Kim Ryun Gyu, 42, grew up in South Korea but moved to Osaka four years ago to take over the business his grandmother, Hwang Bok Ha, started in 1975. A very friendly worker from Vietnam named Nguyen ... ( read original story ...)
CEO Daily: From Beijing to Osaka, via Pyongyang
Financial Times China’s poker face. Guo Shuqing, chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, said that even if the U.S. did increase tariffs on China it would have a “very limited ... ( read original story ...)
Drones, traffic, lockers restricted as security ramps up for G20 summit in Osaka
OSAKA, Japan - Security is being ramped up in Osaka and tension is gradually building ahead of next week's Group of 20 summit meeting, with restrictions on traffic, station lockers and drones steadily ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s rural economies cash in on foreign tourists
TOKYO -- Foreign tourist spending in rural parts of Japan is surging faster than it is nationwide. Consumption by overseas visitors in rural areas came to 1.036 trillion yen (about $9.67 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Without role models, Japan’s female bankers cut their own paths
TOKYO -- Female directors are carving out careers in Japan's male-dominated banking sector. One evening in February, seven of them, all of whom work at one of Japan's three mega banking groups ... ( read original story ...)
Japan hails Hachimura’s NBA selection as new era for sport
"This is a huge step forward for Japan," said Keisuke Tsutsumi, an office worker who follows the NBA. "It will take the sport to a new level here." Hachimura's junior high school coach Joji Sakamoto ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s thinnest ‘washi’ paper used for cultural property repairing
(Photo/Agencies) This picture taken on June 4, 2019 shows Takao Makino (L), head of Kibi conservation studio, repairing cultural property in Saitama, outside Tokyo. Once indispensible for the daily ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Financial Watchdog Orders Hacked Exchange Zaif to Improve Business
Japan’s financial regulator, the Financial Service Agency (FSA), has issued a business improvement order to Japanese investment firm and Zaif crypto exchange operator Fisco. According to ... ( read original story ...)
Bain plans $930m aid to save Tokyo business software provider
TOKYO -- Bain Capital is considering providing roughly 100 billion yen ($930 million) in assistance to embattled Japanese software developer Works Applications, Nikkei learned Friday. Tokyo-based ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward bans drinking in some areas for Halloween and New Year’s
Finance Minister Taro Aso survives no-confidence motions over ... More foreign travelers venturing beyond Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya areas, reports says About 18 million foreign travelers visited regions ... ( read original story ...)
PM Modi to attend G-20 next week; financial stability, black money, terrorism to top India’s agenda
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Japan next week to attend the G-20 summit where issues such as financial stability, WTO reform, black money, and terrorism will be on top of the agenda for ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s Birmingham exit gives Barty shot at number one
(Reuters) - French Open champion Ashleigh Barty could become the first Australian woman to top the tennis rankings in more than 40 years if she wins the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham following ... ( read original story ...)
Mirai Life Securities Says Slack Direct IPO Listing Reaches $19.5 Billion Market Cap
OSAKA, Japan--(Business Wire)--Japanese Wealth Management Company ... Slack Technologies Inc took an unusual route on Thursday as its shares rallied without a public IPO. Researchers from Mirai Life ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Played a Hidden Role in Breakdown of Fiat-Renault Deal
A spokesman for Japan’s ministry of economy, trade and industry declined to comment, as did a spokesman for the French finance ministry. Representatives for Renault and Nissan also declined to comment ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Most popular Olympics?
Tokyo resident Yuuma Sakai takes photos of his wife, Hiroyo, with the Olympic rings set up near New National Stadium in Tokyo. TOKYO—Want tickets for next year’s Tokyo Olympics? Prepare to be ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese crypto exchange Fisco receives business improvement order by regulator
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Fisco has received a business improvement order by the country’s financial regulator. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) announced the news Friday, saying that ... ( read original story ...)