thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

A significant aging problem in the nation's business sector is becoming apparent, with the average age of Japanese company chief executives having increased for 33 consecutive years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/14/aging-japan-business-chiefs-continues/ #business #aging #teikokudatabank

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to business

Price hikes hit a total of 32,396 items produced by 195 major food and beverage firms in the nation in 2023, the largest amount in 30 years since the collapse of the bubble economy in the 1990s, according to research firm Teikoku Databank. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/31/food-price-hikes-2023/?utm_content=bufferf01e7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #teikokudatabank #food #inflation

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan

The kanji character for 'change' was selected by Japanese firms to summarize 2023, a year that many saw as marked by turbulence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/03/japan/japan-firms-kanji-survey/?utm_content=buffer2666c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #survesy #teikokudatabank #japaneseeconomy #inflation