Tag: business

Tokyo: Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index on Monday posted the longest winning streak in its nearly 70-year history as markets cheered the weekend election victory of Japan’s pro-business prime minister. The benchmark index rose 1.11%, or 239.01 points ... ( read original story ...)

Though his policies have benefited business — he has cut corporate taxes and brought about a devaluation of the yen, giving Japanese companies with big overseas operations like Toyota Motor a leg up on foreign competitors — there has been no painful ... ( read original story ...)

Although his policies have benefited business — he has cut corporate taxes and brought about a devaluation of the yen, giving Japanese companies with big overseas operations like Toyota Motor a leg up on foreign competitors — there has been no painful ... ( read original story ...)

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BizVibe, a smart B2B networking platform for global buyers and suppliers, announced today the next generation of its B2B networking platform for Japan’s automotive industry. With the update, establish a faster and more efficient ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s financial regulator is planning to question regional banks that are deemed to have poor business models, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday. The Financial Services Agency is concerned some regional banks ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The leading business lobbies of Japan and South Korea called for public-private efforts to expand into markets outside the two countries, and joint efforts for infrastructure development related to Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative, according to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's work culture is so intense ... firms' incentives don't align with the social desirability of changing this problem?" Rosenbluth told Business Insider. "That's a hard one." ( read original story ...)

Japan's No.3 steelmaker is still trying to nail down the extent ... Most of the problems have occurred in the company's aluminum and copper business, where many of the products are made to specifications required by automakers and other companies. ( read original story ...)

Service-sector index +30 in Oct vs +34 in Sept * Business mood seen slumping ahead * Reuters Tankan closely tracks BOJ tankan By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Izumi Nakagawa TOKYO, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Confidence among Japanese manufacturers rebounded in October to ... ( read original story ...)

The 12 day election campaign has focused on reviving Japan’s once world-beating economy and tackling ... including allegations of favouritism to a friend in a business deal, which the premier strongly denies. The Mainichi poll was conducted on Friday ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have busted a so-called “JK” (joshi kosei) school girl business in Shinjuku Ward that only paid employees for engaging in sex with customers, reports TV Asahi (Oct 16). On September 10, Hayato Sato, the 30-year ... ( read original story ...)

It has forced Japanese firms to change their business models, and this appears to have taken its toll. "Large corporations used to live in a stable, predictable and growing market, but things have changed and some companies may have resorted to cutting ... ( read original story ...)

“This inbound tourism has brought a growth chance to sectors such as the retail and restaurant business, which were shrinking due to population decline,” said Kimihiro Etoh, a Bank of Japan executive and manager of the Osaka branch. Osaka was ... ( read original story ...)

He pitched his idea for Job Rainbow, an employment website aimed at gay people, in a business contest sponsored by Japanese tech companies two years ago. He won 10 million yen, or about $9,100, and set up the site with his sister. Job Rainbow initially ... ( read original story ...)

"This inbound tourism has brought a growth chance to sectors such as the retail and restaurant business, which were shrinking due to population decline," said Kimihiro Etoh, a Bank of Japan executive and manager of the Osaka branch. Osaka was traditionally ... ( read original story ...)

"This inbound tourism has brought a growth chance to sectors such as the retail and restaurant business, which were shrinking due to population decline," said Kimihiro Etoh, a Bank of Japan executive and manager of the Osaka branch. Osaka was traditionally ... ( read original story ...)