Tag: business

With Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' de facto withdrawal from building cruise ships, the Japanese have all but ceded this business to European names such as Italy's Fincantieri and Germany's Meyer Werft. In bulkers and other commercial vessels, meanwhile ... ( read original story ...)

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3M, the global innovation company long recognized for diversified technology and collaboration, announced the opening of a new 3M Design Center in Japan, a hub to accelerate the growth of design across the global enterprise. ( read original story ...)

The B2B arm of Amazon.com now operates with e-commerce sites in four markets outside of the United States, including the sites it opened within the last 10 months in the U.K. and Germany. Amazon Business opened its e-commerce doors in India last week ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese stocks are forecast to scale a 21-year peak by year-end, boosted by a weaker yen and market expectations Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will prevail in a snap election he called for Oct. 22 in a boost for his broad political and ... ( read original story ...)

But some studies show there can be a lag between achieving a sustained positive output gap and an actual business response, such as a boost in investment and a pick-up in inflation. “We’ve seen a dramatic improvement in Japan’s economy,” BOJ Deputy ... ( read original story ...)

Business conditions in Japan are at their strongest for a decade as the closely watched Tankan index hit its highest level since 2007. The reading for large manufacturers rose by five points to +22 in September, fuelled by strength in chemicals and ... ( read original story ...)

The recent opening of Festival Tower West (2) (festival-city.jp/english), the second tower of Japan’s highest twin towers development, in Osaka’s Nakanoshima district has lent the sandbank sandwiched between the city’s business districts a buzzy feel. ( read original story ...)

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I have no regrets.” Sakaguchi, a Tokyo native, is the daughter of popular actress Ryoko Sakaguchi. She began appearing in a number of television series after entering the entertainment business in 2008. “I enjoyed happy things, but I was crying a lot ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The top Japanese business lobby will urge companies to maintain worker pay at current levels even if overall work hours are reduced, arguing that smaller paychecks will crimp consumption and productivity. The Japan Business Federation, or ... ( read original story ...)

Undergoing a major revamp last year, what had been a showcase for consumer electronics such as TVs and washing machines had reinvented itself as a business-to-business exhibition ... system co-developed with Tokyo-based artificial intelligence startup ... ( read original story ...)

* Says it signed a contract to take over commodity futures trading business from a Tokyo-based firm EVOLUTION JAPAN for 1.15 billion yen ( read original story ...)

Last week, an Osaka tattooist was found guilty of breaking this rarely ... Mr Kuboki said he was worried about the impact the ruling would have on his business. Some other Japanese artists don’t have the same sympathy for Mr Masuda. ( read original story ...)

which cost 22,600 yen/23,000 yen for round trip to Kyoto/Osaka, as follows. You have to exchange your E-voucher to your Shinkansen tickets at JR Tokai's Office at Tokyo or Shinagawa Stations at their business hours written here. You can use the 7 day JR ... ( read original story ...)

In October 2002, Emirates became the first airline to link Japan and the Gulf region with non-stop flights when it introduced its four-times-per-week service to Osaka. Now serving ... Bento box and Sushi platter in Business Class, along with Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO—Business confidence is riding a 10-year high in Japan as the economy enjoys its longest stretch of growth in more than a decade, a central bank survey showed, less than three weeks before a national election. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is ... ( read original story ...)