For the year that ended this March, the combined net profit of the three megabanks plus two other banking groups--Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. and Resona Holdings Inc.--surged 30.5 % to 4,397.3 billion yen. All five banking groups projected rises in …
Attendees including people connected to the Saiseikai Futsukaichi Hospital place their hands together in prayer during the "mizuko kuyo" memorial ceremony for the souls of aborted fetuses, at the Musashien nursing home, on the grounds of the …
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Dentsu Group’s earnings for the first quarter of 2025 reflect modest overall growth, driven primarily by strong performance in Japan, while all other regions reported negative organic growth. The company posted a slight positive organic growth of 0.2%, …
Japan has lodged a protest with Beijing over the suspected construction of a new offshore platform in disputed waters of the East China Sea – a development that analysts say could signal China’s latest attempt to extend administrative control through …
SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures snapped a 10-day winning streak on Thursday, as market uncertainty surrounding China-U.S. trade relations weighed on sentiment, while seasonal supply prospects also pressured prices. The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber …
There is little argument that the spread of baseball in Japan began with Horace Wilson, a native of Gorham, Maine, who fought in the U.S. Civil War and later moved to Tokyo as a foreign teacher hired by the Meiji government. The question of when the game …
Japanese clothing brand Gunze Limited has reported consolidated net sales of ¥137,117 million (~$882 million) for the fiscal ended March 31, 2025, marking a year-over-year (YoY) increase of 3.2 per cent. Operating profit rose 16.9 per cent to ¥7,921 …
Representatives from 11 countries and regions across Asia Pacific were recognized at the ADC 104th Annual Awards, held as part of The One Club for Creativity’s Creative Week 2025. Among them, R/GA Japan and Fengkun Bai earned Best of Discipline honors. …
Funeral urns are seen in storage at a cemetery ossuary in Tokyo's Nerima Ward in this partially modified image taken in December 2024. The urns have gone unclaimed by surviving family. (Mainichi/Akiko Yamazaki) The number of elderly people living …
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