Tag: business

Japan should rely primarily on raising the sales tax to generate ... rewarded simply because they are a member of a benchmark index, and not because of their business strategy, the OECD said. Got a ... ( read original story ...)

Nevertheless, Tokyo is still a place to be reckoned with ... The circular Yamanote Line is the city's most important, connecting major centres of business, shopping and entertainment: Shinjuku Station ... ( read original story ...)

The case has bewitched Japan and the business world since the tycoon was arrested out of the blue at a Tokyo airport on November 19 and whisked off to the detention centre. ALSO READ: Baffled Nissan ... ( read original story ...)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso on Saturday pledged to global finance leaders that Tokyo will forge ahead with a scheduled sales tax hike in October, even as weakening global ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Display has a subsidiary in San Jose, a U.S. business that could give the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) jurisdiction over the deal. Displays may not necessarily be ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport, which is seeing a resurgence as the city pursues ambitious business and tourism goals, is adding 24 slots to boost capacity ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and ... ( read original story ...)

and companies are likely to remain cautious because their business plans depend a lot on the global economy," said Shuji Tonouchi, senior market economist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities. ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's machinery orders posted their first monthly increase ... It is also unlikely to ease concerns that companies could drastically cut business investment due to the U.S.-Sino ... ( read original story ...)

"Bottom line is that it would not be good," for the future of US airpower if Japan or the US don't quickly recover the jet, retired US Air Force Lt. Gen. David Deptula told Business Insider. "There is ... ( read original story ...)

Tennis star Naomi Osaka surprised industry watchers by signing an endorsement deal with Nike Inc., switching from the U.S. sports brand’s biggest rival, Adidas AG. The sports world had been ... ( read original story ...)

Tennis star Naomi Osaka surprised industry watchers by signing an endorsement deal with Nike, switching from the US sports brand’s biggest rival, Adidas AG. The sports world had been anticipating that ... ( read original story ...)

There’s a popular saying in Japanese: dumplings over blossoms—meaning substance is better than beauty. But that might sell short the phenomenon of cherry-blossom season in Japan. Over the course of a ... ( read original story ...)

A Tokyo court approved on Friday a request by prosecutors to detain Carlos Ghosn for 10 days for further questioning, a move the ousted Nissan boss’ lawyer appealed. The Tokyo District Court said it ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s biggest retail group Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd said it is replacing the head of its 7-Eleven convenience store business, amid pressure to abandon its 24-hour store ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nomura Holdings said on Thursday it would cut $1 billion in costs from its wholesale business and shut more than 30 of 156 domestic retail branches, in its latest ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nomura Holdings will cut $1 billion in costs from its wholesale business and shut more than 30 of 156 domestic retail branches in its latest overhaul, the ailing bank said on ... ( read original story ...)