TOKYO -- Skilled workers that come to Japan will be eligible for a new type ... Justice Minister Takashi Yamashita told Nikkei on Thursday. Foreigners with advanced skills, education or work ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Daiwa trading unit shifts to Frankfurt as Brexit looms
Daiwa is the latest Japanese bank to migrate trading operations to Frankfurt from London, as the nation’s financiers move ahead with their Brexit contingency plans with only six months to go and no de... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama to host 2019 IAAF World Relays
“I hope many will come to enjoy the fastest racing in the world as it unfolds in Yokohama.’’ The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Yokohama, which means Horizontal Beach, is Japan’s second lar... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka: Deferentially Polite.
There are some very interesting parallels between tennis stars Naomi Osaka and the queen of tennis; Serena Williams. Most of the recent news coverage surrounding the US Open final between Naomi ... ( read original story ...)
New RL47A E-4 Radial tire from Yokohama
The RL47A from Yokohama is available in four different compound options: CP (cut-protected), REG (regular), CP-S (special cut resistance) and HR (heat resistant). (Photo: Yokohama) Yokohama’s new RL47... ( read original story ...)
Japan unveils plan to attract more foreign workers
TOKYO: Japan on Friday unveiled a plan to attract more foreign blue-collar workers, as the world’s number-three economy battles a crippling labor shortage caused by an aging and shrinking population. ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei extends slide as investors shun risk; insurers sold
TOKYO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell on Friday morning as investors maintained their risk aversion after Wall Street extended its slide overnight, dragging down recent winners such as insurer... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei suffers biggest daily drop since March amid global rout
TOKYO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei tumbled to a one-month low on Thursday and suffered its biggest daily decline since March, hit by a sell-off in global shares, while tech firms and industrial ... ( read original story ...)
IMF says too early to talk about exit from easy policy in Japan
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - A senior International Monetary Fund official said on Friday it was “too early” to talk about normalizing monetary policy in Japan, as it will take a long time to achie... ( read original story ...)
Japan Tankan Surveys Point To A Weaker Pace Of Economic Growth
The latest quarterly surveys from the Bank of Japan showed business sentiment among large manufacturers worsening for the third consecutive quarter. The declines came amid concerns about increasing tr... ( read original story ...)
KYOCERA to Build New Manufacturing Plant in Kanagawa, Japan for Conductive and Insulation Pastes
KYOTO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 11, 2018--Kyocera Corporation (TOKYO:6971) today announced that it has started construction of a new manufacturing facility on the premises of its Kawasaki manufactu... ( read original story ...)
IDEMIA and JCB Partner to Launch Google Pay in Japan
Osaifu Keitai is a trademark of NTT DOCOMO, INC. JCB is a major global payment brand and a leading payment card issuer and acquirer in Japan. JCB launched its card business in Japan in 1961 and ... ( read original story ...)
India’s aluminium makers win Japan sales in market shake-up
Chief Executive of Vedanta's diversified metals business in India, told Reuters. The increased trade is a blow to Rusal, the world’s second-biggest aluminium maker, which accounted for about 20 per ce... ( read original story ...)
Chinese premier calls for joint efforts to improve China-Japan ties
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (4th R, front) meets with Japanese representatives attending the fourth China-Japan Business Leader and Former High-Level Government Official Dialogue in Beijing, capital of ... ( read original story ...)
PM eyes Japan investment in SOEs
Japanese firms with financial strength, good business administration and extensive international markets would be welcomed as strategic partners, he said Việt Nam was also encouraging foreign investme... ( read original story ...)
KDDI buys KidZania operator in Japan
TOKYO -- KDDI has acquired the company that operates KidZania learning centers in Japan, the wireless carrier's latest stab at broadening its business amid a gloomy outlook for the mobile market ... ( read original story ...)