Nissan Motor Co.’s Saudi Arabian business partner said his company helped the automaker resolve a dealership dispute and pave the way for a joint venture in justifying $14.7 million in payments now un... ( read original story ...)
With $890 billion in cash, Japan M&A set for `biggest year ever’
“Not many Japanese companies are very willing to distribute cash to shareholders as dividends. They see these fund as resources to expand business overseas.” Companies sitting on excess cash are now m... ( read original story ...)
Japan plays catch-up in inland fish farming
TOKYO -- Japan's seafood processors are beginning to shift their business focus from catching fish from the sea to inland fish farming as new technologies and legal revisions make this kind of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan December Services Sector PMI Shows Weakest Growth in Three Months
TOKYO, (Reuters) - Growth in Japan's services sector slipped in December to the slowest in three months on some reduction of momentum in generating new business at the end of the year, a private showe... ( read original story ...)
Record $3.1 million paid in New Year’s tuna auction at Japan’s new market
A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record $3.1 million for a giant tuna Saturday as Tokyo's new fish market, which replaced the world-famous Tsukiji late last year, held its first pre-dawn New Year' ... ( read original story ...)
Japan warns Seoul ties in ‘severe state’ amid compensation spat
"Relations between Japan and South Korea are in a severe state," Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a regular news conference on Monday in Tokyo, calling recent moves by Seoul "regre... ( read original story ...)
Bluefin sold for $3 million in 1st 2019 sale at Tokyo market
TOKYO — A 612-pound (278-kilogram) bluefin tuna sold for a record 333.6 million yen ($3 million) in the first auction of 2019, after Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji market was moved to a new site on the city’s ... ( read original story ...)
Bluefin Goes for $3 Million at 1st 2019 Sale at Tokyo Market
Kiyomura Corp. owner Kiyoshi Kimura, left, stands near the bluefin tuna which he made a wining bid at the annual New Year auction, in Tokyo Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019. The 612-pound (278-kilogram) bluefin ... ( read original story ...)
Business with Japan
Indian aspirants will have to be duly reoriented emotionally and professionally. In a welcome juxtaposition of circumstances, the time is propitious for Japan and India to script a new chapter amidst ... ( read original story ...)
Through Keidanren role, Hiroaki Nakanishi looks to ditch dated aspects of Japan’s corporate culture
As Japan’s biggest business lobby, Keidanren represents the interests of more than 1,300 member companies and its executives include some of the nation’s top business leaders. But at the same time, th... ( read original story ...)
Japan: E-commerce Giant DMM Shutters Crypto Mining Business Due to Declining Profitability
Japanese e-commerce conglomerate DMM.com Ltd. will shut down its crypto mining business, citing deteriorating profitability. Japanese e-commerce conglomerate DMM Ltd. will shut down its crypto ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka was asked a question about her crush Michael B. Jordan and it embarrassed her so much she pulled her hat over her face
The 2019 tennis season may have only just started but Naomi Osaka has already been asked an embarrassing question. The 21-year-old could well become the biggest star in women's tennis having slayed Se... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s DMM Exiting Crypto Mining Business
Japanese e-commerce giant DMM.com is reportedly exiting the cryptocurrency mining business due to “deteriorating profitability,” local media reported. This news follows an announcement by another majo... ( read original story ...)
MRO Japan Starts Business at Naha January 7
MRO Japan plans to start operations at Okinawa’s Naha Airport on Jan. 7. An official grand opening ceremony will be held on Jan. 29, explains Tadaaki Nobusue, head of sales and marketing for the young ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s DMM Exiting Cryptocurrency Mining Business
Japanese entertainment and e-commerce giant DMM.com Inc. is reportedly exiting the cryptocurrency mining business, according to local media. Toyo Keizai publication reported on Dec. 30 that DMM made a ... ( read original story ...)
What comes next for Carlos Ghosn, who remains in a Tokyo jail
Almost two months after his shock arrest in Tokyo, Carlos Ghosn remains at the mercy of the Japanese legal system, as prosecutors continue to build their case against the car industry titan. A Tokyo c... ( read original story ...)