Japan: How foreign workers help, and hurt, economy

And that presents a clash between Japan’s short-term and long-term goals — trying to raise wages to help spur spending and growth while expanding the workforce. Business leaders and economists in Japan have called for more immigration, saying it is the ... ( read original story ...)

City of Tokyo Announces Blockchain Startup Accelerator

Announced this week, Tokyo Metropolitan Government is working with Japanese think tank Nomura Research Institute (NRI) on the "Blockchain Business Camp Tokyo," the third iteration of a series of accelerator programs that have focused on emerging technologies. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo with Kids Made Easy

We weren’t successful at upgrading on the way to Tokyo but we were moved to Business on the way back. We took taxis between the airport and hotel. We stayed at the Park Hyatt Tokyo, which has been on my travel wish list since I saw Lost in Translation ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s Motor Show Points to an All-Electric Future

The Tokyo Motor Show has been forced to reinvent itself as a venue ... this mini-car specialist and wholly owned Toyota subsidiary is getting behind batteries for this business-geared microvan. You’ll never drive alone again. Honda’s headlining ... ( read original story ...)

Kobe Steel loses Japan quality seal on some copper products

Kobe Steel said Thursday it had found four new cases of faked inspections data that has been found in hundreds of its products, as Japan's quality assurance agency withdrew certification for some of its copper tubes. The company reported that 88 companies ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Broadcasting investor launches activist campaign

... the value of the stake in Tokyo Electron is about a third of the market cap of Tokyo Broadcasting; it's far more important than the television production business they engage in." While there was a historical commercial relationship between the two ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stock market up a record 16th consecutive session

Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 extended a post-Second World War record by logging its 16th straight trading session of gains. KEEPING SCORE: Germany’s DAX rose 0.2 per cent to 13,025.30 and France’s CAC-40 gained 0.2 per cent to 5,398.16. The FTSE 100 ... ( read original story ...)

Asian stocks rise after ruling party claims Japan election win

KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 1 per cent in morning ... markets is President Donald Trump's plan to slash corporate taxes and make other business-friendly changes to U.S. tax laws. Under the administration's plan, the first major ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s Nikkei index posts longest-ever winning streak

Tokyo: Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index on Monday posted the longest winning streak in its nearly 70-year history as markets cheered the weekend election victory of Japan’s pro-business prime minister. The benchmark index rose 1.11%, or 239.01 points ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Young Workers Get a Lift, and Its Leaders Profit

Though his policies have benefited business — he has cut corporate taxes and brought about a devaluation of the yen, giving Japanese companies with big overseas operations like Toyota Motor a leg up on foreign competitors — there has been no painful ... ( read original story ...)