Vancouver, BC, January 10, 2019--(T-Net)--ACL, a leading enterprise governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) SaaS provider, has announced the transition of its Japanese business from channel ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka: Cops bust shop selling illegal porn; 40,000 discs seized
OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police have busted a shop ... During questioning, Kuwayama said that he started the business several years ago. “Ten discs for 5,000 yen,” the suspect was quoted by poli... ( read original story ...)
SHARP Brings Society-Changing Vision to the World at CES 2019
LAS VEGAS & OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 10, 2019--Sharp Corporation (TOKYO:6753) has returned to CES 2019 with its first full-scale exhibit in over four years to showcase a fast-growing portfol... ( read original story ...)
Canadian farm exports to Japan boosted by new Pacific trade deal at expense of holdout U.S.
At the Canadian embassy in Tokyo last month, beef promoters flew in a chef from Canada to cook New York strip steaks for hungry Japanese importers and restaurant suppliers. The annual Canadian beef bu... ( read original story ...)
Carlos Ghosn case rattles Japan’s expat business community
"The way Mr. Ghosn is treated seems completely out of proportion compared to the way Japanese executives are treated," said one Tokyo-based French businessperson. TOKYO: Carlos Ghosn's prolonged deten... ( read original story ...)
Ghosn case rattles Japan’s expat business community
Carlos Ghosn's prolonged detention under what critics see as Japan's opaque and draconian legal system has alarmed foreign executives and sparked questions over the country's ability to attract overse... ( read original story ...)
Japan to scrap UK beef ban imposed after BSE crisis
Japan will end a ban on British beef and lamb that has been in place since the mad cow disease epidemic. The move comes ahead of a meeting between Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Theresa May. Th... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo court turns down Ghosn’s appeal of long detention
TOKYO -- The appeal by the lawyers of Carlos Ghosn, Nissan's former chairman, against his prolonged detention since his arrest Nov. 19 was rejected Wednesday by the Tokyo District Court. Ghosn's lawye... ( read original story ...)
Boone officials court Japanese business
Boone County officials expect Japanese companies, six of which have chosen to locate in the county, will play an even larger role in the community's economic life in 2019. Boone County Economic Develo... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Younger Watanabes Seek More Diverse Portfolios
TOKYO — For years, Japan's retail currency investor were known as "Mrs Watanabes", a reference to the metaphorical housewife who invests family savings mostly in foreign exchange. Now, a younger gener... ( read original story ...)
What the world can learn from Japan
For example, Western business schools teach students to explore, to challenge, to do more and to expand business. Japanese, on the other hand, define success more in terms of collective survival. Soci... ( read original story ...)
Pakistani Businessmen Participate in Joint Business Dialogue Forum in Japan
Pakistan Japan Business Forum (PJBF) took a business delegation comprising several business groups and Small Media Enterprises (SME)’s to the 8th Joint Business Dialogue in Tokyo, followed by ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan Saudi Business Partner Details Work in Ghosn’s Defense
Nissan Motor Co.’s Saudi Arabian business partner said his company helped the automaker resolve a dealership dispute and pave the way for a joint venture in justifying $14.7 million in payments now un... ( read original story ...)
With $890 billion in cash, Japan M&A set for `biggest year ever’
“Not many Japanese companies are very willing to distribute cash to shareholders as dividends. They see these fund as resources to expand business overseas.” Companies sitting on excess cash are now m... ( read original story ...)
Japan plays catch-up in inland fish farming
TOKYO -- Japan's seafood processors are beginning to shift their business focus from catching fish from the sea to inland fish farming as new technologies and legal revisions make this kind of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan December Services Sector PMI Shows Weakest Growth in Three Months
TOKYO, (Reuters) - Growth in Japan's services sector slipped in December to the slowest in three months on some reduction of momentum in generating new business at the end of the year, a private showe... ( read original story ...)