, but the hectic pace of life and sensory overload of Shibuya and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Vietnam to further strengthen defence cooperation
Japan is promoting bilateral and multilateral defence cooperation with the Southeast Asian countries under its defence guidelines to counter China's growing assertiveness in the region. (This story ... ( read original story ...)
Japan child population falls for 38th year, hits postwar low
TOKYO — Japan’s child population has declined for the 38th year in a row and is now at a record low, the government said Saturday. The number of children younger than 15 in Japan stood at 15.22 ... ( read original story ...)