TOKYO: The European Union’s top officials arrive in Japan Tuesday to sign the single market’s biggest trade deal ever and present a united front as Washington upends the international trade order. EU ... ( read original story ...)
Assemblyman’s son accused of assaulting sex business employee
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police last week arrested the 24-year-old son of a member of the Osaka Prefectural Assembly over the alleged assault of an employee of a sex business at a love hotel in ... ( read original story ...)
Who is in Asia with Emanuel? Campaign donors, lobbyists, developers, business heavyweights
However, Emanuel also did plenty of business behind the scenes in corporate boardrooms and at formal dinners, holding talks with executives of several Chinese and Japanese companies and top government ... ( read original story ...)
Subway operator Tokyo Metro teaches tricks of the trade in Asia
The Japanese subway operator will also propose that its counterpart in Ho Chi Minh City diversify its business to increase revenue. The local company could run stores in stations and spaces under elev... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo art space battles against the current
When he was quizzed as to whether he’d ever sold anything “because that’s the business,” however ... and a month later Osaka was invited to work at the gallery in Tokyo. The regular income of working ... ( read original story ...)
An empty wooden ship washed up in Japan — and it looks like another mysterious North Korean ‘ghost ship’
North Korea's fishing season typically runs from October to February, he previously told Business Insider, so seeing a vessel in Japanese waters in the summer appears to be an anomaly. The last report ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese firms more confident
Japanese companies remain confident in Thailand's business climate, buoyed by the country's growing economic prospects, according to the latest survey by the Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro). ... ( read original story ...)
Netflix downgraded by UBS, Walmart to sell supermarket business in Japan, AT&T invests in augmented reality
Here’s a look at some of the companies the Yahoo Finance team will be watching for you today. UBS just downgraded the Netflix (NFLX) to Neutral. Analyst Eric Sheridan says any future growth at the com... ( read original story ...)
Japan is reversing a dangerous demographic time bomb — but now the US is in the danger zone
The US fertility rate has been higher than Japan's for more than three decades. But since the economic recession, the US birth rate has been steadily falling. Meanwhile, Japan's dangerously low birth ... ( read original story ...)
Trade Presents an Oppportunity For Japanese Business
Ed Rogers, CEO/Chief Investment Officer, Rogers Investment Advisors, discusses the latest economic data from Japan, seeing it as very robust. He goes on to the opportunities he sees trade tensions pre... ( read original story ...)
Canopy to acquire Tokyo Smoke parent company in $250 million retail play
Canopy Growth Corp. is acquiring Hiku Brands Ltd. for around $250 million in an all-stock deal that expands the cannabis grower’s retail footprint and gives it marijuana lifestyle brand Tokyo Smoke. S... ( read original story ...)
Canopy Growth to buy Tokyo Smoke owner Hiku Brands for C$269.2 million
Canopy Growth bought Mettrum Health in 2016 and BC Tweed in May this year. West Kelowna-based Hiku owns cannabis brands such as Tokyo Smoke, DOJA and Van der Pop. The equity value of the deal is based ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rally on weak yen
Tokyo: Tokyo stocks rose for a third straight session on Tuesday, backed by gains on Wall Street and the yen’s downwards trend, as concerns over a US-China trade war receded. The benchmark Nikkei 225 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close higher after US jobs report
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rallied more than one percent on Monday, in line with a broad Asia advance following healthy gain on Wall Street as investors welcomed a strong US jobs report. The benchmark Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher with yen stable against dollar
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday, extending rallies in New York with the cheaper yen also supporting the market. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged up 0.23 percent, or 51.08 points, to 21,839.22 ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan Workers in Japan Falsified Emissions Tests, Review Says
Nissan Motor has become the latest Japanese automaker to admit to falsifying product-quality data, dealing a further blow to Japan Inc.’s reputation for dependable quality. An internal review of emiss... ( read original story ...)