The authorities’s annual Cool Biz energy-saving marketing campaign for late spring and summer time kicked off throughout Japan on Monday.
Some staff on the Environment Ministry wore Okinawa’s kariyushi summer time shirts, Kyodo News reported.
Cool Biz, which can final till Sept 30, encourages staff to decorate down, ditching their fits and ties for open-necked, short-sleeved shirts of their workplaces. It additionally suggests workplace air conditioners be set at 28 levels Celsius.
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Japan cost app PayPay to cease accepting outdoors bank cards
Nikkei – May 03
SoftBank-backed cell cost service PayPay will ban using outdoors bank cards on its app later this 12 months in favor of its proprietary card, as the corporate seeks to shut the hole with rival Rakuten Group in bank card transactions.
Japan activist group hails bourse reform
Reuters – May 02
A gaggle of buyers led by distinguished activist shareholder Yoshiaki Murakami mentioned a push by the Tokyo bourse for higher capital effectivity will strengthen their campaign to scale back Japan’s unusually excessive variety of chronically undervalued shares.
Investors Are Buying Japanese Stocks At Record Pace
Blockworks Macro – May 02
Ever since Warren Buffett’s endorsement of Japan equities throughout his current go to to Tokyo, weekly information from Japan Ministry of Finance exhibits international buyers have been shopping for probably the most Japan equities on file.
Less than 1 % of top-listed companies on Tokyo bourse led by ladies
Japan Today – Apr 30
Just 0.8 %, or 15, of the 1,836 corporations listed on the top-tier Prime Market on the Tokyo bourse had been headed by ladies as of the tip of January, in keeping with credit score analysis agency Teikoku Databank Ltd, reflecting the battle amongst main companies to embrace range in administration.
ANA Holdings posts first web revenue in 3 years
NHK – Apr 28
The operator of Japanese airline ANA says it has posted its first web revenue in three years. Officials say an easing of journey restrictions all over the world boosted demand for worldwide journey.
Japan goals to attract 100 tril. yen international funding, digital nomads
Kyodo – Apr 26
Japan will goal to draw 100 trillion yen ($750 billion) value of international direct funding by 2030, and extra international expertise and distant staff often known as “digital nomads,” as a part of its drive to spice up financial progress and international competitiveness, the federal government mentioned Wednesday.
Can Japan counter China’s affect in South Asia?
WION – Apr 23
Japan is all set to develop an industrial hub in Bangladesh with provide chains to the landlocked northeastern states of India, and to Nepal and Bhutan past by growing a port and transport within the area.
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