Tokyo is considering taking the issue to the International Court of Justice. Kyodo News service says Foreign Minister Taro Kono summoned South Korean Ambassador to Japan Nam Gwan Pyo on Friday morning ... ( read original story ...)
Japan arson suspect: Convicted robber, treated for mental illness
TOKYO — The man suspected of torching an animation studio and killing 33 people in Japan’s worst mass killing in two decades had been convicted for robbery and treated for mental illness ... ( read original story ...)
33 dead in suspected arson attack on Japan animation studio
A suspected arson attack at an animation production company in Japan killed 33 people and injured dozens more ... or who had suffered burns all over their body," a 53-year-old woman told the Kyodo ... ( read original story ...)
Man shouting ‘You die!’ kills 33 in Japan anime studio fire
Japanese media reported the fire might have been set near the ... on his arms and legs and complained that something had been stolen from him. She told Kyodo News that his hair got singed and his legs ... ( read original story ...)
You Can Now Find Authentic Sapporo Miso Ramen In Manila!
Sapporo, a city in Hokkaido prefecture, is famous for one of our favorite rainy-weather essentials: ramen, more specifically, miso ramen. If you're not familiar with what miso actually is, this is a ... ( read original story ...)
AB InBev keeps Asia IPO hopes alive as Asahi buys Australian unit
The sale to Tokyo-based Asahi is expected to conclude by the first quarter ... Last week the company pulled a planned IPO of its regional operations that had aimed to raise as much as 9.8 billion U.S. ... ( read original story ...)
AB InBev keeps Asia IPO hopes as Asahi buys Australian unit
(Bloomberg pic) TOKYO: Anheuser-Busch InBev NV agreed to sell its Australian ... The company last week pulled a planned IPO of its regional operations that aimed to raise as much as US$9.8 billion. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares jump as Fed signals month-end rate cut, chip sector lead gains
Bucking the overall trend, Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd shed 0.8 per cent to an all-time low after the Nikkei business daily reported the country's largest private insurance firm Nippon Life requested ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inflation Hits 2-Year Low as BOJ Faces Pressure to Act
(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s key inflation gauge fell again in June, adding to pressure on the Bank of Japan to join its global peers in increasing monetary stimulus. Consumer prices excluding fresh food ... ( read original story ...)
Better known as a manufacturing center, Chubu region is turning its talents to nurturing startups
Masaki Wakameda, 25, operates Nagoya Startup News, an online media platform that introduces venture firms in Nagoya, and uses the facility about once a week to hold business meetings. When Wakameda ... ( read original story ...)
AB InBev Sells Australia Unit to Asahi for $11.3 Billion; Still Weighing Asia IPO
The sale to Tokyo-based Asahi is expected to conclude by the first quarter ... The company last week pulled a planned IPO of its regional operations that aimed to raise as much as $9.8 billion. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan problems add to woes of South Korea’s troubled auto sector
"With automakers in trouble, their losses are spilling over to suppliers," Oto CEO Kim Sun-Hyun told Nikkei Asian Review ... Now the prospect of a crackdown in Japan on exports to the industry ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher on buybacks
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Friday, recouping some of their sharp losses the previous day, after a solid performance on Wall Street. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which lost nearly two percent on ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba Chip Business Changes Name Before Planned IPO
Toshiba, a Japanese conglomerate founded in the 1800s ... While Bain has made clear that it’s planning to hold an IPO for the business by mid-2021, local media have reported that it may file for a ... ( read original story ...)
Budweiser Brewer Explores Asset Sales After Calling Off Asia IPO
South Korea and Australia were part of a unit, which included Japan, that generated about $3.3 billion in revenue in 2018, according to the IPO documents. The Australia business includes local rights ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tensions step up pressure on South Korea’s struggling auto sector
"With automakers in trouble, their losses are spilling over to suppliers," Oto CEO Kim Sun-Hyun told Nikkei Asian Review ... Now the prospect of a crackdown in Japan on exports to the industry ... ( read original story ...)