Tag: business

In early February, JETRO conducted a survey of 156 companies operating in Russia's two biggest cities, Moscow and St Petersburg. Of the 63 firms that responded 60.3% have partially or fully suspended ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Japan welcomed more than 2 million visitors for an eighth consecutive month in January, official data showed on Wednesday, setting the stage for a potential record year for ... ( read original story ...)

You’ll notice though that this is only affecting Western companies – if you accept that Sony, whose PlayStation division was long ago relocated to the US, is run as if it’s an American business. Other ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese manufacturers' business morale soured sharply in February with pessimists outnumbering optimists for the first time in 10 months, the Reuters Tankan survey found, adding ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose more than expected in January ... about further economic decline as the Reuters Tankan survey showed manufacturers' business morale soured sharply, with ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's governor says she plans to explore legislation to prevent abuse by customers and business partners, such as unreasonable demands and malicious complaints. ( read original story ...)

Hirotake Yano, the founder of the operator of Daiso, Japan’s first and largest 100-yen shop chain, died of cardiac failure on Feb. 12. ( read original story ...)

Hirotake Yano, the Japanese billionaire founder of Daiso Industries who helped popularize the discounted dollar-shop concept, has died of heart failure. ( read original story ...)

With Japan unable to provide military assistance under its pacifist Constitution, private investment plays a vital role in showing commitment to Ukraine. ( read original story ...)

Nintendo is reportedly Japan's richest company, according to its latest financial report for the quarter. Toyo Keizai, a business magazine […] The post Nintendo is now Japan’s richest company at $11bn ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has pledged long-term commitment to Ukraine’s reconstruction. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the partnership will be based on inclusivity and humanitarianism. ( read original story ...)

The H3's first launch into orbit follows another milestone Japan's space program achieved last month, when the country's robotic SLIM lunar lander touched down on the Moon. This made Japan the fifth ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is hosting a conference for Japanese and Ukrainian officials to discuss reconstruction of Ukraine just ahead of the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion, while the US and other Western ... ( read original story ...)

The Keidanren says the current law prohibiting Japanese women from keeping their maiden names is harming the nation's business Japan's conservative politicians have been resistant to change as they ... ( read original story ...)

Odds are that you assume, and correctly so, that Japanese universities generally conduct their lessons and other school business in Japanese. You may or may not also know that the Japanese academic ... ( read original story ...)

A 35-year-old construction worker was seen in a viral video shoving pickled ginger from a common-use container into his mouth at a Yoshinoya store in Osaka. He thought it would be funny and would gain ... ( read original story ...)