Tag: business

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s factories and retailers posted better-than-expected growth in activity in November, while minutes from the central bank’s last policy meeting showed board members raising the prospect of reducing stimulus. The firm data and ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Tokyo Century is getting into the electronic money business in Indonesia through a partnership with a local conglomerate, with an eye toward developing a payment and lending business for a vast country where most people do not have bank accounts. ( read original story ...)

Internet is very important when English speakers travel to Japan because of the language barrier. International data plans can be prohibitively expensive. Most Airbnb listings in Japan include a "pocket Wi-Fi" device that provides unlimited data and can ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is the top market for mobile game revenue and its spoils ... from the Play Store — it lumps those revenues together with money from its swelling Cloud business and hardware sales. In Q3 of 2017, Alphabet's so-called "Other Google revenues" hit ... ( read original story ...)

Internet is very important when English speakers travel to Japan because of the language barrier. International data plans can be prohibitively expensive. Most Airbnb listings in Japan include a "pocket Wi-Fi" device that provides unlimited data and can ... ( read original story ...)

It hopes to attain the goal by promoting fugu as a new “Japanese brand” foodstuff. Fugu has poison in various parts of the body, such as its skin and testis, depending on the species. In Japan, a licensing system for cooking fugu has been established. ( read original story ...)

Hakamada: There is not that many startups in Japan’s space industry. But the ones that exist are headed forward with clear business models, and often with founders that have a business background. About Asia, we are making some connections with other ... ( read original story ...)

Citing results from a survey conducted by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Shinoda said the Philippines is ranked number eight among potential business destinations of Japanese manufacturing companies. In the JBIC survey, the top factor ... ( read original story ...)

For Osaka, the next 11 months will be spent on all manner of public relations efforts at home and abroad, via Japan’s embassies and major business lobbies, to overcome the Paris bid in particular. It will not be easy. Paris can count on most if not all ... ( read original story ...)

Business Insider Japan visited one of these social apartments, located in central Tokyo. In central Tokyo, you’ll find “World Neighbors Gokokuji.” The “social apartment” is a multicultural, communal living environment that attracts those in their ... ( read original story ...)

The new Nanjing-Osaka route is SF Express first international route to have a daily chartered flight that leaves every business day at the exact same time. The launch ceremony took place at Nanjing Lukou International Airport and was attended by various ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's top diplomat in Western Canada is urging B.C. government and business officials to reconsider the merits of the newly re-formed, 11-member Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP-11), despite Ottawa’s controversial decision to back out of a document ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s defence budget will swell to a record USD 46 billion for the next fiscal year, the government said today, as the nation shores up its missile shield against the threat posed by North Korea. The defence spending was part of a $860-billion national ... ( read original story ...)

While Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s electoral victory in October has generated plenty of debate regarding prospective constitutional change, another highly controversial issue — nuclear power — has largely escaped attention despite being ... ( read original story ...)

"We’d be pleased if Elon recognizes the sign," Hayashi told Business Insider Japan in an interview. "For the SpaceX’s journey to the Mars, I believe a robot like ‘LOVOT’ should get onboard." Pepper the robot. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters In Hayashi’s ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan's central bank opted Thursday to keep its ultra-lax monetary policy unchanged, saying rising private consumption, exports and business investment were signs that a moderate recovery has taken hold. In a policy statement, the BOJ said it is ... ( read original story ...)