TOKYO -- Japanese general contractors will digitally keep tabs on foreign workers' technical skills and visa status, seeking to avoid employing people illegally as the nation's doors open wider to ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Corp rings up cost of turbulent year-end at first post-IPO earnings
The quarter also saw SoftBank conduct Japan’s largest-ever IPO. However, the stock dropped 15 percent on its Dec. 19 debut from its 1500 yen IPO price, leaving its overwhelmingly domestic retail ... ( read original story ...)
JERA new president says IPO is an option
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s JERA Co, a fuel buying joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power and Chubu Electric Power, sees an initial public offering (IPO) as an option for the future as it aims to be... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister under fire after attack on childlessness
Gaffe-prone finance minister Taro Aso is under fire after declaring that Japan has a problem with “people who don’t have children”. Speaking to an audience in his home town of Fukuoka at the weekend, ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota, Panasonic look to charge up Japan
What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." He was given the 2018 prize for excellence in opinion writing by the Society of Publishers in Asia, for his work for the Nikkei Asian Review. ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturing PMI shows decelerating growth in January
TOKYO -- Japan's manufacturing activity barely expanded in January and eased to a 29-month low amid a sharp deterioration in international demand, a survey showed Friday. The Nikkei Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Finance Standalone December 2018 Net Sales at Rs 0.03 crore, down 93.47% Y-o-Y
Reported Standalone quarterly numbers for Tokyo Finance are: Net Sales at Rs 0.03 crore in December 2018 down 93.47% from Rs. 0.48 crore in December 2017. Quarterly Net Profit at Rs. 0.18 crore in Dec... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s female employment tops 50% for 1st time in half-century
TOKYO -- For the first time in five decades, over half of Japan's women were employed in 2018, new data showed Friday, amid a worsening labor shortage and continuing efforts to accommodate working ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Biggest Brokerages Still Hungover From SoftBank IPO
For any investment bank, landing a key role managing your country’s biggest ever initial share sale would be a time to pop the champagne corks. For Nomura Holdings Inc. and Daiwa Securities Group Inc. ... ( read original story ...)
Nintendo Plans Tokyo Store to Showcase Characters, Switch
Called Nintendo Tokyo, the shop will open this fall in the Shibuya district. In addition to selling the Switch console, games and other products, it will be a space “to host events and offer opportuni... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises to highest since mid-Dec, but Nomura, Nintendo drag
TOKYO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rose to a 6-1/2-week high on Friday, as index-heavyweight stocks got a lift from strong U.S. shares, although disappointing earnings from Nomura Holdings and Ni... ( read original story ...)
Japan-EU trade deal offers model for cross-border data rules
TOKYO/BRUSSELS -- The economic partnership agreement between Japan and the European Union not only forms one of the world's largest free trade blocs, but also sets digital and copyright rules that ... ( read original story ...)
A strong denim industry is good news for Levi’s IPO
Trade tensions with China, the IPO of rival VF Corp's denim spinoff and a volatile ... Levi's Japanese subsidiary is already publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The company declined to commen... ( read original story ...)
Japan to miss 2025 fiscal target even under rosiest scenario
with the Bank of Japan set to continue its monetary easing policy. The cabinet maintained its prediction of 0.1% through fiscal 2021, but expects an increase afterward. Nikkei staff writer Yui ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei: Ghosn says arrest due to plot within Nissan
TOKYO — The Japanese business daily Nikkei reported Wednesday that Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn, in his first interview since he was detained in November, blamed his arrest on a plot by other ... ( read original story ...)
More Japanese companies hire talent from overseas universities
Japanese proficiency is not a requirement, but new hires receive language lessons as part of their training, the company said. Nikkei staff writer Takayuki Inoue in Tokyo contributed to this report. ( read original story ...)