Japanese eatery chain operator Toridoll Holdings said it will raise the annual income of managers at Marugame Seimen noodle restaurants to up to ¥20 million to attract talent amid a declining labor force. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/18/companies/marugame-seimen-pay-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #marugameseimen #food #restaurants

Disney's ABC is pulling "Jimmy Kimmel Live" off the air following remarks made by its host about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/18/companies/disney-abc-jimmy-kimmel-kirk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #disney #abc #jimmykimmel #charliekirk #us #donaldtrump #tv #censorship #republicans

Japanese telecommunications companies are gradually moving to raise rates amid swelling costs for personnel and other expenses, marking a shift from the government-led price-cutting trend that began in 2020. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/18/companies/japan-telecom-carriers-rates-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nttdocomo #kddi #softbank #rakuten #telecoms

Japan’s biggest shipping company is planning to increase its fleet of liquefied natural gas tankers by around 50% by early 2029 to meet rising global demand for the super-chilled fuel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/18/companies/nippon-yusen-lng-fleet-expansion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nipponyusen #lng #shipping

Nissan will close its design centers in California and Sao Paulo and scale back operations in London and Japan as part of a realignment of its global design organization, the company has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/17/companies/nissan-downsizing-in-us-brazil-uk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #carmakers #us #europe

Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund is picking domestic alternative asset funds on its own for the first time, in a shift from its previous practice of entrusting asset managers to choose funds on its behalf. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/17/companies/government-pension-investment-fund-alternative-asset-funds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #gpif #pensionfunds #investments

U.S. President Donald Trump called for companies to shift to six-monthly updates, which could help investors pushing boards to do more on issues such as climate change that are set to increasingly impact corporate value. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/17/companies/trump-quarterly-reports-climate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #berkshirehathaway #warrenbuffett #jpmorgan #jamiedimon #environment #us #donaldtrump

Proxy-shopping companies and subscription services in Japan are left struggling to pivot operations or are closing shop following the U.S. ending its de minimis shipping exemptions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/17/companies/japan-proxy-shopping/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #japanpost #us #donaldtrump #postalservices #shipping #shopping #tariffs

Sogo & Seibu will soon open its renovated department store basement, where foodstuffs are usually sold, on the first basement floor at the Japanese department store chain's flagship store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/16/companies/seibu-ikebukuro-food-floor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sogoseibu #ikebukuro #departmentstores #food #seibuikebukuro

To reflect the company's train line being near a "cliff's edge" both financially and physically, Choshi Electric Railway in Chiba Prefecture has nicknamed itself the "Inubo cliff edge line." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/16/companies/struggling-train-humor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #chiba #tourism #rail #choshi

Astroscale Holdings, which had 30% of its record quarterly revenue in the first quarter come from defense contracts, expects satellite orders to rise under new space-defense guidelines from the U.K. and Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/16/companies/astroscale-satellite-orders/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #astroscale #satellites #uk #space #defense #defenseministry

CVC Capital Partners has entered the race to acquire KKR’s majority stake in Avendus Capital after Mizuho Financial Group’s attempts to buy out the Mumbai-based company stalled, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/16/companies/cvc-avendus-stake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #cvccapitalpartners#avenduscapital #mizuho #india

Building on last year’s record, activist investors are accelerating purchasing Japanese stocks as governance reforms and shareholder-friendly shifts make the country one of the hottest markets for investor advocacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/16/companies/activists-japanese-stocks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #japaneseeconomy #investments

China has ruled that Nvidia violated anti-monopoly laws with a high-profile 2020 deal, ratcheting up the pressure on Washington as U.S. and Chinese officials meet in Madrid for sensitive trade talks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/15/companies/china-nvidia-antitrust/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #china #nvidia #antitrust #donaldtrump #xijinping

Sony Pictures’ "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Movie: Infinity Castle" has set an opening weekend record for the Japanese anime genre at U.S. and Canadian theaters, raking in $70 million. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/15/companies/sony-demon-slayer-anime-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #demonslayer #japanesefilm #anime #us #canada #sony

Japan's average summer bonus among major domestic companies rose 5.31% from the previous year, hitting a new record high, according to the labor ministry https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/14/companies/major-japan-firms-summer-bonuses-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #wages #jobs

Blind professionals want software companies to stop releasing inaccessible features and to work directly with blind users. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/13/companies/software-accessibility-blind-users/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #disability #visuallyimpaired #software #jobs

Japanese companies are tackling the difficult task of hiring more disabled people as the statutory minimum employment rate for the disabled will be lifted to 2.7% next July from 2.5% at present. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/12/companies/companies-disability-employment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #disability #kirin #fastretailing #nomura #jobs #nonregularworkers

The government began looking into the factors that led a consortium including Mitsubishi and a Chubu Electric Power unit to withdraw from wind power projects in three areas off Akita and Chiba prefectures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/12/companies/government-review-mitsubishi-exit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mitsubishi #wind #renewables #energy

Activist Asset Value Investors plans to add stakes in Japanese small- and mid-cap companies after a planned merger of one of its investment trusts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/12/companies/activist-avi-boosts-holdings-of-japanese-small-cap-shares/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #stocks #investments #corporategovernance #tse