Tag: business

TOKYO (Reuters) - Confidence among Japan's big firms remained unchanged from three months ago, a closely-watched central bank survey showed, but sentiment on the outlook soured for the first time in t... ( read original story ...)

Confidence among large Japanese manufacturers held steady in December from three months ago, following three quarters of deterioration, the central bank's closely watched "tankan" survey showed on Fri... ( read original story ...)

Where to Stay in Osaka Because the city is one of Japan’s pre-eminent business hubs, hotels are abundant, high-quality and fairly priced. From the functional Welina Hotel Umeda just minutes from Osaka ... ( read original story ...)

Days after Japan passed a law introducing a foreign guest-worker program to bolster a labor force shrinking due to the aging population, a study showed it would struggle to compete with other develope... ( read original story ...)

A pedestrian walks past a display showing closing information of Tokyo's Nikkei Stock Average in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 06, 2018. EPA-EFE/FILE/KIMIMASA MAYAMA Tokyo stock exchange's benchmark Nikkei index ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is apparently considering tripling its original F-35 order "to respond to China in the Pacific," a senior defense official in the Japanese parliament revealed Wednesday. Japan plans to purchase ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s big three telecom operators plan not to use current equipment and upcoming fifth-generation (5G) gear from China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE Corp , Kyodo News reported on Monday. The ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese economy contracted the most in over four years in the third quarter as companies slashed spending, threatening to chill the investment outlook in 2019 as the export-reli... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo prosecutors indicted Nissan Motor along with its ousted Chairman Carlos Ghosn, domestic media reported on Monday, shifting the focus of the financial misconduct scandal to the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Tokyo prosecutors say Nissan ex-chairman Carlos Ghosn, automaker and 2nd executive charged with underreporting pay. Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - Japanese lawmakers early Saturday approved government-proposed legislation allowing hundreds of thousands of foreign labourers to live and work in a country that has long resisted accepting ou... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan is preparing to officially open the door to foreign workers to do unskilled jobs and possibly eventually become citizens. Lawmakers were to vote early Saturday on government ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is preparing to officially open the door to foreign workers to do unskilled jobs and possibly eventually become citizens. Lawmakers were to vote early Saturday on government-proposed legislation ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan is set to approve legislation that would officially open the door to foreign workers to do unskilled jobs and possibly eventually become citizens. Lawmakers were due to vote late Friday ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is to ban government use of telecoms products made by Chinese tech giants Huawei and ZTE on concerns about cybersecurity, reports said Friday. The government plans to revise internal procurement ... ( read original story ...)

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and Coordination Commission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics John Coates preside over an IOC Executive Board meeting on Saturday in ... ( read original story ...)