KIYOSU, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. will exhibit at the Tokyo Motor Show 2017, to be held at Tokyo Big Sight from Wednesday, October 25 to Sunday, November 5. Toyoda Gosei is a specialist in the fields of rubber, plastics and LEDs ... ( read original story ...)
Australian execs network in Tokyo
With the Japanese economy heating up (from the deep freeze), a bevy of Australian corporate leaders have jetted up to Tokyo this week for the 55th Japan-Australia joint Business Conference, which has been the best attended in some years. ( read original story ...)
JGBs dip as Tokyo stocks hit 2-year high
TOKYO, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond prices dipped on Tuesday as Tokyo stocks hit a two-year high and reduced investor demand for safe-haven debt. The benchmark 10-year JGB yield was half a basis point higher at 0.055 percent. It rose to 0 ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Top Anime Streaming Site Is Said to Plan IPO in U.S.
Animation streaming site plans to seek at least $200 million Bilibili, China’s top online platform for streaming Japanese animation ... including last month’s IPO from Zai Lab Ltd., which has risen 71 percent, the data show. Baidu Inc.’s iQiyi ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Animation Platform Bilibili Eyeing U.S. IPO (Report)
Bilibili, the leading Chinese website for streaming of Japanese anime, is planning a share listing on a U.S. stock exchange. According to a report from Bloomberg News, citing unnamed sources, the listing could come as early as next year and raise $200 million. ( read original story ...)
China’s top online anime platform plans US IPO
Bilibili, China’s top online platform for streaming Japanese animation, is planning a U.S. initial ... including last month’s IPO from Zai Lab Ltd., which has risen 71 percent, the data show. Baidu Inc.’s iQiyi unit is targeting a U.S. offering ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: A giant piggy bank ready to be cracked
TOKYO -- It was late September when Toronto-Dominion Bank, one of Canada's largest financial institutions, held a lavish party at a hotel overlooking Tokyo's Imperial Palace. The event, which drew some 200 of the city's financial insiders, celebrated the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy expanding, on track to 2% inflation: BOJ chief
Japan's economy continues to expand moderately, putting inflation on track to rise toward the Bank of Japan's 2 percent target, BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Tuesday. Speaking at a quarterly meeting of the central bank's regional branch managers ... ( read original story ...)
Growth, policy normalisation in focus at G-20 finance chiefs’ meeting
Finance Minister Taro Aso will skip the meeting, although he is scheduled to visit Washington for the second round of US-Japan economic dialogue on October 16. Since US President Donald Trump took office with his "America First" agenda, the G-20 has ... ( read original story ...)
Credit Suisse’s Woods Is Overweight Japan
Oct.09 -- Credit Suisse Private Banking APAC CIO John Woods weighs in on the markets and talks about the Japanese national election. He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets." ( read original story ...)
The International University of Japan (IUJ) Reunites Over 100 Indonesian Alumni in Jakarta to Celebrate its 35th Anniversary
The first-ever inter-batches alumni reunion outside of Japan - IUJ unveils the Indonesia's Alumni Advisory ... such as the National Planning Agency (Bappenas), Ministry of Finance, and the national universities as University of Indonesia, Padjajaran ... ( read original story ...)
€3 billion German finance on its way to Iran
"There have also been talks for more than a year about a $10 billion foreign finance deal with Japan." The deputy minister noted that the Japanese have shown interest in a $9 billion Iranian project to build two railroads that connect the northeastern and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan election campaign begins; PM Abe pledges stability
Hundreds of candidates took to the streets Tuesday as the official 12-day campaigning period for Japan's Oct. 22 lower house election kicked off, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party facing challenges from regrouped opposition forces. Up for grabs ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 1.2 million heirless businesses at risk of closure
TOKYO -- Some 1.27 million small and midsize businesses in Japan face the risk of closure due to a lack of successors. Already, roughly half the companies that go out of business do so despite being in the black. As more than 60% of SMEs are due to be run ... ( read original story ...
Yokohama Plants Trees
2,000 trees planted at Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi (YTMM). Yokohama’ factory in West Point, Mississippi held a tree-planting ceremony on Oct. 7 as part of the “Yokohama Forever Forest” project. More than 300 Yokohama employees and guests ... ( read original story ...)
Wealthy Malaysians drawn to Thailand, Japan
AFFLUENT Malaysians are increasingly turning to Thailand and Japan for their overseas property investments, according to consultancy and marketing firm Prime International Properties. Speaking to NST Business recently, founder and managing director Justin ... ( read original story ...)