Japan’s Kirin buys Canadian vitamin maker for $1.3bn in health science push
Business deals Brewer aims to expand in North America, world’s largest supplement market Kirin Holdings has been diversifying…
Japan’s two-speed economy grows more divided
Economy Stock market boom fails to lift small firms squeezed by inflation, weak pricing power Yamato Gokin, a…
Japan’s golf courses swing big for South Korean guests
South Korean golfers arrive at Ibaraki Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on June 29. Local courses are betting on such…
Japan’s Takaichi backs $2.3tn growth drive despite market unease
Politics Prime minister says country hasn’t ‘escaped deflation’ despite rising prices Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during…
Japan’s PayPay, Seven & i to combine loyalty programs
Business deals Total 100m users challenge Rakuten and NTT Docomo in domestic market Seven & i Holdings, parent…
Japan’s chocoZAP gym chain bulks up in Hong Kong to lift Asian growth
Companies No-frills operation aims for 150 overseas locations by March 2027 ChocoZAP has 23 gyms in Hong Kong…
More foreign workers push Japan’s overseas remittances to record high
Economy Fiscal 2025 figure up 11.5% from year before, with Vietnam receiving nearly 30% of total An Indonesian…
Japan’s smaller businesses exit China on economic, political risks
Business trends Overall tally of Japanese firms in country down about 10% from 2012 peak Staffing services provider…
Japan’s appeal to foreign workers falls on low wages and weak yen
Japan immigration Survey shows 83.7% interested in working outside country, with South Korea top choice A Vietnamese technical…
Rakuten-led group set for subsidies to build Japan’s answer to Starlink
Telecommunication Government readies $900m in support for homegrown satellite-to-mobile access A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites…
Japan’s top banks weigh how to raise dollars for promised US investments
Finance Private sector officials ask government, BOJ for help in securing foreign exchange Japan’s major banks are looking…
Japan’s startup ambitions collide with harassment concerns
Startups Survey finds 32% of entrepreneurs have suffered some form of harassment An event for female entrepreneurs in…