Tag: business

The training center was built by Osaka Municipal Water Works Bureau for transferring ... and FO (Forward Osmosis) membrane and future business in Saudi Arabia. Following a lecture from Toyobo, they had a good chance to look about the manufacturing process ... ( read original story ...)

Toshiba plans to sell its prized memory chip business to a group of investors led by the Japanese government as it races to raise money to stave off financial ruin. The struggling Japanese conglomerate said Wednesday it has picked a bid worth about 2 ... ( read original story ...)

The new rates "will benefit all our customers in the Kansai area," the company said, referring to the region including Osaka and Kyoto. Both residential and high-volume business customers should see prices drop. But the utility has only so much cost ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Confidence among Japanese manufacturers bounced in June to match a decade-high level recorded in April and is expected to rise for several months, a Reuters survey found, providing more evidence of economic recovery. Service-sector mood rose to a two ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s exports surged in May by the fastest in more than two years on higher shipments of cars and steel, an encouraging sign that robust global demand will help keep the country’s modest economic recovery on track. The 14.9 per cent annual increase ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Japan — Japan unexpectedly slumped back into a trade deficit for the first time in four months, as soaring energy import bills offset growth in the country’s shipments abroad, government data showed Monday. Japan logged a surprise deficit of 203 ... ( read original story ...)

"Although FCA Japan has already announced its intention to concentrate its resources on the Jeep brand ahead, no decisions have been made regarding (the) Chrysler brand," the automaker said in a statement on Monday. The Nikkei business daily reported that ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will likely reshuffle his cabinet to try to bolster ratings battered by suspicions that he helped a friend get favored treatment for his business, media reported on Monday. The Nikkei business daily, citing ... ( read original story ...)

The Navy says the Japanese coast guard is leading the search for seven sailors missing after their U.S. destroyer collided with a container ship early Saturday. The USS Fitzgerald was damaged both above and below the water line. A search of some parts of ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese business community has pledged to support the much-touted Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and Thailand 4.0 initiative, two large projects focussed on innovation and technology to foster a value-based economy. Japan's Chamber of Commerce is ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks open higher, Takata suspended on bankruptcy reports (Photo: AFP). Metrotvnews.com, Tokyo: Tokyo stocks opened higher on Friday with exporters lifted by a weak yen, while trading in Takata shares was suspended after a media report that the ... ( read original story ...)

head of fund manager WisdomTree Japan, pointing to the diminishing grip of the “keiretsu” — the business groupings whose closeness and mutual support underpinned Japan’s postwar economic growth. “Given that Toshiba is at the core of the Mitsui ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Japanese olive oil business showcase, OLIVE OIL KANSAI which was inaugurated in 2016 and was delivered in a favorable reputation, will be staged again in October, 2017 at the largest exhibition venue in the west Japan ... ( read original story ...)

An old-fashioned crime is experiencing a resurgence in Japan: gold smuggling. The authorities say they are contending with a startling rise in the amount of gold being brought illegally into the country. The smugglers — an array of professional criminals ... ( read original story ...)

"It's great for cafes and business meetings, or spending time alone to walk and think." Yamoto's all-time favorite cafe is Ningen Kankei (150-0042 Tokyo, Shibuya, 16-12; +81 3 3496 5001) which she's been frequenting since high school. "It's quiet ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese manufacturers are still cautious about the prospects of military sales. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, a maker of Aegis destroyers and fighter jets, is not expecting booming business right away, as Japan's defence equipment sales are more focused on ... ( read original story ...)