YKK opens second Vietnam zipper plant, aiming to lift production capacity by 40%
Major zipper-maker YKK Corp. started operating its second plant in Vietnam this week to boost production. The company plans to increase production capacity by 40 percent in the fiscal year through March 2021, compared with fiscal 2017, a YKK spokeswoman said on Tuesday. YKK Vietnam Co., ...
Good Design Awards go beyond industrial design
There's no shortage of transformative ideas in Japan, particularly in the field of design. This year's Good Design Awards showcased many surprising examples of innovation from Japan and abroad.
Japan shines at Salone del Mobile
This month, On: Design invites product designer and Japanologist Maurice E. Zacher to introduce his top Japanese design picks from the 2018 Salone del Mobile Milano interior and furniture fair, held in Italy on April 17-22. Nendo never fails For most regulars to the Salone del ...
Turkish army claims soldier killed by Islamic State fire from inside Syria; tanks shoot back
Turkish forces returned fire on Islamic State militants in Syria with tank shells on Thursday after a Turkish soldier was killed and two others were wounded in a cross-border firefight, the military said. The fighting comes days after a suspected suicide bombing by the Islamist ...
Cabinet OKs tax breaks for firms to move headquarters from Tokyo
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet approved plans to give tax breaks to companies that move their headquarters out of Tokyo as Japan seeks to revitalize regional economies. Under a bill that will be put to the Diet, companies will receive a deduction on their taxes ...
The European Commission said Wednesday it has fined seven companies, including Japan's YKK group, a total of 328.6 million euro (about ¥53 billion) for price-fixing cartels in markets for fasteners and their attaching machines in Europe and around the world. The executive body of the ...
