Tag: business

Municipal governments of Tokyo's central wards are taking a variety of measures to encourage foreign visitors to keep the yen flowing after the sun sets. ( read original story ...)

Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard has reiterated its determination to acquire Seven & i Holdings, although the operator of Japan’s top convenience store chain has rejected its offer. ( read original story ...)

With one month to go before the start of the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka, it seems unlikely that pre-event ticket sales will reach their target of 14 ... ( read original story ...)

The directors of Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) said on Thursday they were seeking a "friendly" buyout of 7-Eleven but lamented a lack of progress towards a deal. ( read original story ...)

Electronic dictionary sales keep falling in Japan amid declining birthrates and widespread use of smartphone apps. After the first domestically made model was launched in 1979, sales of electronic ... ( read original story ...)

Oil prices eased on Thursday after surging the day before as worries about the impact of intensifying tariff wars on global economic growth and energy demand outweighed the positive sentiment from a ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO] Japan wants to boost its rice exports almost eightfold by 2030, a ministry official said on Thursday, despite currently suffering a domestic shortage of the grain. Read more at The Business ... ( read original story ...)

Up to 400 MW of assets will be built in three years. Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. is set to establish a joint venture (JV) with Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd. to develop renewable energy projects ... ( read original story ...)

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)'s organized crime division announced March 11 the arrest of four men on suspicion of violating the C ... ( read original story ...)

Many of Japan's biggest companies are expected to offer substantial wage hikes for a third consecutive year when they conclude talks with unions on Wednesday, seeking to help workers cope with ... ( read original story ...)

British business secretary Jonathan Reynolds said in a recent interview in Tokyo that there is "exceptional potential for the future" of defense collaboration with Japan as the two countries progress ... ( read original story ...)

Renewable energy business CleanMax has established a long-term collaborative venture with Japanese company Osaka Gas, which aims to support corporate clients in shifting to a low-carbon economy in ... ( read original story ...)

Weeks of selling culminated on Monday with the S&P 500’s worst day of the year. Some measure of calm returned to markets on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japanese stocks led losses in Asia during intraday trading Tuesday, but closed only modestly lower, following Wall Street's market sell-off overnight amid worries about the possibility of a U ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japanese stocks led losses in Asia on Tuesday morning, following Wall Street's market sell-off overnight, with investors increasingly worried about the possibility of a U.S. recession. ( read original story ...)

Yoji Muto was in Washington for last ditch negotiations over the tariffs on a range of Japanese exports including cars, steel, and aluminum. ( read original story ...)