Tag: business

Casino operators in Japan will be fined up to ¥500 million ($4.7 million) if they are found to have obtained their business licenses through fraudulent means, under legislation to be submitted to the Diet this month. The penalty is included in legislation ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Life Science Week provides a unique platform for the creation of new business opportunities in the field of medical devices and pharmaceuticals, as well as focusing world attention on Japan's leading-edge medical technologies. Entrance is free of ... ( read original story ...)

For the utilities, such offerings are increasingly part of doing business. For years, Japan’s power sector was one of the most vertically-integrated in the world, but a wave of deregulation has brought intense competition. Last year companies other than ... ( read original story ...)

Government initiatives that been positive developments for Japanese business include monetary stimulus, increased public spending, and economic reforms to boost corporate earnings. Looking back historically at Japan, Dibb says that after the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

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 ...)

“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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

“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 ...)

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 ...)

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 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 ...)