ECONOMY

COVID-19 medicine approved in Japan

07/20/2021 · in ECONOMY, SCITECH, SOCIETY, WORLD

Japan approves the first medicine for those with mild COVID symptoms.

Top sponsor Toyota scraps plans to run Olympic TV ads

07/20/2021 · in ECONOMY, SOCIETY, SPORTS

Toyota Motor says it will not air TV commercials that the company made for the Tokyo Olympics.

Baskin Robbins collaborates with Japanese spicy snack maker

07/20/2021 · in ECONOMY, SOCIETY

Ice cream parlor chain Baskin Robbins collaborates with a Japanese snack company that makes spicy rice crackers.

Lawson and Kirin cooperate in recycling plastic bottles

07/15/2021 · in ECONOMY

Convenience store chain Lawson and beverage firm Kirin Holdings cooperate in a project to recycle plastic bottles.

Traditional Japanese footwear business struggle amid pandemic

07/14/2021 · in ECONOMY, SOCIETY

Traditional Japanese footwear businesses are struggling to find a way to survive amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Tokyo enters fourth state of emergency 11 days before Olympics

07/12/2021 · in ECONOMY, POLITICS, SOCIETY

Tokyo enters a fourth state of emergency with just 11 days to go until the Tokyo Olympics.

Mobile department store at your service

07/09/2021 · in CULTURE, ECONOMY, SOCIETY

Department store group Mitsukoshi Isetan experiments a mobile department store.

Convenience store chain giant launches health-conscious burger

07/09/2021 · in CULTURE, ECONOMY, SOCIETY

The offshoot of a convenience store chain giant Lawson launches a burger to allure its health-conscious customers.

Tokyo department store attempts off-site sales

07/06/2021 · in ECONOMY

A department store in Tokyo engages in off-site sales of men's business suits by bringing the products to a company's of...

Mitsubishi Electric President resigns over fabricated data scandal

07/02/2021 · in ECONOMY, SOCIETY

Mitsubishi Electric holds a news conference to apologize for fabricated inspection data.