TOKYO -- The leading business lobbies of Japan and South Korea called for public-private efforts to expand into markets outside the two countries, and joint efforts for infrastructure development related to Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is facing a ‘death by overwork’ problem — here’s what it’s all about
Japan's work culture is so intense ... firms' incentives don't align with the social desirability of changing this problem?" Rosenbluth told Business Insider. "That's a hard one." ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kobe Steel has been selling questionable products to airplane manufacturers, others for more than 10 years
Japan's No.3 steelmaker is still trying to nail down the extent ... Most of the problems have occurred in the company's aluminum and copper business, where many of the products are made to specifications required by automakers and other companies. ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturers’ mood hits decade-high – Reuters Tankan
Service-sector index +30 in Oct vs +34 in Sept * Business mood seen slumping ahead * Reuters Tankan closely tracks BOJ tankan By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Izumi Nakagawa TOKYO, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Confidence among Japanese manufacturers rebounded in October to ... ( read original story ...)
Abe on course for landslide win in Japan vote: poll
The 12 day election campaign has focused on reviving Japan’s once world-beating economy and tackling ... including allegations of favouritism to a friend in a business deal, which the premier strongly denies. The Mainichi poll was conducted on Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Manager of ‘JK’ business only paid female teen employees if sex provided
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have busted a so-called “JK” (joshi kosei) school girl business in Shinjuku Ward that only paid employees for engaging in sex with customers, reports TV Asahi (Oct 16). On September 10, Hayato Sato, the 30-year ... ( read original story ...)
What is happening with Japan Inc?
It has forced Japanese firms to change their business models, and this appears to have taken its toll. "Large corporations used to live in a stable, predictable and growing market, but things have changed and some companies may have resorted to cutting ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka is Japan’s new tourist ‘hot spot’ for Asian visitors
“This inbound tourism has brought a growth chance to sectors such as the retail and restaurant business, which were shrinking due to population decline,” said Kimihiro Etoh, a Bank of Japan executive and manager of the Osaka branch. Osaka was ... ( read original story ...)
To Court Workers, Japanese Firms Try Being More Gay-Friendly
He pitched his idea for Job Rainbow, an employment website aimed at gay people, in a business contest sponsored by Japanese tech companies two years ago. He won 10 million yen, or about $9,100, and set up the site with his sister. Job Rainbow initially ... ( read original story ...)
This Gritty Japanese City Is Asia’s New Tourist Hot Spot
"This inbound tourism has brought a growth chance to sectors such as the retail and restaurant business, which were shrinking due to population decline," said Kimihiro Etoh, a Bank of Japan executive and manager of the Osaka branch. Osaka was traditionally ... ( read original story ...)
This Gritty Japanese City Is Asia’s New Tourist Hotspot
"This inbound tourism has brought a growth chance to sectors such as the retail and restaurant business, which were shrinking due to population decline," said Kimihiro Etoh, a Bank of Japan executive and manager of the Osaka branch. Osaka was traditionally ... ( read original story ...)
India to send 3 lakh youth to Japan for on-job training
NEW DELHI: India will send three lakh youth to Japan for on-job training for 3-5 years as part of the government's skill development programme, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan said here on Wednesday. Japan will bear the financial cost of the skill ... ( read original story ...)
Sports Shorts: Unseeded Zhu upsets Kvitova in Tianjin opener
Osaka, who prevailed 7-5, 6-2 for her best career win by ranking ... In their first tournament under a new coach, India meant business and found the net in each quarter, twice in the third, to streamroll their less-fancied but tricky opponents. ( read original story ...)
What are Japanese devs saying about the recent Tokyo Game Show?
The Tokyo Game Show is one of the biggest consumer-oriented events for video games worldwide. It has also traditionally been a big place for business, and all the major Japanese game announcements. But over the years, the show has evolved from one of ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba off Tokyo bourse’s special watchlist, but ISS critical of accounting
the conglomerate's domestic nuclear business is also key to the decommissioning of the Fukushima plants damaged in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. But the Tokyo stock exchange could come under further pressure to delist Toshiba if it is in negative net ... ( read original story ...)
App bridges the language gap at foreigner-staffed cafe in Tokyo
Foreign languages were no barrier to Japanese customers at a cafe staffed by foreigners in Tokyo’s Roppongi district on Oct ... to communicate with them in their daily lives and in a business environment. ( read original story ...)