New-age logistics and supply chain start-up Delhivery has filed for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of up to Rs7,460 crore. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Selector Fujitsu Ryota Talks Japanese Animation, Its Past and Future
Fujitsu Ryota, programmer of the Tokyo International Film Festival’s anime section, has taken ‘onko-chishin,’ a four-kanji-character term meaning “respect the past, create the new,” as the guideline ... ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Tokyo stocks end down after Nikkei rising over 3 pct in past 3 trading days
After the Nikkei index saw a more than 3 percent increase in the past three trading days, Tokyo stocks finished lower on Friday, with major automakers facing selling on the stronger yen. The 225-issue ... ( read original story ...)
Japan death row inmates sue over ‘inhumane’ same-day notification
The practice of not informing inmates of the timing until shortly before execution has been decried by rights groups for the stress it places on prisoners. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Shinsei Bank poison pill defence backed by proxy advisory firm
U.S. proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis & Co on Friday recommended shareholders of Japan's Shinsei Bank Ltd vote for the lender's plan for a poison pill defence against an unsolicited $1.1 billion bid ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima farmers fear contaminated water could hurt business 10 years after nuclear disaster
Farmers in Japan's northeastern Fukushima fear the release of water from the crippled power plant there could revive concerns about contamination and again hit the price of their produce, undoing a ... ( read original story ...)
World Business Watch: Japan to provide $880 cash payout to minors as part of stimulus
Japan government has agreed to provide cash payout of about $880 to all children as part of an economic stimulus plan aimed at blunting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s GPIF posts Q2 return of $16.5 bln, boosted by domestic stocks
Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) posted a second-quarter investment return of 1.88 trillion yen ($16.54 billion), fuelled by gains from domestic stocks, it said on Friday. By the end ... ( read original story ...)
Global share rally pauses in Asia as China property weighs
Asian shares failed to latch on to a global record-setting rally on Friday, held back by Chinese property stocks, while the dollar stood tall following a week in which central banks around the world ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Billionaire-Backed SPAC Listing Plan Sends Monex Limit Up
Monex Group Inc. surged by its daily limit after the Japanese financial firm announced plans to list its U.S. online trading subsidiary through a deal with Michael Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Holdings ... ( read original story ...)
Ministry of Environment Holding Exhibitions and Seminars at Japan Pavilion at COP 26
The Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ), has set up the Japan Pavilion at the venue of COP 26 (the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), ... ( read original story ...)
USD/JPY forecast as Fed and Bank of Japan diverges
What is the outlook of the AUD/USD pair? We explain what to expect now that the Australian services sector has rebounded. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Likely Shrank in Q3 on Weak Consumption, Output – Reuters Poll
Japan's economy likely contracted in the third quarter as curbs to contain COVID-19 infections and supply constraints hit consumption and output, a Reuters poll showed, underscoring the slow pace of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan gov’t panel to propose support for local digitalization
An economic policy panel of Japan's government will propose promoting efforts to digitalize local areas through a significant amount of subsidies as part of fresh stimulus to revitalize the ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama transfers hamatite business to Sika Group
Tokyo, Japan - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that the transfer of its Hamatite business to the Sika Group, a Switzerland-based specialty chemicals company, was completed on November 1, as ... ( read original story ...)
Father of Crown Princess Kiko dies at hospital in Tokyo at 81
Crown Princess Kiko’s father, Tatsuhiko Kawashima, a professor emeritus at Gakushuin University, died at a Tokyo hospital just before noon on Nov. 4, the Imperial Household Agency announced the same ... ( read original story ...)