TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Warehouse TERRADA (Shinagawa, Tokyo / CEO: Yoshihisa Nakano) announces that we will begin offering its “minikura” cloud storage system, where any user can have his/her own warehouse, one box at a time, to users outside of Japan. ( read original story ...)
Nagoya ad startup uses bonus boost to discourage overtime
During a typical day recently at Quartet Communications Co., staff began preparing to leave their Nagoya office when music started playing at 6 p.m. “I’m happy that I get a higher bonus for leaving early,” said a male employee in his 30s before ... ( read original story ...)
Japan emperor's Vietnam visit a sign of improved ties
When Nguyen Thi Xuan said goodbye to her Japanese husband in 1954, she thought he was going off for a year or two on another long assignment. She never imagined it would be more than half a century before she'd see him again. Like many Vietnamese women ... ( read original story ...)
Chris Grayling to Japan: 'Some of our trains are superior to yours'
Transport minister urges counterparts from Japan to buy trains made in Derby for their suburban rolling stock Transport secretary Chris Grayling is lobbying Japan, the country that pioneered modern high-speed trains, to buy rolling stock from Derby as part ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls to 2-1/2 week lows, hit by strong yen, weak financials
TOKYO, Feb 27 Japan's Nikkei share average fell to 2-1/2 week lows on Monday as the yen strengthened and as financial stocks dropped on lower U.S. yields. The Nikkei was down 1.4 percent at 19,012.43 points by midmorning, after falling to as low as 18,995 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan seeks balance with China in seas around Sri Lanka
The Japanese embassy in Colombo said the dialogue was aimed at ensuring that the Indian Ocean remains open, stable and governed by the rule of law. "The dialogue has become a wonderful step for developing such cooperation," the embassy told the Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Perfect day for Kenya as Kipsang wins Tokyo Marathon
Tokyo (AFP) - Kenya's Wilson Kipsang stormed to victory in the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday in the fastest race ever run in Japan. The former world record holder clocked 2hr 3min 58sec over a flatter course than in previous years as he added the Tokyo title to ... ( read original story ...)
Realtors say Tokyo’s housing boom fading as sales to Chinese slow
In the Kachidoki area facing Tokyo Bay, home to the city’s hottest market given its proximity to venues for the 2020 Olympic Games, real estate broker Hayato Jo has a wall full of notices of apartments for sale, with a 20 percent increase in the number ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Unleashes Its Inner Slacker: Leave Work Early (Once a Month)
TOKYO—Friday was a strange day for the head of Japan’s most important business group. Sadayuki Sakakibara, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, left the office at two in the afternoon, donned a plum-colored sport jacket and headed out to a ... ( read original story ...)
Workers in Japan encouraged to leave work at 3pm every last Friday of the month
Japan’s government is urging employees to leave the office early every last Friday of the month, hoping to crackdown on a culture of workaholics while providing a shot in the arm for the economy. The Premium Friday campaign, which launched this week ... ( read original story ...)
Jury still out on 'Premium Friday' catching on in Japan
Sadayuki Sakakibara, chairman of Keidanran (Japan Business Federation), went shopping for a necktie with his wife. The only killjoy on the horizon was an estimate by SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. that threw cold water on government plans to have Premium ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's coffee shop leader heads to China
TOKYO -- Japan's leading coffee shop operator will take its low-price ... Doutor Nichires Holdings will partner with restaurant group Xiao Nan Guo, whose business includes high-end Chinese dining. Xiao Nan Guo had flourished on lavish official meals ... ( read original story ...)
Engel’s food gauge hit 29-year high in 2016, signalling drop in Japanese wealth
Engel’s coefficient, or the portion of household income spent on food, hit a 29-year high in Japan last year, partly reflecting changes in the nation’s social structure, an internal affairs ministry survey revealed. Before setting the record ... ( read original story ...)
Japan in bid to fight scourge of overtime – but it's hard work
Sadayuki Sakakibara, chairman of the Japan Business Federation corporate lobby, said he was in principle in favour of setting limits on work hours but the global competitiveness of Japanese companies could be at risk if limits were too strict. However ... ( read original story ...)
China, US and Japan top borrowers as global official debt hits new record high
S&P projects a rise to US$44.3 trillion at projected market exchange rates. The United States at US$2.2 trillion and Japan at over US$1.8 trillion, will again be the most prolific borrowers this year, accounting for 60 per cent of the total, followed by ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's trade mission: Get through to Trump
TOKYO -- Japan's automakers and their pro-business government are flustered by the trade policies of President Donald Trump, but they're apparently hopeful the tension can be defused with something as simple as a conversation on the golf course. ( read original story ...)