Alaska Airlines will offer two new Asia routes next year, as it begins the process of combining its operations with Hawaiian Airlines. ( read original story ...)
Why investors need to watch Japan as a key source of market risk in 2025
"Today's edifice of US tech stock valuations is founded on Japan's negative real bond yield," strategists at BCA Research wrote. ( read original story ...)
It’s tradition to eat KFC on Christmas in Japan
Slowly but surely, an entire nation was convinced that going to KFC was a Christmas tradition. KFC Japan says that Okawara’s story isn’t quite accurate, the Business Insider reported. According to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s central business district grows into hotel hot spot
Singaporean hotelier Ascott and Japanese real estate developer Tokyo Tatemono in late 2029 will open a luxury accommodation in Japan, the companies announced on Tuesday, as Tokyo's central financial ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s current account surplus declined 13% in October
Japan's current account surplus declined 13% in October from a year earlier to ¥2.46 trillion, partly because the services trade balance slipped into the red, a preliminary Finance Ministry report ... ( read original story ...)
Hoshino Resorts’ OMO 7 Osaka appointed Partner Sponsor for World Expo 2025
Hoshino Resorts’ urban tourism hotel OMO7 Osaka was recently appointed a Partner Sponsor for the upcoming World Expo 2025. ( read original story ...)
Hybrid work on the rise for Tokyo’s office employees: NRI Survey
Nomura Research Institute survey, the firm polled 3,091 people from ages 20-69 who work for large companies in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo is giving its employees a 4-day workweek to try to boost record-low fertility
Tokyo's new policies include a four-day workweek and childcare partial leave, with the aim of addressing Japan's plummeting fertility rates. ( read original story ...)
Teva to divest Teva-Takeda business venture in Japan to JKI
Teva Pharmaceutical (NYSE:TEVA) announced that it will divest Teva-Takeda, its business venture in Japan, to JKI Co., established by the fund managed and operated by private equity firm J-Will ... ( read original story ...)
Pharma firm Teva to divest its business venture in Japan
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries said on Thursday it will transfer ownership of its business venture that sold generics in Japan to JKI. ( read original story ...)
Trump’s easing of regulations to trigger Japan outbound M&A, Citi exec says
Japanese companies will find it easier to gain approval for U.S. acquisitions under the incoming Trump administration, the vice chairman of Citigroup in Japan said, even as President-elect Donald ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business leader ‘concerned’ by turmoil in South Korea
A Japanese business leader says he's hoping for a swift return to political stability in South Korea following the turmoil of this week's martial law crisis. ( read original story ...)
CLI acquires Osaka facilities from self-storage manager to expand Japan porfolio
CAPITALAND Investment (CLI) has acquired four Osaka self-storage facilities from Japanese indoor self-storage manager Ambitious through Extra Space Asia (ESA), a self-storage platform it manages, and ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese business delegation begins tour of Wood County sites
A delegation of Japanese corporate executives is in Wood County this week to tour local sites and learn about potential business opportunities. ( read original story ...)
Ubisoft pulls the plug on XDefiant, to close San Francisco and Osaka studios
France's largest video game maker Ubisoft has decided to discontinue development on XDefiant, its free-to-play first-person shooter title, it said on Wednesday.As a result, Ubisoft will close its San ... ( read original story ...)
‘Business as usual’ for Japanese firms in South Korea
Japanese businesses in South Korea have been largely unaffected by the uncertain political situation there, but many are urging employees to be cautious. ( read original story ...)