Tag: business

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 ...)

An unexpected recession in Japan last year cost the nation its title as the world's third-largest economy, with Germany taking its place. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka, the renowned tennis player, has a multitude of interests beyond her successful tennis career. One of her notable pursuits is her involvement in the business world, with a particular focus ... ( read original story ...)

My maiden trip to Japan in 2022 was perhaps one of the most memorable ones in my life. Although the main purpose of the trip was business, I took the time to explore the country like a traveller ... ( read original story ...)

A slowdown in consumer and business spending held Japan back at the end of last year, with the economy contracting for the second straight quarter. ( read original story ...)

Japan's ruling party will propose that the government unveils a new law regulating generative artificial intelligence technologies in 2024, Reuters reported citing Nikkei business daily. The Liberal ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy unexpectedly enters a technical recession, losing its spot as the world's third-largest economy to Germany. Weak domestic demand and consecutive quarters of contraction raise questions ... ( read original story ...)

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Shares of Rakuten Group rose sharply after its results showed a markedly better financial performance, and painted a promising outlook for the year ahead. The stock ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy slipped into a recession as it unexpectedly shrank for a second straight quarter on weak domestic demand, data showed on Thursday, raising uncertainty about the central bank's plans to ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Japan has slipped to the world’s fourth-largest economy as government data released Thursday showed it fell behind the size of Germany’s in 2023. The numbers highlight how the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's gross domestic product (GDP) contracted at an annualised pace of 0.4% in the final three months of last year, following a revised 3.3% retreat in the previous quarter, the Cabinet Office ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's semiconductor firm Renesas Electronics said it would buy software company Altium in a deal worth $9.1 billion Australian dollars ($5.91 billion). ( read original story ...)

Provisional gross domestic product contracted 0.4% in the fourth quarter compared with a year ago, after contracting 2.9% in the July-September period. ( read original story ...)

Japan's gross domestic product contracted by a seasonally adjusted 0.1 percent on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2023, the Cabinet ... ( read original story ...)

The popular district of Kichijoji, in western Tokyo, is the place to hunt for vintage clothes and quirky antiques, enjoy drinks and food in the narrow alleyways called Harmonica Yokocho, or ride the ... ( read original story ...)