While pundits ponder whether women will answer Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's call to join the workforce, businesses are betting on an increase in demand for pizza and wine. Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd. is giving its menu designs a feminine makeover and Suntory Holdings Ltd. is ...

As Japan edges toward legalizing gambling resorts, USJ Co. is counting on its cachet turning around its Universal Studios theme park to win a partnership with a foreign casino operator. The operator of Osaka's 13-year-old Universal Studios Japan is in talks with MGM Resorts International, ...

Fast Retailing Co., Asia's biggest clothing retailer, cut its annual profit forecast for a second time this fiscal year after suffering losses at its J Brand premium denim unit in the United States. The maker of Uniqlo casual apparel said net income will probably be ...

"Welcome!" two young women in shorts and Hawaiian shirts chime over the clatter of pinballs and J-pop music at the Million pachinko parlor in the Tokyo residential area of Suginami. "Your favorite machines are waiting for you, nice and clean," beckon orange, green and yellow ...

Potato chip maker Calbee targets yogurt makers and food companies as it diversifies from snacks to Western-style breakfasts for Japan’s modernizing workforce.

Mie Kurosaka, Rakuten Inc.'s first female executive, returned to work at Japan's biggest online mall operator only three weeks after giving birth in 2002. Now, as one of Rakuten's four top female executives, the 47-year-old who oversees corporate social responsibility is pushing to have a ...

For trainee dealer Taichi Yahagi, the odds of making a better living turning cards at a baccarat table in Tokyo are looking up. The 41-year-old tutor paid about $5,000 for a three-month course at the Japan Casino School, betting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will succeed ...

H.I.S. Co.'s Dutch-themed Huis Ten Bosch amusement park along the Nagasaki coast is considering buying a deserted offshore island in an expansion to boost its appeal as a possible site for a casino resort.

Kirin Holdings Co. said it is interested in raising its stake in San Miguel Brewery Inc. Kirin, which holds about 48 percent of the Philippine beermaker, would weigh boosting its stake in the brewer if offered, President Senji Miyake said at a news conference in ...

Japan Tobacco Inc. plans to expand its range of smokeless tobacco products and is looking at tie-ups or acquisitions as consumers demand alternatives and regulations tighten worldwide. "There are many ways to enjoy tobacco, so it doesn't necessarily have to be cigarettes," Akira Saeki, an ...