Swat Mobility, an on-demand bus service provider, is considering an initial public offering in Japan to bankroll its expansion,” Bloomberg reported, citing sources with knowledge of the situation. The ... ( read original story ...)
KKR, Deutsche Bank, Varde revive Australia’s Latitude IPO – source
U.S. private equity firm KKR & Co and its partners have revived plans to list non-bank lender Latitude Financial this year at a valuation of over $2.32 billion, after two failed attempts in the last ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: 54-yr-old ‘King Kazu’ beats own record as oldest player in top tier J-League match
At 54 years and 12 days old, Kazuyoshi Miura, dubbed "King Kazu" in Japan, beat his own record as the oldest soccer player in a J-League fi･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s sister Mari retires, saying she ‘didn’t enjoy’ tennis
Mari Osaka, the elder sister of four-time major-winner Naomi Osaka, has retired from tennis at the age of 24, explaining "it was a journey which I didn't enjoy". ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics chief invokes power of sport on anniversary of disaster
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto highlighted the power of sport on Thursday as she expressed condolences on the anniversary of a deadly earthquake and tsunami, saying it provided ... ( read original story ...)
U.S.’s Top Selling Japanese Beer Plans New Brewery to Cut Costs
Sapporo Holdings Ltd. is planning to set up a brewery in the U.S. by the end of 2024, as the top-selling Japanese beer in the American market seeks to expand its market share and cut costs. ( read original story ...)
USOPC leaders ‘more optimistic than ever’ athletes will be vaccinated before Tokyo Olympics
USOPC leaders hope Team USA athletes will have access to COVID-19 vaccines "well before" the Tokyo Olympics, if not Olympic trial events in June. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s recovery from tsunami disaster, by the numbers
Numbers show how much progress has been made and what still remains 10 years after the triple disaster of an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear plant meltdown on Japan's northeastern coast TOKYO ... ( read original story ...)
Japan marks 10th disaster anniversary but still recovering
TOKYO (AP) — Japan is marking the 10th anniversary Thursday of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that hit the northeastern region, where many survivors’ lives are still on hold. People, ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan’s Radioactive Water May End Up In the Ocean
Support our journalism. Subscribe today. 1. Where does the water come from? A 2011 earthquake, the strongest ever recorded in Japan, and ensuing tsunami caused structural damage to Fukushima’s reactor ... ( read original story ...)
He clung to a tree for hours to escape death in Japan’s worst natural disaster. Ten years on, he’s still rebuilding his life
For almost six minutes on March 11, 2011, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake-- the worst to ever hit Japan -- struck 370 kilometers (230 miles) northeast of Tokyo, triggering a huge tsunami that crashed into ... ( read original story ...)
Japan marks 10th quake anniversary as northeast faces hazy future
Japan's economy is concentrated in the capital ... but Article 29 of the constitution, which guarantees property rights, stood in the way. Even in the event of an unprecedented catastrophe ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank-Backed Coupang Raises $4.2 Billion in IPO – Sources
The IPO gives Seoul-based Coupang, which is backed by Japan's SoftBank Group Corp, a market value of $60 billion. Coupang had aimed to sell 120 million shares at a target price range $32-$34 per share ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank-Backed Coupang Prices U.S. IPO Above Target
South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. priced its initial public offering above a targeted range to raise $4.2 billion based on the planned size of the share sale, according to a person familiar ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. and Sojitz Corporation: Fuel Switching Business at Food Plants in Vietnam
Sojitz Corporation (President: Masayoshi Fujimoto; "Sojitz") and Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.’s (President: Masataka Fujiwara; "Osaka Gas") joint venture company*¹ Sojitz Osaka Gas Energy Company Ltd. (General ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open slightly higher ahead of ECB
Tokyo stocks opened marginally higher on Thursday supported by rallies on US key indexes, with investors remaining cautious ahead of the ECB monetary decision.The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up ... ( read original story ...)