Asian market

J.League seeking to broaden appeal in rest of Asia
Fagiano Okayama players, in white uniforms, of J2 play a friendly against the Myanmar national team in Myanmar in November. (Provided by J.League officials)
December 27, 2012
Realizing the limits of the domestic market, J.League officials are trying to expand in Asia by increasing the number of games broadcast and encouraging teams to tour Asian...
Omron to double number of foreign execs in Asia
Yoshihito Yamada, Omron Corp. president, speaks in Kyoto on July 5. (Mihoko Takizawa)
July 10, 2012
The president of Japanese electronics maker Omron Corp. said his company plans to double the number of its management cadre hired in China and other foreign countries within...
Japanese staffing agencies making push to expand...
Company officials involved in foreign operations attend a seminar by Pasona Group Inc. in Tokyo on June 13. (Yuko Matsuura)
July 10, 2012
At a seminar in Tokyo in June, representatives of Pasona Group Inc., the third largest temporary staffing service in Japan, briefed company officials involved in foreign...
Asia stocks end 2011 sharply lower, Europe in focus
December 30, 2011
SINGAPORE -- Asian stocks were poised to end their first losing year in three on Dec. 30, having shed nearly a fifth of their value as Europe's debt crisis and financial...
Onaga joins Okinawa and Asia together through...
Yoshiharu Onaga congratulates couples from Japan and abroad at the ANA Intercontinental Manza Beach Resort in Okinawa. (Photo: Yoshinori Toyomane)
December 25, 2011
A bride in a wedding dress stands on a beach, striking a pose with her hands on her hips. She holds a bouquet of flowers up to her face and puckers her lips, then leans on the...
South Korean wave had its roots in China
K-Pop girls unit, KARA (Atsushi Takanami)
November 16, 2011
South Korean television dramas and pop acts have enjoyed a huge surge in popularity in East Asia in recent years, enthralling millions of fans across the region.
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