A new Japanese political party led by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike reveals its policy attack plan saying it wants to end nuclear power in the country. Ryan Brooks reports. She may not be aiming for Japanese leader Shinzo Abe's job just yet, but on Friday ... ( read original story ...)
A $1 trillion money manager says Japan is the biggest opportunity for his business
Business Insider deputy executive editor Matt Turner speaks to David Hunt, president and CEO of PGIM, who says that Japan is at the top of his firm's list in terms of international opportunities. He notes that there are large institutional investors there ... ( read original story ...)
Airbnb’s Chinese Rival Tujia Is Also Focusing on Business in Japan
Japan may be Airbnb’s most popular country in Asia, but Tujia has a distinct advantage over Airbnb in terms of appealing to Chinese travelers who are arriving to Japan en masse. Tujia.com, China’s largest vacation rental platform, seeks to boost Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Dentsu’s overtime fine puts spotlight on Japan’s work culture
Japanese advertising firm Dentsu has been fined for making ... "You can see why the occasional death might be considered just a comparatively small cost of doing business, especially when contrasted with the labor costs that can be saved by having people ... ( read original story ...)
This 31-year-old Japanese journalist died holding a phone after working 159 hours of overtime in a month
Miwa Sado died of overwork in 2013. ANN News/YouTube A political journalist in Japan died from overwork, her employer has revealed four years after her death. Miwa Sado died of congestive heart failure in 2013 after working 159 hours and 37 minutes of ... ( read original story ...)
A 31-year-old’s ‘death from overwork’ causes Japan to rethink work-life balance
Japan's government has been trying desperately over the past ... At the Tokyo-based nursing care business Saint-Works, employees wear purple capes that display the time they should leave the office — an effort to erase all doubt when the day is over. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Koike’s new party vows to scrap over-reliance on fiscal, monetary steps
TOKYO (Reuters) - A new party led by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Friday it hopes to pursue policies to revive the economy that do not rely excessively on fiscal and monetary stimulus steps in a party platform unveiled ahead of a national election ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo futures rise ahead of long weekend, head for weekly gain
TOKYO, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Benchmark TOCOM rubber futures inched up on Friday as investors adjusted positions ahead of key U.S. jobs data later the day and a three-day weekend in Japan, with the contract remaining on track for its first weekly gain in a ... ( read original story ...)
New party led by Tokyo’s Koike pledges to freeze 2019 sales tax hike
TOKYO (Reuters) - A new party led by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike unveiled its election platform on Friday, pledging to prevent a planned sales tax hike and debate revising Japan's pacifist constitution. Koike's Party of Hope, which is challenging Prime ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon to launch pop-up bar in Tokyo
The pop-up bar will sell beer, sake and cocktails. Getty/iStock Amazon is opening a bar in Tokyo that will sell wine, sake and cocktails. For 10 days, the web retailer will run a bar in Tokyo’s glitzy Ginza district to promote alcoholic products sold ... ( read original story ...)
Corrected: Tokyo Koike’s new party vows to scrap over-reliance on fiscal, monetary steps
(The story corrects policy name to "Yurinomics" from "Yurikonomics", paragraph 2, first bullet point.) By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - A new party led by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Friday it hopes to pursue policies to revive the economy ... ( read original story ...)
Gasquet cruises into Tokyo quarters
TOKYO: Richard Gasquet eased into the Japan Open quarter-finals ... Gasquet has not troubled the business end of the Grand Slam tournaments this year, losing in the first round of Wimbledon and the US Open and getting to the last 32 in his home tournament ... ( read original story ...)
Launch of Japan’s First Microgrid System with a Total of 117 Homes
HYOGO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PanaHome Corporation, ENERES Co., Ltd, IBJ Leasing Co., Ltd. and the Public Enterprises Agency of the Hyogo Prefectural Government plan to embark on the urban development of a microgrid system (a regional energy distribution ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin could see new rule-maker: Japan’s finance industry
TOKYO -- Some of the middlemen that cryptocurrencies were designed to cut out are getting into the virtual mining business, anyway. With Japanese eagerly buying into bitcoin and similar currencies, SBI Holdings, GMO Internet and other online securities ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon opening pop-up liquor bar in Tokyo’s Ginza district
Amazon.com Inc. is opening a bar. For 10 days, the Web retailer is going to sell beer, wine, sake and cocktails in Tokyo's glitzy Ginza district to promote alcoholic products sold on its website in Japan. While Amazon has opened physical bookstores ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, Hong Kong stock markets hit two-year highs; Europe mixed
HONG KONG — World stock markets were mixed on Wednesday as momentum from Wall Street’s rally faded. Investors were watching for economic data and remarks from the Fed chief to provide direction. KEEPING SCORE: European indexes were mixed in early ... ( read original story ...)