Tag: business

"It's been in the Japanese market originally and in the last 25 years it's been mostly all China." Austin showed a few of the clams to Our Vancouver host Gloria Macarenko. Geoducks are a $45 million dollar a year business and only so many of the clams can ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA -- A hotel that opened last year in Osaka has become ... the hotel's operating company. The business was founded by the brothers' native Chinese grandfather some five decades ago. An angry outburst Before Oukyuu opened the new hotel last year ... ( read original story ...)

Mohanarajah came to Japan from Sri Lanka in 2014 to start his business. One American engineer said the office environment is very international and gives him energy to work. Rapyuta also has offices in Switzerland and India. But Mohanarajah insisted that ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese version of the mobile app has over 1.5 million downloads. The online brokerage business in Japan began in 1999 following the full deregulation of stock brokerage commission rates. Rakuten Securities Inc president Yuji Kusunoki said this was ... ( read original story ...)

Itochu, for example, showed a 47% jump in net profit, driven largely by its improved food business. Japan's five largest traders saw net results improve by 1.28 trillion yen. Communications companies also performed well, thanks to swelling revenue from ... ( read original story ...)

But analysts warned that the nation's long battle to conquer deflation was far from over. Japan's economy grew by 0.5 percent quarter on quarter in the first three months of the year, fresh statistical data showed Thursday, marking the fifth straight ... ( read original story ...)

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Japan is home to many creative and innovative foods and beverages. Manufacturers are continually experimenting, and consumers have come to expect frequent, new product releases. There are also several cultural and demographic ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese yen is climbing. The currency was up by 0.7% at 112.37 per dollar as of 7:56 a.m. ET. Global markets are in risk-off mode, with the yen, gold, and US Treasurys rallying. Betting on yen appreciation is popular during periods of heightened ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy grew faster than expected in the first three months of the year, according to official data. The economy grew 0.5% in the quarter, while the annualised rate of growth was 2.2% - the fastest rate for a year. The figures means Japan has now ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s economy grew in the first quarter at its fastest pace in a year to mark the longest period of expansion in a decade, thanks to robust exports and a helpful boost from private consumption. Positive data issued on Thursday should offer some relief ... ( read original story ...)

Although Japan’s output is still the world’s third-largest, after the United States and China, consistent growth has been elusive — the result of headwinds like a declining population and deflation. Japanese gross domestic product increased by 2.2 ... ( read original story ...)

“The uniforms make them look one and a half times cuter than they actually are.” This is Japan’s shady “JK” or “high school dating” business.(“Joshi kosei” means “high school girl” in Japanese, and the English initials JK are ... ( read original story ...)

YANGON, MYANMAR – The Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry has agreed to help attract small and medium-size companies to the Japanese-backed Thilawa Special Economic Zone near Yangon by establishing small rental factory spaces, the zone’s operator ... ( read original story ...)

Finnair flies from London Heathrow, Manchester and Edinburgh to Tokyo Narita, via Helsinki, with fares from £675 in economy class and £2,500 in business class return. To book go to www.finnair.com or call +44 208 001 01 01 for more information. ( read original story ...)

For many, a traditional after-work drink presents the challenge of tiptoeing a fine line between remaining professional and letting your hair down. But in Japan, it appears that one does not necessarily preclude the other. Drinking in the country ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japanese general trading house Itochu is pressing ahead with a strategic selection and concentration policy for its Dole fresh produce and packaged foods business, which it purchased four years ago. Thanks partly to cost reductions due to a ... ( read original story ...)