TOKYO (Reuters) - Apple Inc supplier Japan Display said on Friday it has signed a long-awaited deal under which it will receive a 232 billion yen ($2.1 billion) bailout that will give a ... ( read original story ...)
Seven-Eleven rebel lays bare the price of convenience in Japan
Yet Japan is suffering a severe labor shortage ... sharply underperforming the Nikkei Stock Average. But Seven-Eleven franchisees' contracts have given them little room to adjust to business ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends at 4-month high ahead of earnings, 10-day holiday
Topix falls 0.1 pct; NT ratio at second all-time high * Investors wary of buying ahead of earnings season, 10-day break By Tomo Uetake TOKYO, April 12 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo : Announcing the “YEBISU Guided Tour” at the Museum of Yebisu Beer
New Tours to Start in English & Korean for Overseas Visitors~ We will begin providing an "YEBISU Guided Tour" to be conducted in English and Korean for overseas visitors at the Museum of Yebisu Beer ... ( read original story ...)
Uber IPO filing reveals Softbank as largest shareholder
revealing Japan's Softbank Group as its largest shareholder. According to U.S. media reports, public valuation could go as high as $100 billion, which would make it the biggest American IPO of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urged G20 to strengthen global coordination: Finance Minister Aso
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Thursday he has called on his Group of 20 counterparts to strengthen global coordination to address potential risks to the world ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urged G20 to strengthen global coordination – finmin Aso
Japan is chair of this year’s G20 meeting. Aso made the comments after a G20 finance leaders’ working dinner, held on the sidelines of International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings. The G20 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s first blockchain real estate transactions recorded by Propy
Propy, a global proptech real estate platform, today announced the completion of two blockchain-recorded property deals in Japan – the first of its kind in Asia. The properties are both residential ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Catholic Church to begin investigating sex abuse cases
TOKYO - The Catholic Church in Japan is preparing to investigate allegations of sexual abuse against minors by its priests, including accusations from 20 years ago, officials said Thursday. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese F-35 pilot called for mission to be aborted shortly before crash
“We have not recovered anything that would point to a cause,” a Japanese air force official told the Reuters news agency. Ships and aircraft continue to search for the missing aviato ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-UK monitoring situation of 17 F-35s after Japan crash
BERLIN, April 10 (Reuters) - The British Ministry of Defence is in close touch with U.S. officials and monitoring the situation after Japan grounded its F-35A fighter jets following the crash of a ... ( read original story ...)
Wife of Nissan ex-exec Ghosn being questioned in Tokyo court
TOKYO -- Prosecutors questioned the wife of Nissan's former ... he was confident that Thursday's proceedings would support his client's defence, Kyodo News agency reported. Carlos Ghosn was arrested ... ( read original story ...)
Daunting salvage task awaits Japanese F-35 investigators baffled by crash
TOKYO (Reuters) - Two days after one of Japan’s F-35 stealth fighters plunged into the Pacific and no closer to finding out why it happened, investigators face a daunting task to recover what ... ( read original story ...)
First transgender assemblywoman pushes diversity in Hokkaido
SAPPORO--Ayako Fuchigami, wearing a pink jacket in front of a campaign vehicle with a sign in the same color, gave a simple message to the crowd that had gathered near an intersection here. “We just ... ( read original story ...)
China’s ‘Japan hands’ make comeback as US ties wilt
Visiting Japan, a neighbor with which China has a complicated ... Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff writer and editorial writer at Nikkei. He has spent seven years in China as a ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of America Names Sasada as Japan Head, Replacing Seguchi
Bank of America Corp. named Tamao Sasada as country executive for Japan, replacing Jiro Seguchi following his appointment as co-president for Asia-Pacific in January, according to an internal memo. ... ( read original story ...)