Naomi Osaka is yet to win a major tournament. With the new deals coming her way, there could be happier times ahead for the half-Haitian Japanese in 2018. The latest Nico Rosberg news is that Mercedes F1 Non-executive Chairman Niki Lauda claims that there ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese leader Abe to visit Pearl Harbor with Obama
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he will visit Pearl Harbor with U.S. President Barack Obama at the end of this month, becoming the first leader of his country to go to the U.S. Naval base in Hawaii that Japan attacked in 1941, propelling the ... ( read original story ...)
'Fintech' poses challenges for banking-sector stability: BOJ's Kuroda
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday. Financial authorities regulate the banking sector by imposing constraints on the balance sheets of commercial banks, including setting capital requirements and liquidity standards. But Kuroda told a ... ( read original story ...)
Investors are turning to Japan as the US and Europe grow shaky
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses media following a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 17, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly TOKYO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - When U.S. voters elected a president who promised to ... ( read original story ...)
JETRO to Put Up a Huge Show at Japan Business Exhibition 2016
Pakistan’s ties with Japanese companies are growing day by day. The export/import business has brought in lots of revenue for the Pakistani businessmen. To improve on the current situation, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Karachi office has ... ( read original story ...)
I tried 'forest bathing' — the Japanese ritual that science suggests could reduces stress
Even though I did not dress for rain and my feet blistered, I felt unusually calm. The Japanese practice of forest bathing — basically, just being among trees — is starting to catch on in the Bay Area, where stressed-out locals seek natural ... ( read original story ...)
Ivanka Trump Was Finalizing a Business Deal in Japan at the Same Time She Sat In on a Meeting With Japan’s Prime Minister
Much has been made in recent days of the numerous potential conflicts of interest that Donald Trump might bring with him to the White House once he assumes the presidency. To assuage fears, the president-elect said last week he will separate himself from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business activity growth accelerates to 10-month high, driven by solid rise in new orders
Business activity in the Japanese service sector rose at the most marked rate since January midway through the final quarter of 2016. This was driven by a solid increase in new orders, which rose at a rate little-changed from October’s eight-month high. ( read original story ...)
Finnair and Japan Airlines expand codeshare
The two airlines currently operate a joint business agreement covering 24 weekly services between Helsinki and destinations in Japan, along with sharing revenue on all direct flights operated by both airlines between Japan and Europe. “We are delighted ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese businessman Toshiaki Ogawara who ‘discovered’ Gold Coast dies
He provided the institute with $1 million in funding and the aim was to pave the way for medium-rise developments in Nerang’s rail station precinct and in the business district. Mr Ogasawara, one-time owner of the English-language newspaper The Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks turn hot post-Trump
TOKYO: When US voters elected a president who promised to "Make America great again" they also convinced many investors that putting money in Japanese stocks would be a smart play. By weakening the yen against the dollar, Donald Trump's shock victory in ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls as Italian referendum result creates sell opportunity
TOKYO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Monday after Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's defeat in a constitutional reform referendum gave investors an opportunity to sell into a market that had rallied to 11-month highs late last week. ( read original story ...)
Business Since Birth: Trump’s Children and the Tangle That Awaits
Japanese news reports often refer to her as Mr. Trump’s ... Like many other Trump family endeavors, the jewelry business was a licensing deal. Rings and necklaces in the Ivanka Trump line came through a partnership with a diamond wholesaler based ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls as Italy vote creates selling opportunity
TOKYO Dec 5 Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Monday after Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's defeat in a constitutional reform referendum gave investors an opportunity to sell into a market that had rallied to 11-month highs late last week. ( read original story ...)
Toshiba Launches 1.3A LDO Regulator for Mobile Devices with the Industry's Leading-class Small Package
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation’s (TOKYO:6502) Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company today announced the launch of a 1.3A output current CMOS LDO regulator, TCR13AGADJ, for use in the power supplies of mobile devices, housed in the ... ( read original story ...)
Beer maker Sapporo to open nursery in Tokyo HQ
Sapporo Holdings Ltd. plans to open a nursery at its headquarters building in central Tokyo on April 1 next year, an official of the company said. The move is designed to help female employees on child care leave return to work by providing them with a ... ( read original story ...)