TOKYO — This is a compliant city ... Still, as strong as the impulse is to follow the rules, the culture of smoking is also ingrained. And smoking is big business. A law completely banning indoor smoking is “a totalitarian idea,” said Motoki Takeda ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Metro Government’s incubator unveils young entrepreneurs from 4th batch
held this year at a new venue near Tokyo Tower, is an event styled to present young, entrepreneurial-minded individuals and their startup business concepts that will contribute to society with global impact in genres like technology, communications ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Metro shows off 60-year-old subway cars
Three subway cars that operated in Japan and Argentina for some 60 years in total were shown to the media in Tokyo on Monday after undergoing a thorough refurbishing. It is unusual for a train car to mark a 60-year anniversary, well beyond the standard ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks snap three-day winning streak
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks snapped a three-day winning streak Monday with profit-takers paring early gains ahead of the release of key economic data in the US and China. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which opened higher, lost 0.24 percent, or 54.86 points, to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Best Bubble Tea
Served hot or cold, jam-packed with fillings or toppings, this crazily popular Taiwan-born drink has taken Tokyo by storm. Many of the top Taiwanese chains have been opening outposts around the city, while trendy cafés also serve up Instagram-worthy boba ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsubishi Materials reports faked quality data
The repeated disclosures of such practices by some of Japan's most respected companies have prompted automakers, aircraft manufacturers and other customers to conduct their own investigations to ensure safety had not been compromised. Mitsubishi Materials ... ( read original story ...)
Russia is complaining that Japan and South Korea are arming themselves against North Korea
Russia's foreign minister complained that the North Korea crisis is causing Japan and South Korea to more heavily arm themselves. South Korea and Japan have expressed interest in getting more US missile defenses. Russia fears that with a global network of ... ( read original story ...)
Private Equity, Japan’s Finally Open for Business
It's taken decades but finally, Japan's doors are swinging open for private equity. The country's corporate giants have long been a coveted target for buyout firms seeking to put large pools of capital to work. Money, though, hasn't been enough to overcome ... ( read original story ...)
PM expects Japanese, Korean business expansion in Vietnam
The host suggested that the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry work closely with the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry to further promote business partnership in localities, adding that Vietnam encourages Japanese and Osaka enterprises to become ... ( read original story ...)
Another Japanese company says it falsified product data
Japanese Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko called ... In both cases the company said it had not found any safety or legal problems. The Nikkei business daily reported a third subsidiary, Mitsubishi Aluminium, also had shipped products out of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Tobacco Pledge Has All the Fire of a Cold Ashtray: Gadfly
Japan Tobacco has kept its focus at home while competitors planted flags globally. It’s held to ancillary sectors such as food and pharmaceuticals that have little to do with the core business. As the industry consolidates and tobacco giants like ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s rebound is just getting started
Japan's PM Abe, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, smiles during a news conference after Japan’s lower house election, at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo Thomson Reuters Japan's economy lost a full decade thanks to a recession resulting from a bubble ... ( read original story ...)
China is flying bombers and spy planes near Japan and telling Japan to ‘not make a fuss’ about it
A Chinese H-6K bomber photographed by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Japanese Ministry of Defense On Saturday, a Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Tu-154MD electronic-intelligence aircraft flew between the Japanese islands of Okinawa ... ( read original story ...)
6 Ways You Can Benefit From Becoming A Tokyo American Club Member
business, recreational activities and facilities that anyone can benefit from. Here are our six picks of how the club can enrich your life and make your stay in Tokyo more vibrant and engaging. 1. Stay fit: Take unique sports classes and have regular ... ( read original story ...)
Japan has become a ‘demographic time bomb’ — here’s the truth about what that means
Japan is dealing with what economists call a "demographic time bomb." Through a vicious cycle of low fertility and low consumer spending, the country's economy has gradually shrunk over the last 20 years. Japan has coped with this demographic time bomb in ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese business delegation arrives
A record 250-strong delegation of Japanese business and entrepreneurial heavyweights left Tokyo for Beijing on Monday, kicking off their annual China visit. The delegation includes the heads of Japan's three business groups, namely Shoji Muneoka, president ... ( read original story ...)