OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police have busted a business featuring school girls that masqueraded as a massage parlor but in actuality was providing sexual services, reports Nippon News Network (Nov. 29). On Monday, police raided parlor Communication ... ( read original story ...)
Universal Studios parks to add Nintendo attractions
KYOTO – Nintendo-themed areas will be added to Universal theme parks in Osaka, Orlando, Florida, and Hollywood, California, over the next few years, Nintendo Co. and Universal Parks & Resorts announced. The new areas will have multiple attractions ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka cops: ‘JK’ parlor provided sex under guise of ‘guidance’
Mutenka Musume allegedly employed school girls in violating of the Child Welfare Act OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police have busted a business in which school girls provided customers with illicit services that management considered coaching ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba Tec's "Form & Label Solution" Optimizes Logistics Operations
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Tec Corporation (TOKYO:6588) today introduces its “Form & Label Solution” to save on shipping costs while optimizing logistics operations. This solution enables easy, yet precise shipping via its multifunction ... ( read original story ...)
Japan trade minister says deals with Russia to be 'win-win'
TOKYO Japan's trade minister on Wednesday dismissed concerns that boosting economic ties with Russia as part of a push for progress on a decades-old territorial row would mainly benefit Moscow, saying any business deals would be "win-win" for both. ( read original story ...)
Japan's trade minister thinks any deals with Russia would be a 'win-win'
"This is not a matter of Japan giving money to Russia. These are all projects that will provide business chances for Japanese firms," Trade Minister Hiroshige Seko, now in charge of economic cooperation with Russia, told Reuters. "These projects ( read original story ...)
SBI Liquidity Market Grows Its smartTrade Implementation with Adoption of Pricing and Distribution Modules
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- smartTrade Technologies, a multi-asset electronic trading solutions pioneer, announced today that SBI Liquidity Market, a Japanese leading FX infrastructure solution and liquidity provider, complemented its FX platform based on ... ( read original story ...)
MaRS partners with Tokyo-based NTT DATA to help its startups expand to Asia
MaRS has announced a partnership with a Tokyo-based IT services provider in an effort to ... head of open innovation and business incubation business strategy at NTT DATA. Entrepreneurs working in the FinTech, artificial intelligence, and energy industries ... ( read original story ...)
Japan not ready to abandon TPP, waits to deal directly with Canada
The head of one of Canada’s most influential business groups urged the government to take a closer look at Japan in light of Mr. Trump’s stated intention to ditch the TPP. “Prime Minister Abe has spent a lot of capital on TPP,” John Manley ... ( read original story ...)
'Has someone in 60 Minutes office had a stroke?' Viewers slam TV program's decision to replay bizarre 1984 story showing Japanese men frothing at the mouth at a business boot camp
Social media has reacted harshly to a 32-year-old 60 Minutes story featuring junior Japanese executives frothing at the mouth during a business boot camp. Ian Leslie, a original reporter with the long-running Nine Network program, returned to the ... ( read original story ...)
Space’s Trash Collector? A Japanese Entrepreneur Wants the Job
who put Astroscale’s headquarters in start-up-friendly Singapore but is building its spacecraft in his native Japan, where he found more engineers. “My breakthrough is figuring out how to make this into a business.” Scientists say there could be tens ... ( read original story ...)
Donald Trump victory gives Japan’s giant pension fund a boost
The unconventional president-elect’s victory is helping Japan’s giant pension fund in two important ways. First, it’s sending stock markets surging, both at home and overseas, which is good news for the largely passive equity investor. Second ... ( read original story ...)
Japan And China Have A Long Way To Go Before Catching Up With America In Entrepreneurship
The problem of attracting and retaining talent is more acute for Japan, which faces a shrinking pool of young talented individuals—a group that is usually engaged in entrepreneurial activities. Tight immigration policies and a conservative business ... ( read original story ...)
SOTI Joins Premier Kathleen Wynne and Minister Brad Duguid on Strategic Trade Mission to Japan to Fortify Economic Relations
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mississauga, Ontario-based SOTI Inc. joined The Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario; and The Honourable Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development and Growth, on the Premier’s first business ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Cement ‘Divi Shakthi’ Trains over 200 Dealers in SME Business Management during 1st Year
Mr. Ismail Azeez of IIDT at an experiential learning session during a Divi Shakthi program. Tokyo Cement ‘Divi Shakthi’ training workshops on business management, conducted together with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has successfully ... ( read original story ...)
How a tiny team in Tokyo is taking on Oculus and Sony
But a tiny Tokyo-based company, founded by former Sony game designer ... bringing more human and emotional reactions to video games," Kojima said in an email to Business Insider. "I can’t wait to see what interactive narrative designers do with eye ... ( read original story ...)