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OSAKA – Osaka’s political and business leaders are moving forward with plans to develop Yumeshima, a man-made island in Osaka Bay, into what they hope will be the site of an integrated resort with casino gambling by 2024 and the World Exposition in 2025. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo/Osaka: Nitori Holdings Co is considering buying an apparel ... "It's hard to imagine Nitori entering the apparel business with fashion or street wear," said Masafumi Shoda, a Tokyo-based analyst at Nomura Securities Co. "Casual home wear and ... ( read original story ...)

In Photo: Fish delivered from CSN are sold at Takashimaya in Tokyo. Ryohei Nomoto wants to put fresher sashimi on your plate, and more money in the wallets of Japan’s struggling fishermen. His venture airfreights freshly caught fish from across Japan ... ( read original story ...)

"This business is clearly tied to the economy," Tanaka says ... For Akiyoshi Takumori, chief economist at Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Co Ltd in Tokyo, orchid sales are an imperfect indicator of economic strength. "These things get sent even in ... ( read original story ...)

Prospects for the Japanese economy have brightened at the start of 2017. Business conditions in Japan continued to improve following a pick-up late last year, adding justification to upgraded growth forecasts from the central bank. Nikkei PMI v GDP While ... ( read original story ...)

Prospects for the Japanese economy have brightened at the start of 2017. Business conditions in Japan continued to improve following a pick-up late last year, adding justification to upgraded growth forecasts from the central bank. While survey data showed ... ( read original story ...)

"The Mommy penalty is big," Rosenbluth tells Business Insider. In response, women have begun choosing their careers over children. Men, in turn, have receded from the dating scene, too. Japan's work-heavy culture developed in the aftermath of World War II ... ( read original story ...)

Separately, Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the world's largest with $1.2 trillion in assets, is preparing to invest $150 billion in the United States. It will buy debt issued by American companies, the Nikkei business newspaper reported. ( read original story ...)

Facing a tough business environment at home, where the Bank of Japan adopted a negative-interest-rate policy last February, Japan’s banks are hoping to boost earnings from their operations in the United States and other overseas markets. ( read original story ...)

NEW DELHI – The Japan External Trade Organization plans to promote partnerships between Japanese and Indian companies looking to expand their presence in Africa by leveraging their mutual expertise, JETRO officials said. The move is aimed at reducing ... ( read original story ...)

The business also runs a neighbouring rights division. MBW caught up with Downtown founder and CEO Justin Kalifowitz to ask why his independent publishing company had made the uncommon leap to launch its own HQ in Japan… Japan’s recorded music market ... ( read original story ...)

Matsuri Takahashi’s death sparked a chain reaction in the business world that came to be known as “Dentsu Shock.” The company is one of the most well-known in Japan, and its fall from grace garnered much publicity. The Ministry of Health, Labor and ... ( read original story ...)

Masahiko Sakamoto outlined that Tokyo is as good as a tourist city as it is for business. It is a great shopping haven in India market with theme parks, traditional culture, heritage and Japanese cuisine. There are new hotel projects being developed in ... ( read original story ...)

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In Japanese business celebrations, there’s one thing you’ll almost always see: orchids. Pots of the exotic flowers, which often sell for about ¥20,000 ($176), will be there in a newly appointed president’s office, at the entrance of a company that ... ( read original story ...)