Tag: business

Japan Tobacco has kept its focus at home while competitors planted flags globally. It’s held to ancillary sectors such as food and pharmaceuticals that have little to do with the core business. As the industry consolidates and tobacco giants like ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's PM Abe, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, smiles during a news conference after Japan’s lower house election, at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo Thomson Reuters Japan's economy lost a full decade thanks to a recession resulting from a bubble ... ( read original story ...)

A Chinese H-6K bomber photographed by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Japanese Ministry of Defense On Saturday, a Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Tu-154MD electronic-intelligence aircraft flew between the Japanese islands of Okinawa ... ( read original story ...)

business, recreational activities and facilities that anyone can benefit from. Here are our six picks of how the club can enrich your life and make your stay in Tokyo more vibrant and engaging. 1. Stay fit: Take unique sports classes and have regular ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is dealing with what economists call a "demographic time bomb." Through a vicious cycle of low fertility and low consumer spending, the country's economy has gradually shrunk over the last 20 years. Japan has coped with this demographic time bomb in ... ( read original story ...)

A record 250-strong delegation of Japanese business and entrepreneurial heavyweights left Tokyo for Beijing on Monday, kicking off their annual China visit. The delegation includes the heads of Japan's three business groups, namely Shoji Muneoka, president ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's exports grew 14 percent over a year earlier in October on strong demand for vehicles, electronics and machinery. However, customs data released Monday showed even faster growth in imports of oil, gas and coal that caused the trade surplus ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING -- Though the recent thaw in Sino-Japanese relations has been good for business, government constraints on foreign companies discourage investment in China, a Japanese business delegation told Premier Li Keqiang here Tuesday. Both sides praised the ... ( read original story ...)

The head of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry has warned of a “worsening and intensifying” labour shortage and called on the government to consider changing immigration controls on foreign workers. The warning comes as Japanese companies ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese fair trade regulators raided last month the offices of Airbnb Inc over suspected violations of antitrust laws, the home rental site said on Friday, denying any wrongdoing. The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) carried out an on-site inspection of ... ( read original story ...)

Whenever business calls, you want a hotel that is comfortable, easy to check in and out of, and with the facilities you need to ensure you attend those important meetings refreshed, smartly-dressed, and ready for anything the world can throw at you. ( read original story ...)

Here, we pick out ten Tokyo restaurants that either inspired some of ... One of the oldest continuously operating restaurants in Ningyocho, Houmitei has been in business since 1933. Often mistaken for a traditional soba eatery, its speciality is actually ... ( read original story ...)

"With Japan's population set to shrink further in coming years, expanding sales destinations overseas makes good business sense," it said. Economists expect growth to slow in 2018-2019, partly because of limits to factory, logistics and hiring capacity and ... ( read original story ...)

Business investment was more robust, expanding 1 percent — a sign that companies expect Japan’s growth streak to last awhile longer. Consumer prices have been declining in Japan since the 1990s, a debilitating cycle known as deflation that can lead ... ( read original story ...)

Hana Tokyo, a Fairfield hibachi and sushi restaurant, has closed after three years in business. In the Brick Walk Plaza at 1275 Post Road, Hana Tokyo was owned by Alan Wu, a China-born restaurateur. Wu operated the original Hana Tokyo in Alexandria ... ( read original story ...)

as well as the Osaka business community, about a possible international backlash that could negatively impact the city and prefecture’s chances for hosting the World Expo, which will be decided next November. There is also concern that the row could ... ( read original story ...)