Japan Airlines (JAL) today announced the decision to establish a new low-cost carrier (LCC) business for the international market. As described in the FY2017-2020 JAL Group Medium Term Management Plan, the company looks to develop and cultivate new ... ( read original story ...)
Review: Japan Airlines JAL 767-300ER Tokyo to Manila
The seat controls are, however, similar to the JAL Business Class Sky Suite on the 777-300ER: The IFE Screens are seatback, and feature the same IFE that can be seen in our JAL First Class Review. Here was the menu for JL745 from Tokyo NRT to Manila. ( read original story ...)
Japan-backed transformation hub opens
The Thai and Japanese governments are keen to upgrade the local manufacturing sector with the opening of the industry transformation centre (ITC), supported by a 30-million-baht investment by Japan. Industry Minister Uttama Savanayana and Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stocks Open Slightly Higher
Tokyo: Tokyo stocks opened slightly higher Monday after gains on Wall Street last week, as a mixed US jobs report was seen as reducing the odds of faster interest rate hikes. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged up 0.16 percent or 35.91 points to 22,508.69 ... ( read original story ...)
Business brief 2018: Japan
How do you register or secure patent rights, and is national or international coverage most appropriate? Any person can apply to the Japan Patent Office (JPO) to obtain a patent. A foreign applicant can take action pursuant to the Paris Convention and/or ... ( read original story ...)
Business failures hit 28-year low in April
Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. said. April marked the first decline in two months in the number of business failures. The data covered bankruptcies involving liabilities of ¥10 million or more. Total liabilities left by failed companies dropped 8.3 percent to ... ( read original story ...)
Vista Group Signs Aeon Entertainment, Japan’s Largest Cinema Chain
AUCKLAND, New Zealand & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vista Group International (NZX & ASX: VGL), the world’s leading provider of software solutions for the global film industry, has signed Aeon Entertainment Co Ltd (‘Aeon’), its first customer in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing agree to cooperate on North Korea
South Korean President Moon Jae-in gives a keynote speech at the Korea-China-Japan business summit in Tokyo, Japan, 09 May 2018. Moon proposed that the three countries lead the new world economic order based on innovative means of growth and establish a ... ( read original story ...)
Supermicro Showcases Innovative Resource Saving Technology at Data Center Expo Tokyo 2018
Multi-node SuperBlade®, BigTwin™ & All-Flash NVMe Composable Storage Solutions with Supermicro RSD 2.1 optimized for Cloud and Datacenter environments TOKYO, May 9 ... Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Intelligence and ERP/CRM. ( read original story ...)
‘Fatal congestion’: 2020 Olympics could paralyze Tokyo’s famed subway system, study warns
Tokyo’s subway system is famed for its cleanliness and efficiency ... “The plan needs cooperation from companies, but that would affect their business activities and sales, meaning it would not be a simple task,” she said. A test run involving ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese fashion trends boost L.L. Bean sales
Shatzer declined to give exact revenue, or share what percentage of business comes from Japan sales. He says the company is investing in new stores in Japan as well as customized e-commerce systems. There are currently 27 stores in Japan, and two more are ... ( read original story ...)
HCafe: Japanese cuisine finds its sweet spot
But Okawa found himself increasingly interested in the business, especially since his wife had long wanted to open a café serving the Japanese sweets she had come to love. In fall 2016, Okawa opened his own Uncle Tetsu outlet in Unionville — which wasn ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Companies Set Up Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering Business in Japan
A group of Japanese companies including shipping companies NYK and K-Line are teaming up to launch a new LNG bunkering business in Japan. With the new business, the four companies, which include Chubu Electric Power and Toyota Tsusho in addition to NYK and ... ( read original story ...)
Nova Scotia launches bid to sell culture to China, Japan with trade mission
“It’s based more on a Western model, but it’s something they are adopting.” Glavine and a cultural business delegation will meet with Chinese and Japanese government officials, cultural organizations and business leaders over the course of the ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang urges Japan to join ‘One Belt, One Road’ infrastructure project
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang urged Japan to join China’s “Belt and Road” infrastructure ... due to brisk sales of batteries and other electronic automobile components, as automakers conti... Business failures hit 28-year low in April The number of ... ( read original story ...)
Business, Denuclearization Focus Japan-China-South Korea Summit
Tokyo, May 9 (Prensa Latina) The convenience of establishing a free trade agreement and completing the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula were issues Japan, China and South Korea discussed today during its first tripartite summit held since 2015. ( read original story ...)