Tag: business

In Japan, it's so common for employees to work themselves to death that there's a word for it: Karoshi. After a 24-year-old employee of Japan's largest advertising firm killed herself in 2015, the government and major corporations have started instituting ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks plunged Friday morning, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 index falling three percent on revived trade war fears as US President Donald Trump unveiled tariffs on Chinese imports. Investors were also cautious after Trump sacked his national ... ( read original story ...)

Other entrepreneurs value the local business culture for its down-to-earth acumen and frankness. "One of the advantages for us for starting up in Osaka is getting quicker product and customer development," says Philip Nguyen, co-founder of Gochiso ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese business confidence was expected to deteriorate slightly in the three months to March with the outlook for the coming quarter also fading, a Reuters poll found on Friday, reflecting concerns over the strong yen eroding business ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - As U.S. President Donald Trump dealt a blow to China with plans to slap tariffs on $60 billion of trade, he quietly delivered a slap in the face to one of Washington's closest allies, Japan, which got no exemption from earlier announced ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: As U.S. President Donald Trump dealt a blow to China with plans to slap tariffs on $60 billion of trade, he quietly delivered a slap in the face to one of Washington's closest allies, Japan, which got no exemption from earlier announced duties. ( read original story ...)

Nippon Life Insurance and Dai-ichi Life Insurance run Corporate-Pension Business Service as a 50-50 joint venture. That unit will swallow up Japan Pension Service Co., an outfit owned by Sumitomo Life Insurance, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance, Mitsui Life ... ( read original story ...)

... organization that promotes mutually beneficial trade and investment relations between Japan and other nations. The highlights of the mission consisted of business meetings, networking and match-making as well as arranged company meetings and site  ... ( read original story ...)

MIAMI — Serena Williams crashed out of the Miami Open in the first round here Wednesday, slumping to a straight sets defeat against Japan’s Naomi Osaka in the latest setback to the former world number one’s comeback. Osaka, who won her first major ... ( read original story ...)

Speaking exclusively to the drinks business at the fair, Jean-Marie Barillère, president of the UMC (Union des Maisons de Champagne) highlighted the growth in Champagne shipments to eastern Asia, especially Japan. “The third biggest market in value is ... ( read original story ...)

MIAMI: Serena Williams crashed out of the Miami Open in the first round here Wednesday, slumping to a straight sets defeat against Japan’s Naomi Osaka in the latest setback to the former world number one’s comeback. Osaka, who won her first major title ... ( read original story ...)

This comes amid rising consumer confidence and spending, business investment, as well as gains in national exports. Japan's Cabinet Office said its outlook on the economy remains stable despite the concerns US protectionist measures could hinder Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Naomi Osaka had just won the first title of her career and was waiting to be introduced for her post-match comments. The 20-year-old from Japan had prepared, knowing what she was going to say and in what order. But then her ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has the oldest population in the world. Some senior citizens in Japan are intentionally committing petty crimes because they view life in jail as better than life outside, reports Bloomberg. The Japanese government is struggling to deal with the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A business support organization affiliated with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government wants to connect food makers in Thailand with small and medium-size enterprises in Tokyo to develop new sales channels and markets. The Tokyo Metropolitan Small and ... ( read original story ...)

INDIAN WELLS: Unseeded Naomi Osaka became the first Japanese player to win the Indian Wells final, routing Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday for her first WTA Tour title. World number 44 Osaka rolled over Kasatkina, breaking her serve four times ... ( read original story ...)