Tag: business

However, the recent global stock market sell-off has boosted investors' appetite for the safe-haven yen JPY=, which is a worry for policymakers.A strong currency eats into Japanese manufacturers' profits and could disrupt the virtuous cycle of business ... ( read original story ...)

During the incident, the other man fled the scene, and police are seeking his whereabouts. The incident took place in a business district located about 300 meters from JR Kyobashi Station on the Osaka Loop Line. No pedestrians were hurt, police said. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A group of leading Osaka-area companies, including Kansai Electric Power, will acquire a major Tokyo office building in Japan's second-biggest deal for a single structure since the 2008 global financial crisis. The consortium will pay more than ... ( read original story ...)

Japan reappointed central bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda for another term on Friday, and chose an advocate of bolder monetary easing as one of his deputies in a strong signal to investors that policymakers are in no rush to turn off a sweeping stimulus program ... ( read original story ...)

The survey further depicts that Japan enterprises are allocating the highest proportion of their cloud computing budget to the private cloud. Meanwhile, increasing customer satisfaction and improving supplier intimacy remain the top business objectives ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened higher on Friday, extending gains on Wall Street as investors regained confidence and set aside inflation fears that stoked volatility earlier in the month. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged up 0.34 percent, or 72.34 points, to ... ( read original story ...)

There are 97 beds total with a variety of room configurations that will suit families, friends, couples, business travellers, and solo travellers. If you’re looking for cheap hostels in Tokyo, then the Retrometro Backpackers will likely appeal to you ... ( read original story ...)

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will benefit from a fresh batch of International Olympic Committee (IOC) reforms, despite having already slashed their initial budget by roughly $2.5 billion (£1.8 billion), the IOC said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Koji Tsuruoka was speaking outside Number 10 after a meeting between Prime Minister Theresa May and 19 top Japanese bosses. Mrs May had told the business leaders that Brexit would allow the UK to strike a free trade deal with Japan. She said the government ... ( read original story ...)

When Japanese business were first lured to Britain 30 years ago, one of the key attractions was free trade access to European markets, something which could be under threat from Brexit. In 2016 Nissan’s boss at the time, Carlos Ghosn, visited No 10 for ... ( read original story ...)

Speaking after a meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May and Japanese business leaders at 10 Downing St., Tsuruoka said Japanese firms based in Britain counted on access to the EU market. He said "the question is whether the arrangements that will be ... ( read original story ...)

Amid the buzz which surrounded the kick-off of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, you would have been forgiven if you had missed Japanese Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi announcing on 23 January that the 11 remaining parties to the ... ( read original story ...)

Moreover, Osaka is the second largest city in the country, so there’s no wonder why it attracts both business and leisure tourists. The new Osaka hotel will be open in an eye-catching building, the façade of which was developed by Tadao Ando. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Improving the profitability of Yahoo Japan's e-commerce business will be one challenge facing incoming CEO Kentaro Kawabe when he takes the job in June. The subsidiary of Japan's SoftBank Group reported Friday that net profit dipped 2% on the year ... ( read original story ...)

The FSA earlier this week issued a business improvement order to Coincheck and said it would investigate all cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan for security gaps following the hack. The regulator said on Friday it had ordered all cryptocurrency exchanges to ... ( read original story ...)

The robot named Sawyer debuted this week at Henna Cafe in Tokyo's downtown business and shopping district of Shibuya. The shop's name in Japanese means "strange cafe." The single-armed robot scans a ticket purchased from a vending machine and greets the ... ( read original story ...)