Japan is making a push to develop flying cars ... has set a goal of starting commercial operations of its air-taxi business by 2023. Kitty Hawk, the Mountain View, California-based startup founded and ... ( read original story ...)
AP Interview: Japan official says Trump misunderstands trade
TOKYO — President Donald Trump's tariff policies reflect a serious misunderstanding of the importance of free trade and Japanese companies' contributions to the U.S. economy, Japan's trade minister sa... ( read original story ...)
Business class airfare to Tokyo – Tokyo Forum
Business class airfare to Tokyo is ridiculously overpriced: BOS-NRT on JAL was over $7,600, nonstop. I found a Boston to Beijing (thru NRT), Beijing to NRT, NRT to BOS fare, all JAL, all Business clas... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close higher as dollar recovers
Tokyo stocks rose on Wednesday, helped by a halt in the dollar’s weakness and rallies on Wall Street, though investors were cautious ahead of trade talks between China and the US. The benchmark Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s biggest nuclear operators forging alliance
Japanese business daily Nikkei reported on Wednesday that the country's four biggest nuclear companies — Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), Hitachi, Toshiba and Chubu Electric Power — have signed a... ( read original story ...)
Iran, Japan discuss expansion of energy ties
Iranian Ambassador to Japan Morteza Rahmani-Movahed and Hiroaki Nakanishi, the chairman of Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) held a meeting in Tokyo and explored avenues for the promotion of trade ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese waiting on EEC calendar
According to Mr Kalin, Japanese investors also predicted that the overall business climate in the second half of the year would continue to improve, while Japanese firms expect higher exports for the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan regulatory chief urges regional banks to get serious
A shrinking population outside the biggest cities is also hurting business. Japan's top financial regulator said management at some regional banks needed to get their act together, warning that they w... ( read original story ...)
Japan regulatory head scolds weak regional banks: ‘Don’t blame BOJ’
The comments come as many of Japan’s roughly 100 regional banks grapple with diminishing returns from their traditional lending business, hit by a low interest rate environment amid the BOJ’s ultra-lo... ( read original story ...)
ISDEF Japan 2018: Mobilicom to present its Mobile Mission Management System for the first time in Japan
Mobilicom’s Mobile Mission Management system, which is presented in Japan for the first time ... the first is Mobilicom’s core business entity, with solutions that cater to mission-critical communicat... ( read original story ...)
Sun continues to rise for Japan investments in the Kingdom
The number of Japanese firms registered with the Japanese Business Association of Cambodia (JBAC) has nearly tripled within the last seven years, according to a recent report. Companies from the Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Japan firms welcome skilled foreign workers, frown at unskilled labourers
TOKYO: Most Japanese companies support loosening the country’s tight immigration system to cope with a severe labour shortage, but they favour skilled workers who can fit into the workplace, not an in... ( read original story ...)
Japan firms welcome skilled foreign workers, frown at unskilled labourers – Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Most Japanese companies support loosening the country's tight immigration system to cope with a severe labour shortage, but they favour skilled workers who can fit into the workplace ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Tourism, Japan
Tokyo is a beautiful city where modernity and tradition come together in a lovely mélange. The city has many different colors and flavors and while it is an important business destination there are qu... ( read original story ...)
Japan to accept more caregivers from 3 SE Asian countries
TOKYO: Japan is planning to accept a greater number of caregivers from three Southeastern Asian countries having bilateral free trade agreements with Tokyo as part of efforts to address a labour short... ( read original story ...)
7-Eleven owners say new pact with Japanese-owned chain disenfranchises them
“They do [contract updates] in Japan, and it typically benefits the franchisees in the long run,” said Michael Jon Allen, an equity analyst of Japanese retail for Jefferies. “Someone has to pay for pr... ( read original story ...)