These are external links and will open in a new window Nissan has admitted that it has uncovered falsified data from car exhaust emissions tests at most of its Japanese factories. The firm did not dis... ( read original story ...)
BOJ keeps upbeat view on regional Japan, labor shortages cloud outlook
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan maintained its upbeat economic assessment for all nine regions of the country but some areas saw companies fret about rising costs from labor shortages, a sign that ... ( read original story ...)
5 Things You’ll Want To Do In Umeda, Osaka
The area of Umeda refers to the northern part of the Osaka business quarter, known as Kita, in contrast to the Minami area home to Namba and Shinsaibashi. It is a central hub for transportation, with ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka – Safe after earthquake? – Japan Forum
You'll be heading next week? Um, ... no issues. Osaka City's major stores are closed today as many staff won't make it, and it would lack sensibility to do business on such a day when operations are g... ( read original story ...)
Pictures show the devastating scenes from the landslide and floods that reportedly killed at least 51 people in Japan
At least 51 people are dead and 48 are missing after record-shattering torrential rains hit western and central Japan on Saturday, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK. More than 1.6 million p... ( read original story ...)
OSAKA AND WAKAYAMA: 6-DAY ITINERARY
which started as a brewing factory and has now expanded to other lines of business such as health products, essential oils, and cosmetics. Filipinos love shopping for pasalubong whenever they travel o... ( read original story ...)
Takeda considers selling Osaka headquarters to fund Shire purchase
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. is considering selling its symbolic Osaka headquarters building to help finance its £46 billion ($60 billion) deal to acquire Irish drugmaker Shire Plc., sources close to the ... ( read original story ...)
I rode superfast bullet trains in China, Japan, Korea, and Russia, and one is better than the rest
Last year, on a trip to Tokyo to launch Business Insider Japan, I rode a bullet train from Tokyo to Osaka. China's bullet trains stood out for their speed and the extensive network; Japan's trains wer... ( read original story ...)
PHL, Japan hold industrial-cooperation dialogue
THE Philippines and Japan conducted the third round of their Industrial Cooperation ... chemicals, information-technology-business process management particularly knowledge-process outsourcing, agribu... ( read original story ...)
I rode super-fast bullet trains in China, Japan, Korea, and Russia, and one is better than the rest
Last year, on a trip to Tokyo to launch Business Insider Japan, I rode a bullet train from Tokyo to Osaka. China's bullet trains stood out for their speed and the extensiveness of their network; Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Takeda to sell Osaka headquarters ahead of Shire purchase
TOKYO -- Takeda Pharmaceutical plans to sell its Osaka headquarters to bolster its finances ahead ... The plan is to focus Takeda's resources on the pharmaceutical business by giving up assets that ar... ( read original story ...)
As Zozotown suits up, Japan’s online fashion revolution gathers speed
offers free returns - still a rarity in Japan. It also shares inventory with fashion site Magaseek. For now, Zozotown is “totally sweeping the board,” said Yuki Ando, general manager of web business a... ( read original story ...)
Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo Renovates Universal Design Guests Rooms
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 3, 2018--Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo (KPH), one of Japan’s most prestigious international hotels located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, will begin renovation of its ten universal design guest rooms (35.5 square meters) on the 30 th floor of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s business confidence index drops amid trade tensions
TOKYO: Business sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers fell in June for the second quarter in a row amid growing concerns about trade with the United States, a Bank of Japan quarterly survey showed on Monday. The Tankan index fell from plus 24 in ... ( read original story ...)
Cool Tokyo Hotels You’ll Never Want To Leave
Whether you’re traveling for business or leisure, the city offers the best luxury stays for the trendy globetrotter. For a mix of opulence, heritage and 5-star service, look to one of these fancy Tokyo hotels hailing from the land of the rising sun. ( read original story ...)
Stunned silence in Tokyo as Japan SWC dream ends
But a few short minutes later, the dream was over. At a bar in a Tokyo business district, the air went out of the room as Belgium found the net in extra time, scoring a third goal to seal Japan's fate. Just a short while earlier, whoops of joy had filled ... ( read original ...