Tag: business

The dollar was directionless around ¥106.35 in Tokyo trading Friday ahead of the release of key U.S. economic data. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥106.36-37, against ¥106.35-35 at the same time ... ( read original story ...)

The latest convention to officially be canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak is the Tokyo Game Show 2020, as the organization revealed today. ( read original story ...)

Gov. Yoshimura’s choice of words has been criticized by minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, who is also in charge of overseeing virus containment measures. ( read original story ...)

A pachinko parlor in western Japan reopened on May 7 in defiance of an Osaka Prefectural Government request to temporarily suspend operations ... ( read original story ...)

Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) Q1 core EPS of C$0.51 (US$0.36) trails the consensus estimate of C$0.59 and slipped from C$0.76 in the year-ago quarter.The core earnings decline was driven by the unfavo ... ( read original story ...)

The Matthews Japan Fund (Trades, Portfolio) released its first-quarter portfolio last week, listing six new holdings. Part of San Francisco-based investment firm Matthews Asia, the fund is managed by ... ( read original story ...)

The build was requested by a New York City-based client who wanted a dual mobile home and office while away from the city. ( read original story ...)

Authorities in Tokyo pledged May 5 to provide additional financial support to small businesses that comply with a request to close their operations or shorten business hours to he ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo metropolitan government said Tuesday it will give more financial aid to small and medium-sized businesses in the capital th ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo metropolitan government said Tuesday it will give more financial aid to small and medium-sized businesses in the capital that agree to its request to suspend operations until the end of this ... ( read original story ...)

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY DAVID COVERDALE: Going from globe-trotting gymnast to stay-at-home dad was not part of Max Whitlock's career plan for at least another four years. ( read original story ...)

Canadian race walker Evan Dunfee, the world championship 50km bronze medallist, and marathoners Trevor Hofbauer and Dayna Pidhoresky have been nominated for their events at the delayed Tokyo 2020 ... ( read original story ...)

Authorities in Osaka Prefecture, the nation's third most populous, released their own numerical guidelines May 5 for deciding whether to lift a request for voluntarily rest ... ( read original story ...)

The scheme and the size of Tokyo's subsidies will be similar to what had been decided before the extension of the state of emergency, involving payouts of 500,000 yen ($4,700) to business owners with ... ( read original story ...)

Almost a month after Tokyo declared a state of emergency, dozens of call centre employees for telecom KDDI Corp still commute into their crowded office, where the fear of coronavirus infection has ... ( read original story ...)

After closing in compliance of the Tokyo, Japan shut down due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, video game ratings board CERO is re-opening in early May. ( read original story ...)