TOKYO: Japanese financial services group Orix Corp has decided to sell software business Yayoi Co to US private equity firm KKR & Co for about 240 billion yen (US$2.12 billion), the Nikkei business ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Sapporo needs more than cost-cutting measures to justify Winter Olympic bid
The Sapporo Municipal Government has unveiled an amended proposal for hosting the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. Among its features are a prono ... ( read original story ...)
Daizen Maeda to Celtic transfer clue as Yokohama F Marinos make move that indicates deal is close for Japanese goal machine
The 24-year-old has been heavily linked with a Parkhead switch and his current club have lined up a replacement. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Reports 20 New Coronavirus Cases
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Tokyo reports 20 more coronavirus infections on Dec. 11
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government recorded 20 new COVID-19 cases in the Japanese capital on Dec. 11, after reporting 25 the previous day. ( read original story ...)
Virus cases in Japan force cancellation of WCup ski jumping
All ski jumping World Cup events in Japan this season have been canceled amid a rising number of cases of the omicron variant of coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo gov’t advises court to fine 85 eateries for defying virus closure order
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Dec. 10 advised a court that 85 restaurants in the capital be fined up to 300,000 yen (about $2,600) eac ... ( read original story ...)
Japan govt approves tax plan with focus on incentives to raise wages
The Japanese government has approved a tax plan for the fiscal year 2022, which focused on encouraging businesses to raise wages through tax incentives ... ( read original story ...)
Top Japan business lobby won’t set specific wage hike goal for companies
Still, the lobby group will encourage companies that have recovered their earnings to raise wages in consideration for the efforts by the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. ( read original story ...)
Firefighter in Japan drives ambulance 24 times on suspended license, causes accident
A firefighter in his 20s drove an ambulance a total of 24 times while his driver's license was suspended, before causing an accident while res ... ( read original story ...)
String of earthquakes in Japan raises fears ‘the Big One’ is about to hit
A rash of seismic activity across an arc of southern Japan in recent weeks – including the most powerful earthquake to strike Tokyo in a decade – has triggered renewed concern that a major natural ... ( read original story ...)
Listing frenzy for FIEs and domestic giants
While the number of listed foreign-invested enterprises remains highly limited on Vietnam’s stock market, local conglomerates are still making headway to overseas listings as a part of their worldwide ... ( read original story ...)
Japan unlikely to send Cabinet members to Beijing Olympics
The Japanese government is considering not sending Cabinet members to the Beijing Olympics in February, Nikkei has learned, keeping pace with the U.S., which has announced a diplomatic boycott. ( read original story ...)
SBI completes tender offer for Shinsei Bank, raising stake to nearly 48%
The announcement capped off a three-month bid that at one point turned hostile, a rare development in the Japanese financial sector. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nintendo game console pioneer Uemura dies at 78
Masayuki Uemura, a Japanese home computer game pioneer whose Nintendo consoles sold millions of units worldwide, has died, according to the university in Kyoto where he taught ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan mulls scaling back COVID-19 funding support for large firms
The Bank of Japan is considering reducing its funding support for large companies hit by the COVID-19 pandemic as their funding condi ... ( read original story ...)