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Jul 19, 2023

Kotozna Inc. forms business alliance with Samoon Information Technology to start sales of Kotozna In-Room in Saudi Arabia

On 12 June 2023, Kotozna Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO Genri Goto, https://kotozna.com/en/) formalized a business partnership with Samoon Information Technology (Al Khayalah Riyadh 13326, Saudi Arabia) to launch Kotozna In-room, an information dissemination & communication tool for hotels,...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2023

Mitsubishi Motors suspends China business after sluggish sales

The automaker said that China’s transition away from gasoline cars to cleaner vehicles had hit its existing line up and seen sales fall far below expectations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2022

Japan to rein in bond sales in fiscal 2023-2024

Japan's Ministry of Finance plans to reduce government bond sales to u00a5190 trillion ($1.44 trillion) in the fiscal year beginning April 1.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 29, 2022

Japan retail sales up for eighth month on tourism reopening

The number of foreign visitors to Japan in October was almost 500,000, more than twice as many as in September.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 9, 2022

Nissan hikes forecasts on weak yen despite falling unit sales

Nissan also reported a one-time loss in the period of approximately u00a5100 billion 'in connection with the withdrawal from the Russian market.'
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 3, 2022

Sales data stolen from sushi chain rival shared within Kappa Create

The Hama-Sushi trade secrets in question are believed to have included data on the company's procurement costs and suppliers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 12, 2022

Johnson & Johnson to end global sales of talc-based baby powder

The company faces about 38,000 lawsuits from consumers and their survivors claiming its talc products caused cancer due to contamination with asbestos, a known carcinogen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 15, 2022

Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing sees record profit on weak yen and sales boom

The weaker currency, which just hit a fresh 24-year low against the dollar, is boosting the income the company brings back home.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2022

Retail sales rose faster than expected in May as Japan eased COVID curbs

Strong consumption is expected to lead an economic rebound this quarter, although rising inflation poses a risk to household spending for the rest of 2022.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 27, 2022

Toyota exceeds annual sales goal with second-highest total

Toyota sold 903,031 vehicles in March, the automaker said Wednesday, bringing the total to 9.51 million units for the business year through March, its second-highest annual figure.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 9, 2022

Uniqlo pressured to halt Russia sales after CEO vows to stay

Comments defending the decision by CEO Tadashi Yanai have drawn criticism, with some social media users pushing the hashtag #BoycottUniqlo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 8, 2021

COVID-19 pill sales could hit $2 billion, drugmaker Shionogi says

Competition to snag a piece of the COVID pill market is fierce, as the world adjusts to the virus being endemic.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2021

Alcohol sales controversy compounds Suga's political woes

Amid questions over the legality of the move, the government has retracted a request for suppliers to halt sales to outlets violating an alcohol sales ban during Tokyo's state of emergency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2021

EVs seen reaching global sales supremacy by 2033, faster than expected

Tougher regulations and rising interest are driving demand for zero-emissions transportation, according to a new study.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2021

Duty-free store turns to cuddly toys to boost Lunar New Year sales

The items are taking the place of home appliances, from rice cookers to electric toilet seats, normally favored by Chinese tourists who travel to Japan to shop.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 22, 2023

4 youths nabbed for unauthorized cough medicine sales

Reports indicate that more young people in Japan are overdosing on over-the-counter drugs such as cold pills and cough medicine.
A Ukrainian serviceman fires a self-propelled howitzer toward Russian troops.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 4, 2023

Despite rising demand, arms sales hampered by production woes: study

COVID-derived labor and supply-chain issues had a significant impact on manufacturers, experts say.
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino, California, on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 11, 2024

Apple's AI push could reinvigorate iPhone sales as customers look to upgrade

Facing choppy consumer spending and resurgent tech rivals, Apple has looked to AI as a way to invigorate its loyal fan base.
U.S. President Joe Biden
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2024

U.S. to widen sanctions to curb chip sales to Russia’s war machine

Russia is still sourcing chips from third-party countries to use in missiles and other inputs critical to the battlefield.
The emphasis on lifting earnings is prompting more Japanese companies to boost investments abroad.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 30, 2024

Japan corporate cleanup fuels appetite for record debt sales

Japanese corporate dollar bonds have been outperforming U.S. peers, and borrowers have piled into the market with record issuance in recent months.
The world-beating record rally in Japanese shares this year has stalled, with a 12% plunge in both the Topix and Nikkei 225 gauges on Aug. 5 underscoring the risks of putting money into already high-flying equities.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 19, 2024

Japanese share sales reach 20-year high despite market rout

The share surge was driven in part by policymakers pushing companies to boost returns for their shareholders.
Marubeni's headquarters in Tokyo
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2024

Marubeni-backed salmon farm starts Japan sales as part of diversification push

Wild and sea-farmed salmon is one of the areas Marubeni and its rivals have been targeting in Japan.
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said it detected 19 Chinese aircraft on Sunday, including fighter jets and drones, near the island over a nearly four-hour period as part of Beijing's "joint combat readiness patrol" with warships.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2024

Taiwan says China holds 'combat' patrol after latest U.S. arms sales

Taiwan's Defense Ministry said it detected 19 Chinese aircraft on Sunday, including fighter jets and drones, near the island over a nearly four-hour period.
Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura (second from left) hands a letter regarding the 2025 Osaka Expo to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the Prime Minister's Office on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2025

Same-day ticket sales under consideration for Osaka Expo

As of Jan. 29, the number of advance tickets sold stood at some 7.66 million — about the half of the target number.
Police believe there is a bigger party involved in making and selling counterfeit products behind the latest arrest of three suspects.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 13, 2025

Osaka police arrest three for online sales of counterfeit eyelash serum

As the products were shipped from China, police believe there is a bigger party involved in making and selling counterfeit products.
A compressed natural gas station near Chennai on Wednesday
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 20, 2025

Osaka Gas plans to boost sales of city gas in India tenfold

India is developing a city gas network to promote the use of natural gas, which is less environmentally damaging than coal and fuel oil.
Japan aims to more than triple domestic cybersecurity industry sales in the next decade, from the current ¥900 billion ($6 billion) to ¥3 trillion.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 5, 2025

Japan aims to triple domestic cybersecurity industry sales in next decade

Japan-made cybersecurity products currently occupy less than half of the nation's domestic market share.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was the most popular player during MLB's Tokyo Series.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 21, 2025

Tokyo Series generates company-record $40 million in sales for Fanatics

According to the company, over 200,000 fans shopped at the official MLB stores operated by Fanatics
Renault and Nissan will be able to reduce their cross-ownership to no less than 10%, from 15% previously, Renault said Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 1, 2025

Renault and Nissan back more share sales in alliance loosening

The firms will be able to reduce their cross-ownership to no less than 10%, from 15% previously, Renault said.
Why Japan is running out of rice — and farmers to grow it
An ongoing shortage of rice has resulted in rising prices for Japan's main food staple.
Japan and U.S. appoint tariff negotiators after Ishiba-Trump phone call
Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa enters the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan responds to Trump's tariffs with a polite phone call and request
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a joint press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on Feb. 7.
Japan to avoid direct confrontation with the U.S. over Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Japan does not intend to seek direct confrontation with the U.S. over the newly levied tariffs, during a parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on Monday.
Taiwan eyes zero tariffs with U.S. and pledges more investment
Kids view the area from a lookout point over cranes and containers at the Port of Keelung, Taiwan, on Thursday.
‘Let’s make it practical’: NATO chief eyes greater defense-industrial ties with Japan
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte plans to visit Japan on Tuesday and Wednesday — his first to the Indo-Pacific region since taking office in October, as he seeks to implement lessons from the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Tottori takes a bold leap forward in the arts
The city of Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture celebrated the opening of its public art museum with festivities such as a parade that drew 1,000 revelers.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.

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An ongoing shortage of rice has resulted in rising prices for Japan's main food staple.
Why Japan is running out of rice — and farmers to grow it
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