Tag: business

Japanese inflationary continue to build. According to data released by Japan’s statistics bureau, headline consumer price inflation (CPI) rose by 0.7% in the year to August, leaving it at the highest level seen since March 2015. Core CPI, that which ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Toshiba and a consortium led by Bain Capital Private Equity signed a deal Thursday for the sale of the Japanese electronics company's computer memory chip business, a move long opposed by Toshiba's U.S. joint venture partner Western Digital. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s core consumer prices rose 0.7 percent in August from a year earlier, marking the eighth straight month of annual gains, in an encouraging sign for a central bank struggling to meet its 2 percent inflation target. The rise in the ... ( read original story ...)

The 407 had it in plenty while the Japanese quarter fell hugely short on this score. In a price-sensitive business such as cargo carriers, affordable spare parts are crucial for viability. Fast forward to the present and it is interesting to see how some ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s yield-hungry investors are helping turn companies ... Its endoscopes have about a 70 percent global market share, and it’s a “very competitive” business, said Yuta Ishinoda, a senior analyst at R&I. Olympus’s net income in the quarter ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA, Japan & SAN DIEGO & STOCKHOLM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Takeda”) (TSE: 4502), Karolinska Institutet (“KI”) and The Structural Genomics Consortium (“SGC”) today announced a combined pre-competitive and ... ( read original story ...)

In Tokyo, an ordinance took effect in July to strengthen regulations, requiring JK business operators to submit notifications and banning them from hiring people under age 18. Similar regulations are planned in Osaka and Kanagawa. The NPA will carry out an ... ( read original story ...)

Best Western Osaka Tsukamoto will provide business and leisure travellers with a brand-new midscale accommodation option in the heart of Japan’s second largest city. Nestled in downtown Osaka, this modern hotel is positioned just two minutes away from JR ... ( read original story ...)

Creative social media agency Media Bounty has announced a tie-up with Tamlo, a British subsidiary of successful Japanese content marketing business Tam Co. Ltd. Media ... Tam Co. Ltd was founded in 1992 in Osaka, and has further offices in Tokyo, Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

Since then it has been expanding its global footprint, operating a network of data centers around Singapore, Hong Kong, Osaka, Melbourne and Sydney ... market for not only the company's Asia-Pacific business but also its global operations as well. ( read original story ...)

This prompts Ten to suggest making a business out of comedy. And so the couple who are little more than amateurs, begin their great adventure to make not only the people of Osaka but also Japan laugh. Cast: Seino Nana, Matsushita Nao, Yamamoto Koji ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka, Japan – September 27 ... The Kyocera Document Solutions portfolio does not stop at hardware. A full suite of business applications and consultative services allow customers to optimize and manage their document workflow, unleashing the full ... ( read original story ...)

"Thai AirAsia X stepped up its marketing and promotion in the Japanese market this year, both in Tokyo and Osaka, and established itself as an economical way to travel to Thailand whether for tourism or business. Initially, most passengers on our Thailand ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe raises his fist with his ... Her Party of Hope shares policy space with the business-friendly LDP, but Koike has staked out different stances on two issues likely to appeal to voters. She wants to freeze a planned rise ... ( read original story ...)

Authorities in Japan are considering starting a digital currency to be called the J-Coin. By doing so, Tokyo will reduce cash circulation in the country. Bitcoin bond in Japan wants to bring cryptocurrency into 'world of high finance' "The project is in ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO & OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- JTB Corporation, Panasonic Corporation and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. today announced they have started offering "LUGGAGE-FREE TRAVEL" (trademark registered) on August 8 outside Japan in the run-up to its service ... ( read original story ...)