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NAGASAKI, Japan — Shigekazu Miyazaki is spending what should have been his retirement 25,000 feet in the air. Mr. Miyazaki, a pilot with nearly four decades’ experience at All Nippon Airways, Japan’s largest airline, left the carrier last year at its ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police have busted a bar featuring ... Nakano admits to the allegations. “If business entertainment is not provided, sales do not increase,” the suspect was quoted by the Minami Police Station. Dubbed a “concept ... ( read original story ...)

The US believes North Korea fired a missile shortly before midnight Japan time, or 11 a.m. ET on Friday, a defense official confirmed to Business Insider — and initial estimates indicate it could be the longest-range missile ever tested by the Hermit ... ( read original story ...)

Japan officials announced Friday it would impose a temporary 50% tariff on frozen beef from the U.S. and several other countries starting August 1st. Continue Reading Below The increase from 38.5% to 50% will last a total of eight months through March of ... ( read original story ...)

We’ve purchased and eaten more than our fair share of Japanese Kit Kats over the years, and we have no intention of stopping anytime soon — they’re that good. Wasabi, green tea and sake aren’t just foods in Japan, they’re also a few of the many ... ( read original story ...)

The deal mirrors the company’s strategy in Japan, where Starbucks entered the country with a joint venture, spent time learning the local market and then brought the business back in house, said Jennifer Bartashus, an analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. ( read original story ...)

Japan on Friday slapped sanctions on two Chinese firms, including a bank accused of laundering North Korean cash, amid concerns Pyongyang is prepping for another missile test, the government said. Japan has stepped up calls for further sanctions against ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shiseido Company, Limited (hereinafter “Shiseido”)(TOKYO:4911) supports “teamLab: A Forest Where Gods Live Art Exhibition presented by Shiseido”, hosted by Mifuneyama Rakuen and teamLab Inc. (hereinafter “teamLab”). ( read original story ...)

Koike said Tokyo plans to increase capacity at day care centers for children and bolster support for female business leaders. Akira Matsumoto, chairman and CEO of snack food maker Calbee Inc., said Japan needs more leaders like Koike, who has become the ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo — Japan’s hawkish defence minister resigned on Friday ... weeks over controversies including claims that he showed favouritism to a friend in a business deal, immediately apologised to the nation over the saga. "I feel a keen responsibility ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese business executives have mixed feelings — a combination of anticipation and anxiety — about the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Some have high hopes for an expected boost to economic growth, while others are concerned about a possible ... ( read original story ...)

Qantas will utilise its Airbus A330 on the route three times weekly, giving flyers access to Business and Economy Class seats. International Chief Executive, Gareth Evans, said the addition of Osaka to the Qantas network offers another gateway for ... ( read original story ...)

An elderly man communicates with his granddaughter via the new humanoid robot called “Telenoid R1”: Photograph: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images The elderly will loom ever larger in business strategies. Japan has the largest pool of personal financial ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese Nikkei 225 index up 0.1 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 0.7 percent and the Kospi in South Korea added 0.4 percent. Business Writer Elaine Kurtenbach contributed from Tokyo. Business Writer Marley Jay contributed from New York. ( read original story ...)

Looking back on the last 20 years, we have expanded our business by building multiple sites in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. In 2002, we built our first site in Osaka for the purpose of distributing the heavy traffic load from Tokyo metropolitan area to Kansai ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is about to break itself off a piece of that Kit Kat business. (Bad joke, but you get it ... Takagi and the newest of these shops is in Tokyo's shopping district, Ginza, and opened on Monday. The brand is the top-selling chocolate in the country ... ( read original story ...)