Tag: business

Aflac Inc. AFL looks well poised for growth on the back of its strong Japan and U.S. business. One of the major steps toward streamlining its Japan business was branch conversion. Earlier during ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese financial authorities are ramping up their scrutiny into the domestic crypto exchange sector after last week’s ¥6.7 billion ($60 million) hack of Tech Bureau’s exchange Zaif. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--"Doraemon" introduces ways to use Tokyo Metro to travel around Tokyo, the history of Tokyo Metro in Vietnam as well as the charm and convenient services of this subway on the V... ( read original story ...)

This shows the growing importance of Tokyo Game Show’s role as a hub of international game business. Tokyo Game Show 2019 is scheduled to take place September 12 to September 15, 2019 at Makuhari Mess... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SanBio Co., Ltd. (representative: Keita Mori, headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter SanBio) hereby announces that it has resolved to enter into an equity and business allia... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks closed flat on Thursday, with traders taking Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s widely expected victory in the party leadership election in their stride. The Nikkei 225 index closed up ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been re-elected as head of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a landslide, paving the way for up to three more years as the nation's leader. Abe hand... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was expected to win a ruling party leadership vote on Thursday, setting him on track to become Japan's longest-serving premier and try to cement his legacy, ... ( read original story ...)

The women of tennis lead the world in female athletes’ ability to build impressive endorsement portfolios. Naomi Osaka may one day lead them all in this endeavor. The 20-year-old Japanese tennis star ... ( read original story ...)

This feature was originally published in the May 2018 issue of The Spirits Business You can’t see the Great Wall from orbit – that’s what NASA calls a “space-­based myth” – but you’d have a job missin... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s auto and electronics industries have the technology and ability to produce super-light materials that could give the nation an edge in the flying car business, he said. Just as the ... ( read original story ...)

In the latest effort to gain access to B&R projects, a delegation of more than 200 Japanese business executives traveled to Beijing last week and met with top Chinese government officials, including P... ( read original story ...)

KUCHING: Indonesia has overtaken Malaysia in selling more plywood to Japan, the key export market for both countries. June 2018 marked the first month in recent years when the volume of plywood import... ( read original story ...)

COLLINGSWOOD, N.J. — Ronnie Schmeltzer co-owns a karaoke party business, but you’d never catch her with a mic. At least not in the traditional karaoke bar setting. “I am a terrible singer ... ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co said on Thursday it had signed U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka as its next brand ambassador, tapping the tennis star’s youth ... ( read original story ...)

The Toyosu market won’t open for business until Oct. 11. But hundreds of government and fisheries industry officials in dark suits came to the ceremony Thursday at the sprawling facility. Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)