TOKYO -- The 2020 Tokyo Olympics is just three years away, and the international event provides an exceptional chance for local businesses to package their products under the Tokyo label. This has led them to ask what foreign visitors can take home to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s foreign workers want faster promotions, pay raises
TOKYO -- Foreign workers in Japan now total more than 1 million, and they form an indispensable part of the country's labor force. The government and business see them as not just a workforce to compensate for worker shortages, but as a force to revitalize ... ( read original story ...)
The Mystery of Why Japanese People Are Having So Few Babies
Zwei’s business model is based on matching women in Japan’s big cities with men in other areas of the country, where men are more likely to have good jobs and be considered viable partners. “Men in this city are not very masculine and they don't want ... ( read original story ...)
Boom in convenience seen as firms gear up for Olympic profits
Japanese companies are accelerating preparations to seize Olympic business opportunities to ensure money will keep rolling in after the quadrennial sporting spectacle ends in 2020. “The mission for the business community is to realize the expected ... ( read original story ...)
British foreign secretary supports Japan in stopping North Korea
In the remainder of his trip, he is set to meet with Japanese business leaders for talks on enhanced trade and investment before traveling to New Zealand and Australia. ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s bid to outshine Paris for 2025 Expo still on shaky ground
This week, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai will lead a nonpartisan group of Diet lawmakers to Osaka to hear out senior business leaders and discuss how best to challenge the Paris bid. While Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui remains ... ( read original story ...)
Hasegawa Hotel & Resort: Y’s Cabin Osaka Namba Grand Opening Set for Wednesday, August 9!
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Y’s Cabin Osaka Namba, a new 162-room cabin hotel constructed by Hasegawa Hotel & Resort Co., Ltd. (Toshima-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Natsuki Abe) in Dotonbori, Chuo-ku, Osaka (one-minute walk from Namba St., Midosuji ... ( read original story ...)
Curbing Japan’s illicit teen dating services ‘a cat-and-mouse game,’ police say
Naniwa de Sanpo, the shop in Osaka, advertises “tourist information on high school girls.” The Osaka Prefectural Police arrested a former business manager and others connected to the shop in May and June for allegedly providing sexual services. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo airport police find 30 bullets in US plane crew’s bag
TOKYO — Japanese airport police have found 30 bullets in an American Airlines crewmember’s carry-on bag and say the flight attendant apparently carried them through his security checks at U.S. airports. Police at Tokyo’s Narita airport seized the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business mood steady at high levels as economy recovers: Reuters Tankan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturers' and service providers' business confidence held steady at high levels in July, a Reuters poll found on Wednesday, underlining the central bank's upbeat view on the economy. Manufacturers' sentiment stood at a ... ( read original story ...)
Western Digital CEO meeting Japan officials over Toshiba: sources
aiming to resolve a dispute with Toshiba Corp over the Japanese company's planned sale of its chip business, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Toshiba is scrambling to sell its flash memory unit to cover losses from its bankrupt U.S ... ( read original story ...)
Private shops offer unused spaces for tourists’ luggage
According to West Japan Railway Co., JR Osaka Station has 650 lockers large enough to keep ... a senior researcher at the Japan Research Institute. “The business will continue to expand.” ( read original story ...)
Sushi lovers rejoice: Sushi Tokyo reopens 9 months after fire
TWIN FALLS — Sushi Tokyo opened its doors Monday after fire damage closed the business for more than nine months. Owner Tony Tse said the newly remodeled restaurant is open 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Trade deal makes Japan a land of rising opportunities
Tom Cusack The concept of Wa, best described by the English word harmony, lies at the heart of the Japanese approach to business. Although it is important to search for a solution, this must not be achieved by disturbing the peace. This July, the European ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines axing its Tokyo Narita-Seoul Incheon service
The article is called Japan Airlines axing its Tokyo Narita-Seoul Incheon service and is located at https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2017/07/17/japan-airlines-axing-tokyo-narita-seoul-incheon-service/. ( read original story ...)
Lessons from Japanese Business Culture
Want to improve the way you do business in the U.S.? Learn from the Japanese. I recently traveled to Japan on business and pleasure. Anticipating several meetings and events, I began to familiarize myself with local customs and of course, Japanese business ... ( read original story ...)