Business News On Japan
Updated: 27 min 21 sec ago
January 31, 2023 - 18:50
Since the beginning of the century, Sharp has found itself increasingly
trapped in a single incredibly competitive business. (Asianometry)
January 31, 2023 - 18:46
Japan’s average job availability in 2022 improved for the first time in four years as economic and social activities revived with the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, government data showed Tuesday. (Japan Times)
January 31, 2023 - 18:39
Shenzhen-based automaker, Tesla hunter and global electric vehicle hopeful, China’s BYD Co, has forecast a bumper 2022 of pure profit. (stockhead.com.au)
January 31, 2023 - 02:32
Toyota Motor Corp was the world's top-selling automaker in 2022, retaining its lead over German rival Volkswagen for the third year, company data showed Monday.
(Japan Today)
January 30, 2023 - 04:01
NHK has learned that several officials of leading Japanese ad agency Dentsu have admitted to their involvement in bid-rigging for the test events of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (NHK)
January 29, 2023 - 05:14
Japan firm launched a whale meat vending machines to push sales. He is selling whale meat cans at prices from 1,000 yen to 3,000 yen. (WION)
January 28, 2023 - 08:27
Web3 promotion continues to be a cornerstone of Japan’s national strategy as lawmakers and regulators from the U.S. to Europe to Asia voice growing caution regarding cryptocurrencies. (bollyinside.com)
January 26, 2023 - 19:03
Japan's Toyota Motor says its president Toyoda Akio will become chairman on April 1st. He will maintain the right to represent the company. (NHK)
January 25, 2023 - 19:26
The Japanese government on Wednesday downgraded its economic outlook for the first time in 11 months, reflecting a fall in exports amid a recent surge in COVID-19 cases in China. (Kyodo)
January 25, 2023 - 19:18
Tokyo will be getting a new addition to its skyline this summer. A multi-purpose complex called "Toranomon Hills Station Tower" will open its doors in July in the heart of the metropolis.
(NHK)
January 24, 2023 - 13:49
For a quarter century, the Hachi Kogen Ski Resort in Hyogo Prefecture relied on artificial snow machines to prepare its slopes for the annual season. Not this winter. (Japan Times)
January 24, 2023 - 00:08
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) has applied to the Japanese industry ministry to boost its power prices to households by nearly 30% from June due to soaring fuel procurement costs, the company said on Monday. (Nikkei)
January 23, 2023 - 23:37
The Japanese government is considering relaxing the requirements for property management businesses operating ‘minpaku’ vacation rentals [i.e. private lodgings on platforms such as Airbnb] in a bid to galvanise regional tourism in the country. (shorttermrentalz.com)
January 20, 2023 - 21:52
Japan's consumer inflation rate hit a 41-year high of 4 per cent in December, as prices for everything from burgers to gas surged. (devdiscourse.com)
January 20, 2023 - 21:10
Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings (TEPCO) looks to raise power prices for households by around 30% as early as this summer for the first time in 11 years amid rising fuel costs, Nikkei has learned. (Nikkei)
January 20, 2023 - 03:12
China is about to embark on a diplomatic campaign in Europe’s power centers. Top Chinese delegation will visit Germany and Belgium next month in a bid to reset relations with a skeptical Europe. (Firstpost)
January 20, 2023 - 02:53
The publisher of Shukan Asahi says it will suspend publication of the magazine in May this year. Started over a century ago, the magazine is said to be Japan's oldest weekly. (NHK)
January 19, 2023 - 06:28
Japan's pet industry has its work cut out for it this year in anticipation of a further decline in pet ownership and higher pet food prices. (petfoodindustry.com)
January 18, 2023 - 19:32
In keeping its key rate and yield curve control policy unchanged at Wednesday's meeting, the Bank of Japan probably wanted to convey a message to the market; don't fight the BoJ. (ing.com)
January 18, 2023 - 19:24
Toyota Motor is limiting orders of its Lexus luxury car in Japan, Nikkei has learned. (Nikkei)
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