Tag: business

Japan government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said ... "While we believe that the successful sale of its chip business is indispensable for Toshiba to remain a going concern, hurdles to realizing such a goal are increasing," said Masako Kuwahara, a senior ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Japan's government said on Tuesday it wanted Toshiba Corp and partner Western Digital Corp to cooperate, expressing concern about an escalating dispute between the two that threatens to derail the sale of Toshiba's chip unit. Western Digital has ... ( read original story ...)

That doesn’t dent Shiraishi’s faith in how much further his company and Japan can reach in the aerospace business. Though Kawasaki is perhaps best known for its motorcycles, it’s an industrial goliath that makes ships, trains, jet engines and ... ( read original story ...)

The 400.3 billion yen write-down, which saddled the postal group with its first net loss since the 2007 privatization, may have stymied plans to turn the real estate business into a growth engine by purchasing one of Japan's biggest developers. The postal ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, May 16 (Reuters) - Japanese ethylene production in April rose 3.7 percent from the same month a year earlier to 549,800 tonnes, data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed on Tuesday. Ethylene, made from naphtha, is a basic ... ( read original story ...)

A Kiwi wool company has been exporting to Japan for over 20 years, a market often considered difficult to enter for exporters. New Zealand Merino general manager Mike Hargadon said the key to sustaining a long term relationship in Japan was to ... ( read original story ...)

Sharing meals is a meaningful tool for trust building in nearly all cultures. But in some cultures, sharing drinks — particularly alcoholic drinks — is equally important. I once conducted a training program for a German couple moving to Japan, assisted ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, May 11 Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) will seek partners for its nuclear business with the goal of beginning cooperation in the financial year starting April 2020, under a plan submitted to the government for approval on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Japanese electronics maker Toshiba is facing resistance from its U.S. joint venture partner Western Digital over Toshiba's plans to sell its computer-chip business to anyone else, and Toshiba is fighting back. Tokyo-based Toshiba Corp. needs cash from such ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Japan—The Philippine team, composed of the information and communications technology (ICT) and business-process management (BPM) companies, on Tuesday organized an IT–BPM seminar and prearranged a business-to-business (B2B) meeting in Osaki ... ( read original story ...)

Fashion as expression Described as "Tokyo's premiere style icons" by digital publication Business of Fashion, the couple credits their status as tastemakers to the fashion industry in their home base: Japan. "In Japan, I often feel that fashion is a quiet ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Japanese oil refiners Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd and Showa Shell Sekiyu KK said they would brief on a joint business at 2:30 p.m. (0530 GMT) on Tuesday. Idemitsu Kosan completed the purchase of just under a third of Showa Shell last December, but their ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – Demand for condominiums in Osaka is growing among family households as well as the wealthy, with the increasing supply of affordable properties a stark contrast to falling demand in central Tokyo. The number of new condos listed for sale in the ... ( read original story ...)

The atmosphere for India-Japan business ties is continuously improving, Japanese Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu said, although he does agree that it is investment, not trade, that is increasing at present. PM Abe will be visiting India later this year ... ( read original story ...)

Another theory suggests that Commodore Matthew C. Perry’s delegation carried business cards with them when the Black Ships sailed into Tokyo Bay in 1853. “The people who were on the ship with Perry already had something that looked like business cards ... ( read original story ...)

As Tokyo gears up for the 2020 Olympics, the desperate need for rooms has seen a host of buildings being converted into an exciting new breed of boarding houses. The hipster crew behind northeastern Tokyo guesthouses Toco. and Nui. are at it again. ( read original story ...)