On Sunday of last week, the Bank of Japan’s quarterly tankan manufacturing and non-manufacturing survey data was released. Covering the period of the first quarter, data showed that confidence among the larger manufacturing firms in Japan weakened for ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Workers Call It Quits on a Firm Tradition: The Job for Life
“I used to have the Japanese way of thinking that I would finish up my career with the first company I was employed,” said Yoko Brown, 43 years old, a patent specialist who spent 17 years at an electronics maker. When she grew worried about its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan will start charging departing travellers a ‘sayonara tax’ from 2019
Your trip to Japan might be about to get a little more expensive. Travellers will be charged 1,000 yen ($9.37) for leaving the country as of 2019. According to Nikkei Asian Review, the tax is part of an effort to raise 40 billion yen annually to bolster ... ( read original story ...)
NO ENTRY: How Japan’s shockingly low refugee intake is shaped by the paradox of isolation, a demographic time bomb, and the fear of North Korea
His family spent a decade in Pakistan, moving frequently, while Amini's father was in Japan. After entering the country on business, the situation in Afghanistan changed and he applied for asylum. He spent the following years fighting to be recognized as a ... ( read original story ...)
2018 Business & Investment Opportunities for Prepaid Cards in Japan 2013-2022 – Consumer Attitude & Behaviour, Retail Spend, Market Risk
The "Japan Prepaid Cards Business and Investment Opportunities (Databook Series) - Market Size and Forecast (2013-2022), Consumer Attitude & Behaviour, Retail Spend, Market Risk" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The prepaid card ... ( read original story ...)
Feature: Game Bar Space Station – Osaka’s Gaming Paradise
I think there are more video game bars in Osaka city than Tokyo even ... and the creator of Space Invaders just happened to be drinking there at the time. I swapped business cards with him and the picture I have with him is a treasure. ( read original story ...)
Win ¥1,000,000 to Help Grow Your Business in Japan
Got a great business idea for Japan? Sit up and take note. Tokyo Star Bank is launching a contest specifically geared to foreigners that will help put that money where your mouth is. The Foreign Entrepreneurs Business Plan Competition 2018 is a new ... ( read original story ...)
What it takes to crack an M&A deal with Japanese investors
The aim of this was to facilitate Japanese investments, improve relations between the countries and facilitate the ease of doing business in India. The results of this are already visible, as not only have the number of investments increased, but they have ... ( read original story ...)
Japan can benefit from Finnish high-tech maritime solutions
“Finnish maritime solutions and services not only increase efficiency and optimize processes but can also create new value and business models.” During a visit to Japan by a Finnish delegation of maritime and offshore companies, the Finnish companies ... ( read original story ...)
Women save Japan’s old family businesses with new ideas
OSAKA -- For 260 years, a Kyoto company called Ueba Esou specialized in paints for Japanese art. But after the president succumbed to illness, his daughter faced an almost unthinkable decision: Should she close the business? Demand for the subtle ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese ministry proposed cover story on land sale at heart of scandal: official
The plot of land in Osaka, western Japan, was appraised to be worth 956,000,000 yen ($8.95 million) but the ministry granted the school operator an 820,000,000 yen discount. It originally said the sale was appropriate and was heavily discounted to offset ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stocks Opened Flat as Yen Eased Modestly Against Dollar
Tokyo stocks open flat amid lingering trade war fears (Photo: AFP). Tokyo: Tokyo stocks opened flat on Monday, as the yen eased modestly against the dollar, with investor sentiment hurt by falls on Wall Street on worsening trade war fears. The benchmark ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stocks Opened Slightly Higher
Tokyo stocks open slightly higher after Wall Street gains (Photo: AFP). Tokyo: Tokyo stocks opened slightly higher Friday, propped up by a lower yen and gains on Wall Street, but traders appeared in wait-and-see mode ahead of crucial US jobs data. The ... ( read original story ...)
AT TOKYO Launches Connection Services Between ATBeX and IX Services of 3 Major IX Providers in Japan
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AT TOKYO Corporation (Headquartered in Koto-ku, Tokyo, President and Chief Executive Officer, Akira Nakamura, referred to as “AT TOKYO”) hereby announces that it will provide connections services between ATBeX (AT TOKYO Business ... ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Ghoul:re’ Season 2 Release Date’: ‘Tokyo Ghoul’ Season 4 Possible Based On Sui Ishida’s Manga
The Tokyo Ghoul:re English translation by VIZ Media is only up ... These upper-class ghouls wield influence in Japan due to their Tsukiyama Group business conglomerate. It’s decided that the company’s president will be targeted and the raid on the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s business confidence sinks
Tokyo — Japanese business sentiment worsened for the first time in two years in the quarter to March, a central bank survey showed on Monday, as rising raw materials and labour costs weigh on an otherwise steady economic recovery. A strong yen and ... ( read original story ...)