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Narita said Japan is facing “a triple whammy of negative demand shock,” on top of the outbreak, the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics until next year, a recent tax raise and trade tensions between the U.S. and China, Japan’s main trading partners. … [Read more...] about Bank of Japan helps fund small businesses fighting pandemic

Franchise owner Jim Jensen, who employs about 20 licensed massage therapists, said the rule limiting massage and body treatments to 30 minutes could mean a considerable loss in business. Usually, he said, a therapist comes into contact with two or three clients during a three-hour shift. … [Read more...] about Elmhurst Massage Business Protests Some Rules

"We were squeaking by before and looking forward to festival international," said Guercio, who also owns The Green Room bar downtown. "But after being closed so long and really needing to focus on other larger projects, we decided it’s for the best." … [Read more...] about Lafayette businesses that permanently closed during coronavirus pandemic; what we know

EVANSTON, IL — Last week, we asked local business owners around the country how Patch could best help them weather the economic downturn brought on by the new coronavirus. We received hundreds of responses and a number of excellent ideas — stay tuned! — but far and away, the most common response was: "Help us let the community know we're open for business." … [Read more...] about Evanston Businesses: Open Or Closed? Let Your Customers Know

Tokyo (VNA) - Vietnam is a potential and emerging market, with low risks, good economy and stable politics, Eto Shinji, General Manager of Japanese building product distributor JUTEC Corporation’s Overseas Business Department, has said. “That's why we decided to go there. That was in 2015,” he noted in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency’s correspondent in Tokyo recently. According to him, at first, his company tried to sell Japanese building materials in the Vietnamese market. But unfortunately, the way of building houses in Vietnam is totally different from Japan’s one, and thus, building materials used in Vietnam are totally different from those used in Japan. “We had tried to sell our products to those who have special technical knowledge of Japan, but it was not easy. As a result, we changed our mindset to adapt to the market and then, decided to enter its real estate market because we thought that there is a close link between … [Read more...] about Vietnam hailed for good economy, stable politics: Japanese business executive