TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) - SoftBank Corp's brokerage unit plans to do something that may be a first in capital markets. It will allow individuals in Japan to participate in initial public offerings (IPO) ... ( read original story ...)
Reigning champ Osaka heads to New York striving for form, fitness and fun
TOKYO (Reuters) - It has been a roller-coaster 12 months for Japan’s Naomi Osaka since her dramatic victory over Serena Williams in the U.S. Open final last year. After clinching her maiden ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s King of the Hills Unveils $5.4 Billion Mega Development
(Bloomberg) -- Tokyo is about to get another mound of capitalism. Mori Building Co. is spending 580 billion yen ($5.4 billion) on a new, 20-acre hub of commerce in the city’s core. Similar in size to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo skyline reaches for new heights with $5 billion Mori project
TOKYO (Reuters) - Mori Building Co is spending more than $5 billion on a massive real estate project in Tokyo, creating a city within a city with everything from offices, a British school and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan speculates over identity of final Olympic torchbearer
TOKYO (Reuters) - With the Tokyo Olympics less than a year away, speculation is growing in Japan over who will be the final torchbearer to light the cauldron in the new Olympic Stadium ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Motegi says gaps remain with U.S. on trade after first-day talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Wednesday there were still gaps that needed to be filled before Tokyo and Washington could agree on a bilateral trade deal ... ( read original story ...)
Japan August manufacturing shrinks for fourth month as export orders fall: flash PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturing activity shrank for a fourth straight month in August as export orders fell at a sharper pace, a preliminary business survey showed on Thursday. But services ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Will Let People Invest in IPOs With Less Than $10
One Tap BUY will seek an IPO of its own in the next three to five years ... To contact the reporter on this story: Takahiko Hyuga in Tokyo at thyuga@bloomberg.net To contact the editors responsible ... ( read original story ...)
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz headed to Tokyo and Seoul to promote business partnerships
Gov. Tim Walz and governors from across the Midwest are headed to Japan in September to talk about international economic partnerships. Walz, along with staff from the state's Minnesota Trade Office, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to open skies to commercial drones with flexible rules
TOKYO -- The Japanese government plans to put in place around 2022 a streamlined registry for drones that would pave the way for greater commercial use in services such as residential deliveries. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s ex-coach says he saw Serena Williams controversy in a dream before US Open
Then again, what’s the fun in that. Bajin spent the night before the 2018 U.S. Open in restless sleep as he worried about what Serena Williams might throw at Naomi Osaka, the young star he coached ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese discount retailer to take on US with ‘Don Quijote-ism’
TOKYO -- The operator of Japanese discount store chain Don Quijote, Pan Pacific International Holdings, is developing a new retail format in the U.S. to attract a larger share of local consumers ... ( read original story ...)
Djokovic and Osaka top seeds for U.S. Open
(Reuters) - World number ones and title holders Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka have been named the top seeds for the U.S. Open which starts on Monday in New York. Three-times U.S. Open champion ... ( read original story ...)
Williams-Osaka reverberations felt one year later at U.S. Open
The tenor of that match between Williams — who then was, and currently is, seeking a 24th Grand Slam singles trophy — and Naomi Osaka — whose terrific performance during a 6-2, 6-4 victory largely was ... ( read original story ...)
Defending champs Osaka, Djokovic are No. 1 seeds for U.S. Open
NEW YORK — Defending champions Naomi Osaka and Novak Djokovic are the No. 1 seeds for singles play in the U.S. Open. Osaka, who beat Serena Williams in last year’s final for her first Grand Slam title ... ( read original story ...)
US OPEN ’19: Osaka, Djokovic return to defend their titles
Like at the Australian Open — but unlike at Wimbledon or the French Open — there are night sessions. 2018 WOMEN'S SINGLES CHAMPION Naomi Osaka of Japan 2018 MEN'S SINGLES CHAMPION Osaka won her first ... ( read original story ...)