09-01-2020 10:32
Vietnam has been tapped by Japanese firms as the most promising place in Asia to invest in 2020, with India and Southeast Asian countries dominating other top spots, Kyodo News cited a survey as showing on January 8.
08-01-2020 17:17
Japanese global apparel retailer UNIQLO on January 7 announced the location of its first store in Hanoi, set to open in spring this year.
07-01-2020 16:26
Japanese star Naomi Osaka came from a break down in the third set to overcome Greece's Maria Sakkari in the first round of the WTA Brisbane International on Tuesday (Jan 7).
07-01-2020 16:10
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates next week as regional tensions spike after the US assassination of a top Iranian general.
07-01-2020 10:10
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 6 for Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Motegi Toshimitsu, who is on an official visit to Vietnam.
07-01-2020 08:00
Japanese automaker Nissan on Tuesday (Jan 7) slammed its former chief Carlos Ghosn for jumping bail, calling his escape "extremely regrettable" and vowing continued legal action to hold him accountable.
06-01-2020 08:46
A celebrated Japanese sushi businessman, nicknamed "Tuna King", paid US$1.8 million for a giant tuna at New Year's auction at Tokyo's main fish market on Sunday (Jan 5).
02-01-2020 13:00
In the wake of an ageing population and the narrowing domestic market, Japanese businesses are expanding to the new fields of digital technology, healthcare, the Internet of Things, and services across the ASEAN, including in Vietnam. Takeo Nakajima, the newly-elected chief representative of the Japan External Trade Organization’s Hanoi Office, analyses the new trend in these tech-based sectors among Japanese corporations.
02-01-2020 09:27
The usually staid Japanese media lambasted the "cowardly" Carlos Ghosn on Wednesday (Jan 1), after the tycoon jumped bail and fled to Lebanon to avoid trial in Japan.
31-12-2019 10:30
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Toshimitsu Motegi will begin his visit to four Southeast Asian nations of Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia on January 5.
30-12-2019 15:19
A Vietnam-Japan cultural exchange festival kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on December 29 with the participation of thousands of visitors.
26-12-2019 17:13
Secretary General of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan Toshihiro Nikai said on Tuesday that he will lead the largest-ever delegation to Viet Nam for a friendly visit from January 11-14.
26-12-2019 10:00
Japanese retailers are increasingly amplifying business activities in Vietnam as the country’s middle class expands amid market conditions in their home country slowing down.
20-12-2019 09:00
Despite improvements in the business climate on the back of the Vietnam-Japan Joint Initiative, legal uncertainty in public-private partnerships, supporting industries, and manpower needs further changes to facilitate a new wave of Japanese investment in the coming months. Thuy Huong reports.
18-12-2019 16:39
Japanese swimming hope Rikako Ikee, who was diagnosed with leukaemia earlier this year, said on Tuesday (Dec 17) she had been discharged from hospital and would aim to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.