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 ...)
Nikkei falls, Dainippon Pharma’s slide offsets Apple optimism
TOKYO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell on Wednesday, with index component Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma plunging after a clinical trial for a new drug failed to complete, offsetting optimism over a ... ( read original story ...)
Laundry detergent evolves to beat Japan’s deflation
According to point-of-sale data collected by Nikkei from 1,500 retailers across Japan, laundry detergents were priced at an average 248.5 yen in December last year, and are one of the few sundries ... ( read original story ...)
Silver Peak Appoints Dean Vaughan Vice President of Sales for Asia Pacific and Japan to Accelerate Business Expansion Across the Region
SINGAPORE and TOKYO, Jan. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Silver Peak ®, the global SD-WAN leader, delivering the transformational promise of the cloud with a self-driving wide area network™, today ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls as Dainippon Pharma offsets Apple optimism
TOKYO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell on Wednesday morning in choppy trade, with index component Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma plunging after a clinical trial for a new drug failed to complete, of... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s record expansion produces no consumption boom
TOKYO -- Japan's economic recovery has stretched to a record 74 months, yet consumers have remained reluctant to spend over the past six years, squeezed by a rebound as mild as it has been long. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gas CEO Says to Step Up Overseas LNG Investment
Under a three-year business plan that kicked off last April, Tokyo Gas plans to spend 260 billion yen (2 billion pounds) to boost its earnings from abroad to 20 percent of its targeted operating profi... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ANA orders jets worth $4.3 billion from Boeing, Airbus in Asia growth push
SEATTLE/TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ANA Holdings Inc said it would order 38 planes worth $4.33 billion from Boeing Co and Airbus, and buy a stake in Philippines Airlines parent PAL Holdings Inc to suppo... ( read original story ...)
Navy Snow Team Arrives in Sapporo to Build Snow Statue
Eleven Sailors assigned to U.S. Naval Air Facility (NAF) Misawa and its tenant commands arrived in Sapporo, Japan, on Jan. 28 to begin work on a Navy-themed snow statue for the 70th annual Sapporo Sno... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Brokerage SBI to Expand IPO Team as Market Share Climbs
SBI Holdings Inc., the Japanese online broker that’s expanding its wholesale equities business, plans to boost its team handling initial public offerings as it seeks to sell more newly listed Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
PHC Holdings Signs Agreement to Acquire Anatomical Pathology Business from Thermo Fisher Scientific
TOKYO — PHC Holdings Corporation (headquarters ... to acquire Thermo Fisher’s Anatomical Pathology business for approximately US$ 1.14 billion. Thermo Fisher’s Anatomical Pathology business ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls, pulled down by machinery firms, chip-related shares
TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell on Tuesday as warnings from U.S. industry bellwethers Caterpillar and Nvidia dragged down shares of construction machinery makers and chip-related compani... ( read original story ...)
BOJ May Be Attempting to Let Steam Out of the Property Market
The Bank of Japan appears to be trying to let some steam out of the property market, an area where it’s seen incipient financial imbalances driven by its monetary stimulus. The central bank reduced th... ( read original story ...)
Sponsor drops ad after accusations of ‘whitewashing’ tennis champ Naomi Osaka
Osaka’s appeal has grown in Japan since she beat Serena Williams in last year’s U.S. Open. Her performance at the Australian Open has topped daily news coverage. It’s not the first time ... ( read original story ...)
YOKOHAMA, Japan | Toshiba unveils robot to probe melted Fukushima nuclear fuel
YOKOHAMA, Japan —January 28, 2019— Toshiba Corp. has unveiled a remote-controlled robot with tongs that it hopes will be able to probe the inside of one of the three damaged reactors at Japan’s tsunam... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka admitted her fear of ‘slipping and sliding’ on grass courts ahead of Wimbledon
Naomi Osaka has not let back-to-back Grand Slam victories go to her head, and has openly admitted her fears ahead of two of the year's biggest tournaments. Osaka has exhibited great tennis in the new ... ( read original story ...)