NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) today announced that it has launched a second CXone Cloud Region in Japan. This presents a unique and critical functionality tailored specifically for the Japanese market. NICE ... ( read original story ...)
Japan startups win accolades in Hamamatsu challenge
Pi Photonics’ global ambitions Winning the Shizuoka SME Excellence Award - and ¥300,000 - was Pi Photonics, a Hamamatsu City firm founded back in 2006 by Takahiro Ikeda, an alumnus of the Graduate ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Hundreds of rentable luxury watches go missing
Hundreds of luxury watches worth millions of dollars have been reported missing in Japan after an online rental platform folded. The owner of the website has fled to Dubai, according to local media. ( read original story ...)
900 luxury watches worth nearly S$17m ‘go missing’ in Japan
TOKYO — Around 900 luxury watches worth almost US$13 million (S$17 million) are missing in Japan after a site renting them out folded and its owner fled to Dubai, local media reported. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Pocketalk interpreter preparing for 2025 IPO in Tokyo
TOKYO -- Tokyo-based Pocketalk, a developer of mobile translation devices, is planning an initial public offering and listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's prime market in 2025, Nikkei has learned.
Nikkei 225 slides, yen surges on Japanese wage growth acceleration
The Nikkei 225 fell below 40,000 and the yen surged after data showing accelerating wgae growth in Japan, boosting the prospects that it will soon end its negative interest-rate regime.
Osaka considers taxing foreign tourists amid overcrowding
OSAKA--The Osaka prefectural government is considering imposing a levy on foreign tourists to finance measures against overtourism and related expenses, Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said on March 6.
Japanese man wanted in Tokyo nabbed by BI
A Japanese man wanted by authorities in Tokyo for large-scale theft was nabbed by the Bureau of Immigration (BI). BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the fugitive as 55-year-old Takayuki ... ( read original story ...)
2 students who failed admissions screening at Yokohama univ. passed after input error
A university in Yokohama mistakenly notified two candidates through an online system that they had passed the admissions office entry scre･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama previews new Geolandar A/T4, shows Geolandar CV S4 in Swedish artic
Yokohama Europe previewed its latest 4x4 tyre, the Geolandar A/T4, alongside the Geolandar CV S4 all-season SUV tyre in the snow of the Swedish artic at the start of March alongside the rest of the ... ( read original story ...)
Kai Sotto delivers in clutch to lead Yokohama past Thirdy, San-En
Kai Sotto put on the finishing touches for Yokohama B-as the Corsairs escaped Thirdy Ravena and the San-En NeoPhoenix, 81-76, in the 2023-24 B.League season on Wednesday at ... ( read original story ...)
13 years after meltdown, the head of Japan’s nuclear cleanup is probing mysteries inside reactors
About 880 tons of highly radioactive nuclear fuel remains inside the three damaged reactors, but no one knows what condition the melted fuel is in or where in the reactors it fell. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s fair trade watchdog says Nissan underpaid subcontractors
Japan's fair trade watchdog said on Thursday Nissan Motor had violated the subcontractor act by underpaying dozens of suppliers by a total of about 3 billion yen ($20.26 million). ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new female ‘role models’ seek to empower other women
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike knows how important networking and mentorship are to building a career, so she's making sure her administration offers women these opportunities. ( read original story ...)
900 luxury watches worth $17m ‘go missing’ in Japan as rental firm shuts down
Some of the timepieces have been spotted on an online auction site and in second-hand stores. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Around 900 luxury watches ‘go missing’ in Japan
Around 900 luxury watches worth almost US$13 million (RM61.2 million) are missing in Japan after a site renting them out folded and its owner fled to ... ( read original story ...)