Tag: business

US Steel CEO David Burritt warned the company would likely shutter steel mills if the federal government stepped in to derail the merger. ( read original story ...)

Sekisui Chemical Co. is considering acquiring part of Sharp Corp.'s plant in Osaka Prefecture in a bid to make the obsolete factory a production hub of next-generation solar batteries, sources ... ( read original story ...)

Top execs of Hyundai, SK, LG underscore partnership in AI, battery, mobilityBusiness leaders from major conglomerates here agreed to deepen their partnership with the U.S. and Japan, particularly in ... ( read original story ...)

JAPAN’S service-sector activity extended gains in August, a private sector survey showed on Wednesday, thanks to an uptick in overseas sales despite a darkening global outlook. Read more at The ... ( read original story ...)

ChopValue, a pioneering circular product manufacturer transforming underutilized urban resources into climate positive wood alternatives, announced their first corporate location in Japan. Scheduled ... ( read original story ...)

Japan in 2008 blocked the London-based Children's Investment Fund from buying shares in Electric Power Development Co, known as J-Power. That's the only deal that has been rejected under the FEFTA, ... ( read original story ...)

Japan launched an initiative to help people cut back on work. But three years in, few people take a four-day workweek. ( read original story ...)

Japanese corporate spending on plant and equipment rose 7.4% year-on-year in the second quarter, Ministry of Finance data showed on Monday, keeping alive expectations of a domestic-led recovery in ... ( read original story ...)

Major logistics firms and others participated in the Aug. 28 event at the theater in Tokyo's Chuo Ward, the heart of a sightseeing and business center that includes the Ginza, Nihonbashi and Tsukiji ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka quite literally came out swinging at this year’s U.S. Open. After defeating the 10th seed Jelena Ostapenko in the first round, the 26 year-old lost her second round match to Karolina ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan lodged a formal protest with China's embassy against what it called an incursion by a Chinese survey ship into its territorial waters on Saturday, Tokyo's Foreign Ministry said. The ... ( read original story ...)

With bosses ripping up their resignation letters, many Japanese workers hire these proxy firms to help them resign stress-free. ( read original story ...)

Case Studies from Japan’s Cultural and Creative Industries.” “Work is a big deal here. It’s not just a way to make money, although it is that, too,” said Craig, who previously taught at Doshisha ... ( read original story ...)

SkyDrive and Osaka Metro want to explore the possibility of integrating ... discuss the possibility of implementing a customized version of the Japanese company's business model for air taxi service. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Aug 5 — Japanese stocks collapsed on Monday in their biggest single day rout since the 1987 Black Monday sell-offs, driven by last week’s plunge in global stock markets, economic ... ( read original story ...)

Case Studies from Japan’s Cultural and Creative Industries.” “Work is a big deal here. It’s not just a way to make money, although it is that, too,” said Craig, who previously taught at Doshisha ... ( read original story ...)