Tag: business

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 ...)

NEW DELHI: India will send three lakh youth to Japan for on-job training for 3-5 years as part of the government's skill development programme, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan said here on Wednesday. Japan will bear the financial cost of the skill ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka, who prevailed 7-5, 6-2 for her best career win by ranking ... In their first tournament under a new coach, India meant business and found the net in each quarter, twice in the third, to streamroll their less-fancied but tricky opponents. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Game Show is one of the biggest consumer-oriented events for video games worldwide. It has also traditionally been a big place for business, and all the major Japanese game announcements. But over the years, the show has evolved from one of ... ( read original story ...)

the conglomerate's domestic nuclear business is also key to the decommissioning of the Fukushima plants damaged in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. But the Tokyo stock exchange could come under further pressure to delist Toshiba if it is in negative net ... ( read original story ...)

Foreign languages were no barrier to Japanese customers at a cafe staffed by foreigners in Tokyo’s Roppongi district on Oct ... to communicate with them in their daily lives and in a business environment. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) - The Tokyo Stock Exchange said it removed ... accounting scandal in 2015 and the disclosure of multibillion-dollar losses in its nuclear business in December, the exchange said in a statement on Wednesday (Oct 11). The company still ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 63 ... Accumulated sales during that period are around 25 million yen. To support the business, Kamimura operates a web site in which he posts obscene images at no charge. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's main stock market index closed at its highest level in more than two decades on Wednesday as optimism spread across global markets. The Nikkei 225 added 0.3%, or 57.7 points, to end at 20,881.2. It was the best finish for the index since 1996 and ... ( read original story ...)

On Wednesday, the government said corporate machinery orders, a closely watched indicator of business spending, had risen for the second month in a row in August, gaining 3.4 percent. It will be some time before Japan can hope to set all-time records. ( read original story ...)

US Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class James Thierry TOKYO (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, the Ronald Reagan, is conducting drills with a Japanese warship in waters around Okinawa southwest of the Korean peninsula, Japan's military ... ( read original story ...)

Defensive stocks lead gains, turnover lacklustre. Kobe Steel plunges 20% to near 1-year low TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share index closed at its highest in 21 years on Wednesday, with gains mainly led by defensive shares, though exporters benefitted ... ( read original story ...)

Amazon Business is now available on Amazon Japan and Amazon India, meaning that it is now live in five countries including the United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Amazon Business helps business customers meet a wide range of procurement needs with ... ( read original story ...)

Boom! World stock markets have hit a new all time high. MSCI’s All-World stocks index, which tracks 2,400 companies around the globe, has inched up to 493.31 points this morning. Photograph: MSCI That’s partly due to the Nikkei’s surge to a two ... ( read original story ...)