TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 12, 2018--Taiwan and Japan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand bilateral agricultural cooperation to Japan’s Toyama and Ishikawa Prefectures ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s once rough Airin neighborhood now a tourist hot spot
OSAKA -- International visitors to the western Japanese city of Osaka have been choosing some unusual accommodations, flocking to cheap flophouses in the Airin district, an area that until ... ( read original story ...)
KYOCERA to Build New Manufacturing Plant in Kanagawa, Japan for Conductive and Insulation Pastes
KYOTO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 11, 2018--Kyocera Corporation (TOKYO:6971) today announced that it has started construction of a new manufacturing facility on the premises of its Kawasaki manufactu... ( read original story ...)
IDEMIA and JCB Partner to Launch Google Pay in Japan
Osaifu Keitai is a trademark of NTT DOCOMO, INC. JCB is a major global payment brand and a leading payment card issuer and acquirer in Japan. JCB launched its card business in Japan in 1961 and ... ( read original story ...)
India’s aluminium makers win Japan sales in market shake-up
Chief Executive of Vedanta's diversified metals business in India, told Reuters. The increased trade is a blow to Rusal, the world’s second-biggest aluminium maker, which accounted for about 20 per ce... ( read original story ...)
Chinese premier calls for joint efforts to improve China-Japan ties
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (4th R, front) meets with Japanese representatives attending the fourth China-Japan Business Leader and Former High-Level Government Official Dialogue in Beijing, capital of ... ( read original story ...)
PM eyes Japan investment in SOEs
Japanese firms with financial strength, good business administration and extensive international markets would be welcomed as strategic partners, he said Việt Nam was also encouraging foreign investme... ( read original story ...)
KDDI buys KidZania operator in Japan
TOKYO -- KDDI has acquired the company that operates KidZania learning centers in Japan, the wireless carrier's latest stab at broadening its business amid a gloomy outlook for the mobile market ... ( read original story ...)
PM calls for Japanese firms’ help in supporting, high-tech industries
Japanese enterprises said the business climate in Việt Nam has significantly improved and wished that the Vietnamese Government will provide more favourable conditions for them to expand investment an... ( read original story ...)
Cohesity Launches Major Expansion in Japan Through Partnership With Networld
In tandem with the Networld partnership, Cohesity is making significant investments to rapidly scale its business in Japan, adding marketing and support teams to complement Networld’s resources. “Cohe... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s new Toyosu fish market opens for business
Tokyo (CNN) — After two years of delays and uncertainty, Tokyo's new Toyosu fish market finally opened its doors on October 11 at the stroke of midnight. Toyosu replaces Tokyo's famous Tsukiji market, ... ( read original story ...)
Hotel JAL City Tokyo Toyosu to Open in 2019
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 10, 2018--Okura Nikko Hotel Management Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hotel Okura Co., Ltd., announced today that it will open the Hotel JAL City Tokyo Toyosu in 2019. The comp... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s supertraders — a brand unto themselves
... role they have played in Japan’s economic development and partially because they operate at or near the top of Japan’s business pyramid, largely due to their significant presence in the supply cha... ( read original story ...)
Lotus root rice cake fresh out of the ‘nation’s kitchen’ of Osaka
Formerly a teacher of a culinary school, Hirosato's encounter with the vegetables traditionally grown in Osaka became a turning point in her life. The 42-year-old cooking expert was born to a couple w... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka is reportedly set to sign Adidas’ biggest deal with a female athlete — and it could make her one of the highest-paid women in sports
Naomi Osaka is reportedly set to sign the biggest deal Adidas has ever agreed to with a female athlete. Osaka, a 20-year-old tennis player, just won the US Open — her first Grand Slam title. She defea... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka, a New Governor and Me
When I hand over my business card, people look at my face and then ask in ... just like people saw when Obama became the president in America.” When Ms. Osaka arrived in Tokyo last month shortly after ... ( read original story ...)