Air New Zealand to fly to a second Tokyo airport

Air New Zealand will split its Tokyo services between Haneda and Narita Airports from July next year, offering customers two points of entry into Japan's capital city. The airline currently operates daily flights to Narita International Airport increasing ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Mogul Starts on Vow to Trump to Create 50,000 U.S. Jobs

SAN FRANCISCO — The Japanese business mogul Masayoshi Son pledged to President-elect Donald J. Trump nearly two weeks ago that he would invest in the United States and create about 50,000 jobs. On Monday, Mr. Son’s conglomerate, SoftBank, took what it ... ( read original story ...)

Ebook: What you need to know to start a business in Japan

Although startups are concentrated in larger metropolitan areas like Tokyo and Osaka, the government has been encouraging new business ventures and even created a special economic zone in Fukuoka with lower corporate tax. Foreign entrepreneurs can get ... ( read original story ...)

Panasonic to supply solar panels to Tesla

OSAKA -- Panasonic will supply solar panels to U.S.-based Tesla Motors, looking to offset dwindling business in Japan with sales abroad. The Osaka-based manufacturer will build the panels for Tesla at its idled Kaizuka factory near here, and in Malaysia. ( read original story ...)

BOJ survey shows cheaper yen lifts Japan business sentiment

TOKYO (AP) — Business sentiment among Japan's automakers and other big manufacturers has improved slightly, according to the latest quarterly survey by the Japanese central bank. The Bank of Japan's "tankan" survey for December showed its measure of ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Asahi expands in Europe with AB InBev beer deal

Also reaching outside Japan, Sumitomo Corp agreed last week to buy Ireland ... “The deal has become very expensive,” said John Colley, a professor at Warwick Business School, but he added AB InBev, known for its frugal culture, could exceed its ... ( read original story ...)

Fly with class, comfort to North America through Tokyo with ANA

Good news for both Filipino and foreign business-class passengers headed to North America: All Nippon Airways (ANA) now offers connected travel to North American destinations from the Philippines through Tokyo, Japan. Travelers can fly to the key cities of ... ( read original story ...)

Universal Studios Japan to debut Nintendo-themed area in 2020

OSAKA – The operator of Universal Studios Japan in Osaka said Monday that it will open a Nintendo-themed area featuring the game maker’s popular characters by summer 2020, investing over ¥50 billion ($432 million). USJ Co. said it will create an area ... ( read original story ...)

Transcreating Tokyo–Kabuki, Then and Now

As I wrote in a previous ‘Transcreating Tokyo’ column, the city of Edo-Tokyo has given birth to three main forms of bodily entertainment: kabuki theatre, sumo wrestling and geisha ‘service’. Now that more than 300 years have passed since their ... ( read original story ...)

Vietnam’s investment opportunities introduced in Osaka

Osaka (VNA) – The Vietnamese Consulate General in Osaka introduced ... to complete investment licence and business registration procedures through mails. They also asked for permission to export used equipment to Vietnam. Also at the event, the Vietnam ... ( read original story ...)