Tag: business

Tokyo' stocks snapped a four-day losing streak Thursday as exporters got a lift from the cheaper yen, but Toshiba dived on news its troubled US nuclear unit could be headed for bankruptcy. Toyota, Panasonic and other firms doing business overseas benefited ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s economy grew faster than first thought in the final ... The Cabinet Office said that private business investment grew by 2% for the quarter, up from the initial estimate of 0.9%, contributing 0.3 percentage points to GDP. The quarterly increase ... ( read original story ...)

While many Chinese investors have looked to acquire Japanese office buildings and apartments as the yen has weakened, including conglomerate Anbang Insurance Group, which is in talks to buy 200 residential properties from Blackstone Group for US$2.3 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Self-Defense Forces soldiers inject fuels into a unit of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo Thomson Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) - Rattled by North Korean military advances, influential Japanese lawmakers are ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Takaaki Nishii, CEO of Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (Ajinomoto)(TOKYO:2802) met with Prof. Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2006 and a founder of Grameen Bank, and discussed about Ajinomoto’s nutrition improvement project in Ghana ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Tokyo shares opened lower on Tuesday with investors spooked by global political uncertainties and cautious before key US jobs data later in the week. Markets were jolted after North Korea fired four missiles into waters near Japan on Monday, stoking ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Ministry of Justice ... advanced specialized/technical activities, and advanced business management activities. Applicants in these categories who scored sufficient points by the system’s rubric were eligible for a preminent resident visa ... ( read original story ...)

What makes this hotel truly special is that it is located on the banks of the Osaka River. Also, it is only a 10-minute drive away from Umeda business district. Guests will absolutely be astonished with the great view of the Osaka skyline that the property ... ( read original story ...)

It was only when by chance she met with representatives from Globis, a business school based in Tokyo, at an MBA forum in Singapore that the road ahead started getting clearer. “The Globis MBA program fitted my lifestyle well — it was only for a year ... ( read original story ...)

Keidanren, as a representative of Japan's business community, will continue our strategy to support the success of women in the workplace, with a view to realize the genuine 'diversity' so that everyone in Japan can actively participate regardless of ... ( read original story ...)

The DTI said the investments are expected to come in until 2018. “Japanese investor remains confident of business prospects in the Philippines. We urge Japanese investors to take the chance to invest in the Philippines as it experiences its momentous ... ( read original story ...)

We flew in from Osaka, so we already had our boarding passes ... located opposite to the entrance to the JAL First Class Lounge & Sakura Lounge. (Flying Business Class gave us access to Sakura Lounge). Boarding started at 7:20pm. Two lines were formed ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:2264), a leading dairy product company in Japan, today announced the results of a new study that show how gut microbiota composition in a healthy human population changes with age. ( read original story ...)

Last February 28 marked the Germany- Japan Startups Platform 1st General Conference between Berlin and Tokyo. The conference which was attended by several business personalities and startup pitchers was held at FinGate Tokyo, Japan. The event was hosted by ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks hit a two-month high Thursday ... was "very serious" about bidding for the troubled Japanese company's prized microchip business. Nintendo, whose new Switch games console will hit stores Friday, fell 1.76 percent to 22,875 yen. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo becomes the most expensive location in the Asia-Pacific region for business travel in 2016, while Hong Kong has fallen to the second place, a survey from consulting firm ECA International showed. The London-based company released its latest Daily ... ( read original story ...)