Business / Economy Mar 31, 2022
Recovery seen in major Japanese firms' hiring of new graduates
The number of companies planning to hire more new graduates in spring 2023 than a year before came to 33, up from eight in the previous year's survey.
Business / Corporate Sep 14, 2021
Pandemic-hit travel agency JTB sells Tokyo headquarters to raise funds
The major travel agency is attempting to weather the COVID storm as it posted a record net loss of ¥105.2 billion in the year ended March.
Business Jun 2, 2021
As unpredictable Olympics loom, Japan's sponsors struggle to adapt
by Eimi Yamamitsu and Maki Shiraki
More than 60 Japanese companies together paid a record of more than $3 billion to sponsor the Tokyo Games, an event most Japanese now want canceled or delayed again.
Business / Corporate Feb 24, 2021
Travel agency JTB to cut capital to gain tax advantage amid pandemic
The planned capital cut from over ¥2.3 billion would mean JTB can receive preferential tax treatment for smaller companies with ¥100 million as the upper limit for capital.
Business Dec 25, 2020
Domestic sponsors agree to extend contracts for delayed Tokyo Games
by Kiyoshi Takenaka
Tokyo 2020 organizers expect more than ¥22 billion in additional contributions from them.
Business / Corporate Oct 18, 2020
Travel agency JTB selling chat system to reduce hotel staff and guest contact
The system can also translate 109 languages, enabling smooth communication with foreign guests in their mother tongues.
Business / Corporate Jul 28, 2020
NEC and JTB tie up to offer empty hotel rooms to teleworkers
With workers being encouraged to avoid commuting and gathering together, it's hoped accommodation can be repurposed into makeshift offices and workspaces.
Business / Corporate Nov 30, 2019
JTB, Singapore firm ink deal to promote halal certification in Japan
A major Japanese travel agency has signed a deal with a Singapore halal certification firm to promote and facilitate more food and beverage outlets in Japan to adopt Islamic standards of food preparation to cater to a boom in Muslim tourists. JTB Pte. Ltd., signed ...
National Aug 13, 2019
Hong Kong Airport disruption bad news for Japanese travelers
by Masumi Koizumi
A protest at Hong Kong airport could not have come at a worse time for people who booked vacations to coincide with the Bon holiday this week.
Business Apr 23, 2019
Sri Lanka's bomb carnage casts pall over tourism revival after island is named top destination
With its capital under curfew following devastating Easter Sunday bomb attacks on churches and upmarket hotels, Sri Lanka is filled with fear, horror and grief and tourists who have been flocking to the Indian Ocean island could cancel in droves. A tweet posted on the ...
Business Apr 5, 2019
Record number of people to travel abroad during Japan's 10-day Golden Week, says JTB
by Magdalena Osumi
The number of people who plan to take advantage of this year's expanded Golden Week holiday period by traveling abroad is projected to rise 6.9 percent from the year before to a record 662,000, according to the latest report on travel trends by leading ...