Economy Nov 18, 2013

Japan Inc. doubles profit on quick cost-cutting moves

by Anna Mukai

Companies that made tough decisions about exiting businesses, closing factories and revamping management led to a doubling of corporate earnings last quarter, now at the highest level since 2007. Net income jumped to about ¥5.5 trillion at more than 1,280 of the largest listed ...

Reference | FYI Sep 23, 2013

Tokyo hopes to recover its luster with special zones for foreign businesses

by Masaaki Kameda

To bolster Tokyo’s dwindling profile in Asia, the metropolitan government has launched the Special Zone for Asian Headquarters project to persuade more than 500 foreign companies to set up shop here by 2016.