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3 Weeks Before Tokyo Olympics, Japan Still Unsure About Spectators

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BUSINESS STANDARD
 
 Japan PM Yoshihide Suga was still uncertain whether fans can be allowed at the Tokyo Olympics because of growing concern about rising Covid-19 cases only three weeks before the games
Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was still uncertain whether fans can be allowed at the To...

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Japan Business Mood Improves In Q2 To 2.5-Year High: Survey

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CNA
 
Japanese big manufacturers' business confidence improved in the second quarter to hit a two-and-half-year high, a central bank survey showed, a sign solid global demand was helping the economy emerge from the coronavirus pandemic-induced doldrums.
Service-sector sentiment also turned positi...

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Japan Eyes ‘Asia’s Hub In Space Business’ With More Spaceports

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SPACE NEWS
 
Japan’s government says it will build more spaceports in an effort to make the country “Asia’s hub in space business.”
This was one of the space-related initiatives endorsed June 18 during an economic growth strategy meeting hosted by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at his office in To...

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'Demon Slayer' Attraction To Open At Universal Studios Japan

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A new attraction based on the popular “Demon Slayer” manga series will open on Sept. 17 for a limited time at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, the park’s operator said Sunday.
The attraction, which will mark the first time the western Japan theme park has recreated the global hit s...

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Chief Relationship Officer Sarah Bull Brings A Personal Touch To Business

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JAPAN TODAY
 
For Sarah Bull, people are at the heart and soul of any business, and engaging with them effectively and empathically is her secret to success.
The Saitama-based Australian is chief relationship officer (and director of legal services) at Translation Business Systems Japan (TBSJ), a...

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Japan Ratifies World's Biggest Free Trade Deal Involving China, ASEAN

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JAKARTA POST
 
Japan ratified on Friday the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, a mega trade agreement also involving China, Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Foreign Ministry said.
Tokyo deposited its ratification instrument with the ASEAN Secretariat, making...

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Japan’s Toshiba Chairman Fails To Win Shareholder Approval

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AP NEWS
 
Battered Japanese nuclear and electronics giant Toshiba Corp. faced off with shareholders Friday, seeking to shake off serious questions about governance at the once revered brand.
After a meeting lasting nearly three hours, Tokyo-based Toshiba failed to win shareholder approval for the...

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Japan To Replace Bond Advisory Panel With New One As COVID Complicates Debt Woes

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REUTERS
 
SummaryNearly 2-decade-old panel warned of need for fiscal healthPanel helped lay groundwork for debt-issuance plansGovt to create new panel as replacement, details undecidedAbolishment may worry bond market given Japan's huge debt 
Japan will abolish on Thursday a nearly two-decade-old...

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Japan’s Face Recognition Technology Confronted By Challenges In Handling Personal Data

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
In a room of an office building in central Tokyo, photos of people’s faces flashed up one after another on computer screens. As security cameras operated around them, several employees checked these photos of real people from all walks of life — company workers, homemakers, senio...

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Iceye Establishes Office To Serve Japanese Market

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SPACE NEWS
 
Iceye is expanding to serve the Japanese market with the support of Makoto Higashi, the former Japan Space Imaging Corp. CEO and president, who will serve as Iceye’s general manager in Japan.
Within a year, Iceye plans to open an office in Tokyo and begin serving Japanese government ...

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