Tag: business

Tokyo shares opened higher Monday as investors cheered the yen's slide while the Bank of Japan prepared to start a two-day policy meeting. ( read original story ...)

The BOJ may end negative interest rates at its two-day monetary policy meeting through Tuesday, in what could be the first hike in 17 years. ( read original story ...)

The head of Japan's biggest business lobby on Sunday expressed hope that the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will take nec ... ( read original story ...)

In Japan, more fitness clubs are closing down this fiscal year, even though more people are interested in staying healthy. ( read original story ...)

Residents and visitors in Tokyo wake up to early blooms of cherry blossoms, a week before the official start of the Sakura season. Last year, the cherry blossoms were seen 10 days earlier and ... ( read original story ...)

Little Tokyo in DTLA - one of three remaining historic Japantowns left in the nation - is celebrating 140 years since its founding. Central to this community's history is a small church building that ... ( read original story ...)

STORY: From Japan possibly moving away from negative interest rates to why the BoE may play for time, these are the stories to watch for in business and finance over the coming daysA two-day monetary ... ( read original story ...)

Both companies consented to the deal. Why should they have to get permission from the president to do business? ( read original story ...)

Tokyo, a city where the future coexists with the old world, holds a unique allure for international startups. The Tokyo metropolitan area is home to approximately 14 million people (as of 2023), ... ( read original story ...)

Nissan and Honda have agreed to work together on developing electric vehicles and auto intelligence technology to pool resources in a sector where Japanese automakers have fallen behind ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average dipped on Friday, as heavyweight technology shares tracked their US peers lower, while traders continued to position themselves carefully ahead of the Bank of Japan ... ( read original story ...)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is coming out in opposition to the planned sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel of Japan, saying in a statement to be released Thursday that the U.S. needs to ... ( read original story ...)

Business sentiment is rising in Japan, and companies have excess cash that shareholders and the government want them to put to work, said Masuo Fukuda, head of investment banking at the US firm in ... ( read original story ...)

The travel benefits of being related to an airline employee don't stop at free flights. Airline nepo babies also get free upgrades to business class. ( read original story ...)

A Japanese solid-fueled rocket exploded mere seconds into its inaugural launch in a major setback for the country’s quest to space as private firm Space One tried to become the country’s first company ... ( read original story ...)

Video captured the moments when a rocket from Space One, a Tokyo-based startup, exploded shortly after takeoff during its inaugural launch. If the launch were successful, Space One would have become ... ( read original story ...)