Tag: business

TOKYO (Reuters) - Barely six months after inaugurating a tiny software-coding boot camp in a basement in Tokyo, Silicon Valley transplant Kani Munidasa stood before some of Japan’s top business leaders in February with a warning: software was threatening ... ( read original story ...)

Already the world's largest city, Tokyo's population is continuing to grow every year, especially in its central business districts. The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are just one factor driving the 'once-in-a-century' redevelopment of CBDs like Shinjuku and Shibuya ... ( read original story ...)

... percent from its IPO price to close at 5,300 yen as it debuted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. "Mercari got off to a flying start" with investors impressed by its successful business model, Yamamoto said. Companies with strong business ties with China fell. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (TR) – Prosecutors have announced the non-prosecution of four suspected members of a fraud ring that swindled persons by falsely claiming that its sex business provided adult video (AV) actresses, reports TV Asahi (June 18). In January, Ryoki Nishi ... ( read original story ...)

Residents in western Japan were cleaning up debris Monday evening after a powerful earthquake hit the area around Osaka, the country's second-largest city, killing four people and injuring hundreds while knocking over walls and setting off fires. ( read original story ...)

In Photo: A crack is filled with water on a road after water pipes were broken following an earthquake in Takatsuki City, Osaka, western Japan, on June 18. A strong earthquake knocked over walls and set off scattered fires around metropolitan Osaka on ... ( read original story ...)

A strong earthquake knocked over walls and set off scattered fires around metropolitan Osaka in western Japan on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 210. A 9-year-old girl was killed by a falling concrete wall at her school ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo — At least three people have died and more than 200 have been injured in a 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan’s second-largest metropolis of Osaka and surrounding areas on Monday morning. The quake — which hit one of Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A strong earthquake hit western Japan on Monday morning, killing at least three, and causing disruption to business activities across the area. The temblor occurred in the northern part of Osaka Prefecture at 7:58 a.m. and had a preliminary ... ( read original story ...)

At least three people have died and at least 200 more were injured after an earthquake struck Japan's northern Osaka region on Monday morning. The quake, which had a 6.1 magnitude, hit at 7:58 a.m. Two elderly men and a 9-year-old girl were died from ... ( read original story ...)

A strong earthquake knocked over walls and set off scattered fires around metropolitan Osaka in western Japan on Monday morning, killing at least three people and injuring dozens. The Osaka prefectural government's disaster management department said two ... ( read original story ...)

A strong earthquake knocked over walls and set off scattered fires around the city of Osaka in western Japan on Monday morning, and at least two people were feared dead. Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency said two people were found with no vital ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened lower on Monday amid lingering worries over a US-China trade war and after a strong earthquake shook western Japan with no immediate reports of major damage. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.39 percent or 88.97 points to 22,762 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan's exports to the U.S. grew 5.8 per cent in May from a year ago as shipments of machinery and vehicles rose, according to government data released Monday. Japan's imports from the U.S. for the month grew 19.9 per cent as imports of aircraft ... ( read original story ...)

Haneda and Osaka airports to Dubai. Subscribe to Arabian Business' newsletter to receive the latest breaking news and business stories in Dubai,the UAE and the GCC straight to your inbox. ( read original story ...)

LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- Colorado is on the map as a destination for international business thanks in part to a direct flight from Denver to Tokyo. The nonstop service started five years ago and is being credited with helping expand business opportunities in ... ( read original story ...)