“When I started this business in 1999, we hardly saw any foreign customers … it’s really different,” said Yui, adding that he expects that half of the customers at the new women-only facility will be inbound tourists. Tokyo already has a few other ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo futures drop after overnight slide in Shanghai prices
TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) - Benchmark TOCOM rubber futures dropped on Thursday, weighed down by an overnight slide in Shanghai futures and a firmer yen against the U.S. dollar. FUNDAMENTALS * The Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) rubber contract for January ... ( read original story ...)
Kobe Steel : to open regional headquarters in Thailand
TOKYO, July 27, 2017 - Kobe Steel ... compliance and other aspects of business management. KSEA will also centralize financial management and further promote coordination within the Kobe Steel Group companies in Southeast Asia and South Asia. ( read original story ...)
SBI profit seen up 40% on brisk brokerage business
The Tokyo-based financial services group apparently logged around ... The brokerage is pulling in more retail customers and has won more corporate business, including underwriting initial public offerings. SBI Savings Bank, a South Korean institution ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba closer to brink of delisting as memory sale stalls
TOKYO -- Progress is still elusive on talks to sell ... yet to agree on how to pay Toshiba in light of the risks posed by an arbitration case brought by business partner Western Digital. The American hard-drive maker seeks to block the sale on the grounds ... ( read original story ...)
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JPIX Extends Internet Exchange Service to Equinix Osaka Data Center
Looking back on the last 20 years, we have expanded our business by building multiple sites in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. In 2002, we built our first site in Osaka for the purpose of distributing the heavy traffic load from Tokyo metropolitan area to Kansai ... ( read original story ...)
Traffic deaths are surging in Japan because of all the seniors behind the wheel
As people age, they tend to lose sharpness when it comes to reaction time, spatial awareness, and vision. In Japan, where the elderly population has been swelling for the past two decades, that shift has led to an alarming trend on the road. Recent data ... ( read original story ...)
Clock ticking on 2020 Games as Tokyo marks 3 years until start
Japan marks three years to go until Tokyo 2020 Olympics Japan also observed a national exercise to encourage tens of thousands of commuters to work from home, in a bid to ease rail and road congestion before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and reform the country's ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo futures fall on position adjustments
TOKYO, July 26 (Reuters) - Benchmark TOCOM rubber futures fell in thin trade on Wednesday, despite an overnight rally in oil prices, as investors were adjusting their positions after the new January contract started trading earlier in the session ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo RPG Factory’s Lost Sphear Launching January 2018
Last month at the E3 in Los Angeles, Tokyo RPG Factory gave fans an early taste of the ... Liability Company has invested 0.05% in Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS). The business had revenue of $7.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts ... ( read original story ...)
Hitachi teams up with CleanMax to harness India’s rooftop solar power for Japanese firms
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp., which teamed up with India’s leading rooftop solar solution provider CleanMax Solar in May to tap emerging business opportunities ... at Hitachi High-Technologies, based in Tokyo. “Our plan is to achieve a 50-megawatt ... ( read original story ...)
Asia stocks, dollar steady as investors await Fed clues
People walk past an electronic board showing stock prices outside a brokerage at a business district in Tokyo, Japan, January 23, 2017. Reuters Published by the Editor for International Publications Limited from Tropicana Tower (4th floor), 45, Topkhana ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba board to meet Wednesday, weigh offers for chip unit: source
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp's (6502.T ... Toshiba is scrambling to sell its flash memory unit to cover losses from its bankrupt U.S. nuclear business Westinghouse. But it has struggled to close a 2 trillion yen ($18 billion) deal with the group it ... ( read original story ...)
Little-covered Tokyo small caps take turn in the spotlight
TOKYO -- Investors seem to be seeking out small- and midcapitalization ... Companies that had reported strong earnings the previous day gained sharply, including business and home software developer Solxyz, which added 11%, and Japan Pure Chemical, which ... ( read original story ...)
Asia stocks inch up, dollar steadies as investors await Fed clues
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks edged up early on Wednesday ... back from a two-year high of $1.1712 hit on Tuesday on a stronger-than-expected German Ifo business survey. Expectations that the European Central Bank would begin phasing out its easy monetary ... ( read original story ...)