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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 14, 2019
All four major Japanese brewers see sales fall in October
Sales of beer and beer-like products for all four major domestic brewers fell in Japan last month from a year earlier after the Oct. 1 consumption tax hike, data showed Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2019
Rich South Koreans seen handing kids millions to shield against estate taxes
Some are barely old enough to walk and talk, much less understand the stock market. But thanks to South Korea's tax laws, a growing number of children as young as 1 are sitting on shareholdings collectively worth millions of dollars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 31, 2019
Japan Inc. paying more dividends than ever, says Nomura Holdings
Japan Inc. is paying dividends like never before, and that's poised to lure more investors, according to Nomura Holdings Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 19, 2019
Amazon Japan starts locker delivery service
Amazon Japan G.K. on Wednesday started a locker delivery service, Amazon Hub, aimed at enhancing convenience for customers and reducing the need for re-deliveries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 4, 2019
Sukiya to keep price of regular beef-on-rice bowls the same after tax hike, eat-in or takeout
Zensho Holdings Co. said Tuesday it will not change the tax-included price of its mainstay regular gyūdon beef-on-rice bowls at its Sukiya restaurants after a consumption tax hike.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2019
Three of Japan's top four department stores saw sales grow in August
Three of the nation's four major department store chains posted year-on-year growth in same-store sales in August, backed by brisk demand for such summer products as sandals and parasols following the end of the rainy season.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Aug 30, 2019
When it comes to foreign hires, restaurant chains in Japan's Chubu region are taking a long view
Amid a continuing labor shortage in the food service industry, major restaurant chains in the Chubu region are hiring an increasing number of foreign workers who have just graduated from universities in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 6, 2019
SoftBank hires Nomura for up to ¥400 billion bond sale
SoftBank Group Corp. has tapped Nomura Holdings Inc. as lead manager for a domestic bond sale to raise as much as ¥400 billion in what could be one of the biggest in the Japanese corporate bond market, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 1, 2019
Seven & I to scrap 7pay smartphone payment service in Japan after users hacked
The Tokyo-based retail giant and operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores said it will end the service on Sept. 30.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2019
Seven & I Holdings resets all 7pay passwords after ¥38.6 million hack
Seven & I Holdings Co. said Tuesday that it has reset passwords for all of the roughly 16.5 million registered 7pay IDs, which are needed to use its smartphone payment service, following a recent security breach of the service.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 19, 2019
AB InBev keeps Asia IPO hopes alive as Asahi buys Australian unit
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV said in a statement Friday it had agreed to sell its Australian operations to Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. for an enterprise value of 16 billion Australian dollars (¥1.2 trillion), and that it is still considering reviving an initial public offering for its Asian subsidiary.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 12, 2019
Japan's Seven Pay ordered to report on illegal access to mobile payment system
The Financial Services Agency has ordered Seven Pay Co. to report on cases of unauthorized access to 7pay, its hacked mobile payment service, sources said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2019
Japan to start testing unmanned vehicles on public roads
The economy ministry plans to start testing unmanned ground vehicles on public roads by the end of March next year through cooperation with private-sector companies, hoping to put them into practical use soon.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2019
Nomura shareholders vote to re-appoint under-fire CEO Koji Nagai
Nomura Holdings Inc.'s besieged chief executive won a shareholder vote Monday, surviving a call for his ouster from the board following an information leak.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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