Tokyo Stocks open Flat with Worries over Trade War

Tokyo stocks open flat with investors wary of trade war (Photo: AFP). Tokyo: Tokyo stocks opened flat on Monday with worries over a US-China trade war partly offset by optimism about the US economy. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged up just 0.20 points ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s FANG Trio Have No Teeth

Take a look at how little in operating profit Line has earned since its IPO in July 2016. Yet the company can ... Its Alipay system can already be used for clothes shopping in Osaka. The three can forget about expanding overseas when Alibaba and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s toothless FANG trio don’t deserve a nibble

Line hasn’t generated much operating profit since its IPO in July 2016. Yet the company can’t stop ... Its Alipay system is being used for clothes shopping in Osaka. The three can forget about expanding overseas when Alibaba and Tencent are so busy ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks rebound on yen’s descent

Also on the minus side were Suruga Bank and cosmetics-maker Shiseido Co. In index futures trading on the Osaka Exchange, the key September ... Mercari's top-of-range IPO set to make founder Shintaro Yamada a new Japanese billionaire Mercari Inc. priced ... ( read original story ...)

Editorial: Japan and the world’s animal spirits start to soar

Mercari’s initial public offering (IPO) is set to raise up to $1.2bn after being priced ... In a Financial Times supplement on Japan’s heartland, Kansai – the region that is home to Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe cities – this week, Yutaka Teranishi ... ( read original story ...)

Awards Celebrate Dynamic Life Sciences Sector

This included grants (including H2020), equity investment and partnerships (with Bluebird Bio – Boston and the NIPRO Corporation – Osaka). Innovative Collaboration ... from world-leading investors in its IPO. NuCana’s previous Series B financing ... ( read original story ...)

Japan to finance MRT rehab

Japan plans to extend official development assistance (ODA) loans to the Philippines with an additional P20.6 billion to fund two infrastructure projects, including upgrading the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 3 railway in Manila, as it strongly supports the ... ( read original story ...)

Airbnb exodus spawns business boom in Japan

Rooms are mostly one-bedroom types. Inquiries regarding their business, focused on the greater Tokyo area, have risen by 50% in the past week. Operating as a home-sharer often requires additional investment, such as installing sprinklers and fire alarms. ( read original story ...)

Hawaiian to boost Sapporo-Honolulu flights

Hawaiian Airlines will increase its nonstop service between Sapporo and Honolulu to up to five weekly flights Feb. 1-16. The added frequency comes in response to high demand from Hokkaido travelers during the winter holiday. Under Hawaiian’s expanded ... ( read original story ...)

‘Tricking’ bacteria into hydroxylating benzene

Nagoya, Japan - Breaking carbon-hydrogen bonds is notoriously ... are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system. ( read original story ...)