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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

How to Fly Singapore Airline’s New B787-10 Dreamliner

Economy tickets to Perth start at $450 with a two-night minimum stay, with business class starting at $2040 round-trip. Osaka is a bit pricier at $556 for Economy (starting in late June, the price is higher in May and early June) and $2790 for Business. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks up as Wall Street rallies

Tokyo. Tokyo stocks rose on Tuesday with investors encouraged by Wall Street rallies and Japan’s Takeda surging on reports that the drugmaker would make a formal offer to buy Ireland’s Shire. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 0.18 per cent or 41.53 ... ( read original story ...)

South Korea, Japan, China to enhance biz ties

Business lobby groups of South Korea, Japan and China agreed Wednesday to cooperate for an early signing of a trilateral free trade deal on the sidelines of the three-way summit held in Tokyo. In a joint declaration adopted in a trilateral business summit ... ( read original story ...)