NetEase’s Nagoshi Studio will be focused on console gaming as the Chinese internet giant looks to pick up more international users across different platforms.
Japan’s Eneos may close Wakayama refinery due to lower fuel demand -Nikkei
Japan’s biggest oil refiner, Eneos Holdings Inc, is considering closing its Wakayama refinery in western Japan as part of restructuring of old refineries due to falling demand for gasoline, the Nikkei …
CORRECTED: FEATURE: Japanese actress builds NYC rice-ball business amid pandemic slowdown
Sayuri Oyamada, a Japanese film and television actress based in New York City for the past decade, has used the slowdown in filming caused by the coronavirus pandemic to build a local business selling …
Wall of Money Stays Put in Japan’s Bonds During Global Turbulence
Rising yields are creating buying opportunities in global bond markets but Japanese investors are likely to stay home.Most Read from BloombergStocks Storm Back From 4% Rout to Close Higher: Markets …
COVID quasi-emergency to cover 34 of Japan’s 47 prefs. amid Omicron
Japan will decide Tuesday to expand a COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency to 34 of the nation’s 47 prefectures with the addition of 18 more areas to stem the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the …
Toyota extends production curbs in Japan as COVID infections rise
Toyota Motor Corp will halt more production in Japan this month because COVID-19 infections among autoworkers had slowed supplies of parts, the company said on Monday. That disruption, which comes …
Toyota extends production curbs in Japan as COVID infections rise
Toyota Motor Corp will halt more production in Japan this month because COVID-19 infections among autoworkers had slowed supplies of parts, the company said on Monday. That disruption, which comes …
Japan’s ‘potato war’: Competitors look to strike amid McDonald’s french fry woes
The recent rationing of french fries by McDonald’s in Japan due to a disruption of potato imports is spurring competitors to seize a bigger share of the market, triggering what social media …
The Japan Prize Foundation: 2022 Japan Prize Laureates Announced
The Japan Prize Foundation announced the winners of the 2022 Japan prize today. Prof. Katalin Karikó (Hungary/USA) and Prof. Drew Weissman (USA) are co-winners of the Japan Prize in the fields of …
Chairmen of the boards: Japanese team powerful in halfpipe
They could be on the podium again at the Beijing Games, and it would be no surprise to see the entire Japanese team go gold, silver, bronze, and maybe even scoop up fourth place, too. “The Japanese …