Firefighters operate at the fire site at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo Thomson Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) - Dozens of firefighters battled a major blaze on Thursday at Tokyo's Tsukiji fishmarket, the world's largest and one of the capital's most ... ( read original story ...)
The nuclear bomb didn’t beat Japan — Stalin did
Aerial view of the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. US Department of Energy The U.S. use of nuclear weapons against Japan during World War II has long been a subject of emotional debate. Initially, few questioned President Truman’s decision to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sansan raises $38M from Toyota- and Sumitomo Mitsui-backed fund for Asia expansion
The Nikkei reported early this morning today that Tokyo-based Sansan, the company that operates the business card-based CRM (customer relationship management) solutions, has secured 4.2 billion yen (about $38 million) from Mirai Creation Investment Limited ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s hotel room crunch might be a glut
And most of the rooms that will be added over the next few years are expected to be in business hotels. Japan's APA Group, for example, plans to open 47 hotels with a combined 14,500 rooms through 2020. In Tokyo, many hotels are suffering stagnant ... ( read original story ...)
Umbilical: Linking friends with fine food and wine
Tokyo is a tough place to open any business, especially your first restaurant. Along with kitchen skills and front-of-house nous, you need the right location, good connections and a strong underlying raison d’etre. A catchy name and some funky background ... ( read original story ...)
Deep learning startup Preferred Networks raises $95M from Toyota for self-driving tech
Tokyo-based Preferred Networks (PFN), the Japanese startup ... technologies in autonomous driving and other mobility business fields. Since its launch back in March of 2014, PFN has been proposing Edge Heavy Computing, the distributed data processing ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota, Mazda plant in U.S. may bring 4,000 jobs
Toyoda denied that Trump’s views influenced his decision. “We have been reviewing the best production strategy for our business,” he told reporters at a Tokyo hotel, after shaking hands with Mazda President Masamichi Kogai. Trump welcomed the announc ... ( read original story ...)
George Tokoro: ‘An unreliable vintage car will teach you patience’
Tokoro is giving The Japan Times a tour of his expansive Setagaya Base compound, a massive man cave nestled in the prestigious Seijo neighborhood among some of Tokyo’s most prestigious homes, including his own. A creative way to mix business and pleasure ... ( read original story ...)
Canon Electronics-led team hopes to develop low-cost rocket
TOKYO -- Canon Electronics is leading a venture that will work ... The three other parties will have stakes of 10%. The business is not expected to get underway until at least the end of fiscal 2017. When it does begin operating, it will try to meet ... ( read original story ...)
GREE INC NPV (NASDAQ:GREZF) has been downgraded to Hold in a report by Zacks Investment Research today.
In addition, the company invests Internet business related technology services companies. GREE, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Receive News & Ratings Via Email - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily ... ( read original story ...)
Panda-themed Adventure World express debuts in Osaka
OSAKA – A Kuroshio limited express train led by a car with a panda face debuted Saturday in Osaka to lure tourists to Adventure World, the giant wildlife theme park in Wakayama Prefecture where the popular animals are on show. “I’m about to board the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Glico tripling ice cream production in Thailand
OSAKA -- Japanese snack maker Ezaki Glico plans to triple ice cream output in Thailand to between 2 billion yen and 3 billion yen ($18 million and $27 million) worth of the sweet stuff by 2020. The Osaka-based confectioner at its own expense recently ... ( read original story ...)
The Japanese are obsessed with eyelid surgery, and it’s incredibly controversial
Across Japan, the most common surgical procedure isn't liposuction ... a plastic surgeon in New York City, told Business Insider. Dr. Maman said that roughly 2 to 3% of his patients getting eyelid surgeries are Asian clients looking for the procedure ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota, Mazda plan $1.6 billion US plant, to partner in EVs
Toyoda denied that Trump's views influenced his decision. "We have been reviewing the best production strategy for our business," he told reporters at a Tokyo hotel, after shaking hands with Mazda's president. Trump welcomed the announcement in a Tweet ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota, Mazda plan US$1.6 billion plant, to partner in EVs
TOKYO -- Japanese automakers Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. plan to spend $1.6 billion to jointly build auto manufacturing plant in the U.S. -- a move that will create up to 4,000 jobs, both sides said Friday. The plant will have an annual ... ( read original story ...)
How Toshiba’s sale of $18 billion chip unit stalled, and what’s next
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corp's talks to sell its prized memory chip business have stalled, raising concerns over how fast the company can plug a multi-billion-dollar balance sheet hole left by the collapse of its U.S. nuclear business. ( read original story ...)