Japan Inc. and the peril of inbred management

Japan's corporate governance and stewardship codes, introduced less than four years ago, represented nothing less than a call to redesign Japanese capitalism. On the surface, the resulting pace of transformation has been lightning fast. The regulators and ... ( read original story ...)

Rakuten moving into property insurance with latest acquisition

TOKYO -- Japanese e-commerce group Rakuten will expand further into insurance by acquiring a Nomura-owned property insurer and using it as an outlet for new data-driven policies. Billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani's group plans to spend 40 billion yen to 50 ... ( read original story ...)

Ring Of Fire ON ALERT As Earthquake Rocks Japan

The ring of fire is on alert after Japan was rocked by an earthquake. The 5.1 magnitude quake is just one more in the past week that’s made the area increasingly geologically unstable. The Japan earthquake struck 46 miles from the town of Miyako, which ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Rakuten to acquire Asahi Fire for 45 billion yen

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten Inc said on Monday ... Rakuten said it would launch a tender offer and pay 2,664 yen per share of Asahi Fire, a property insurance firm owned by Nomura Holdings and its subsidiary. ( read original story ...)

Japan, China aiming to open military hotline

but for Japan and China to stand side by side to deal with global issues," he said. "In particular, the North Korea issue is now an urgent issue for the whole of international society." Legal Notice: Copyright, trade marks and other intellectual property ... ( read original story ...)

A Shin Forward relocating to New York from Japan

A Shin Forward, a Group 1 winner and sire in Japan, will relocate to Rockridge Stud in Hudson, N.Y., for the 2018 breeding season and will stand for a private fee as property of the horse’s breeder, Vivien Malloy’s Edition Farm. The 13-year-old Forest ... ( read original story ...)