Tag: business

Heading into the final day of the group stage, three teams — Japan, Colombia, and Senegal — are all still in control of their destinies as they battle for one of the final two spots up for grabs in the knockout round. With so much at stake for every ... ( read original story ...)

Resplendent in shocking pink, a sleek "Hello Kitty" bullet train, complete with special carriages festooned with images of the global icon from Japan, has been unveiled before it chugs into service this week. The special shinkansen or bullet train will run ... ( read original story ...)

Norihisa Tomiyasu opened his first mortuary in 1997 aiming to clean up a profession he says deserved its bad reputation for exploiting people’s grief and overcharging them at some of the most fraught moments of their lives. “The industry was so ... ( read original story ...)

KYOTO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 25, 2018--Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) today announced that its innovative Aquala technology received Japan’s “Prize of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry” during the 2018 National Invention ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese men are still expected to support their families, and both men and women may be reluctant to marry and have children if they know it will be financially difficult. And as Business Insider has previously reported, work in Japan can be so demanding ... ( read original story ...)

Rooms are mostly one-bedroom types. Inquiries regarding their business, focused on the greater Tokyo area, have risen by 50% in the past week. Operating as a home-sharer often requires additional investment, such as installing sprinklers and fire alarms. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO—Japan’s biggest bitcoin exchange said it would halt taking new business after regulators said it wasn’t doing enough to stop money laundering and terrorist financing. The move by Tokyo-based bitFlyer Inc. led to a drop in the price of the ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo [Japan], June 22 (ANI): Tokyo has launched an exhibition to showcase a wide range of environmental technologies and services to overcome various challenges. Energy conservation, renewable energy, heat island technology, and CO2 reduction technologies ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 21, 2018--Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo (KPH), one of Japan’s most prestigious international hotels located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, will host the “Princess Mermaid Sweets Buffet” in commemoration of the fairy tale written by the ... ( read original story ...)

Blockchain is systematically removing costly intermediaries from business operations and increasing security and efficiency in the political and social sphere. It is a multi-faceted revolution that is taking place and, with a growing community, Tokyo is at ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- As Deutsche Bank AG sheds thousands of jobs worldwide, there’s at least one place where it’s still been hiring. The German lender recently recruited three people to strengthen its equity execution business in Japan, said Paddy Hogan ... ( read original story ...)

“We’ve done a brisk business these past few hours, especially in bottled water,” said Tetsunari Nigawa, who works at a convenience store near central Osaka’s Umeda Station. At Namba Station, groups of foreign and Japanese tourists found ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturers’ confidence improved for a second straight month in June but the service sector’s mood slumped from May’s record high level, a Reuters poll found, suggesting some fragility in the outlook after a first-quarter ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Barely six months after inaugurating a tiny software-coding boot camp in a basement in Tokyo, Silicon Valley transplant Kani Munidasa stood before some of Japan’s top business leaders in February with a warning: software was threatening ... ( read original story ...)

Already the world's largest city, Tokyo's population is continuing to grow every year, especially in its central business districts. The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are just one factor driving the 'once-in-a-century' redevelopment of CBDs like Shinjuku and Shibuya ... ( read original story ...)

... percent from its IPO price to close at 5,300 yen as it debuted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. "Mercari got off to a flying start" with investors impressed by its successful business model, Yamamoto said. Companies with strong business ties with China fell. ( read original story ...)