Swedish industrial group Trelleborg AB has agreed to sell its Wheel Systems unit to Yokohama Rubber Company for 2.1 billion euros ($2.3 billion) on a cash and debt free basis. ( read original story ...)
Will Ukraine invasion push Japan to go nuclear?
How could Japan ever contemplate getting nukes? It's a ridiculous idea. Japan is the only country in the world to have suffered a nuclear attack. Twice. Japan acquiring nuclear weapons is unthinkable. ( read original story ...)
Consul General: In a Time of Strained Supply Chains, Japan Remains Focused on Global Growth
Japan’s economy is not unfamiliar with crises. Just over a decade ago, the country faced an unprecedented disruption when the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami not only killed more than 15,000 people, but ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber to buy Trelleborg Wheel Systems in $2.18 billion deal
Yokohama Rubber Co has agreed to buy Trelleborg Wheel Systems, part of Sweden's Trelleborg AB, for 265.2 billion yen ($2.18 billion), the two companies said on Friday.The acquisition of Trelleborg ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake knocks out power plants, public asked to reduce usage
Japan's government has alerted the population of potential blackouts caused by low power supplies after several coal-fired plants temporarily stopped generating elec ... ( read original story ...)
SkyDrive and Suzuki to Collaborate on Business and Technology of Flying Cars
SkyDrive Inc. (hereinafter “SkyDrive”) and Suzuki Motor Corporation (hereinafter “Suzuki”) jointly announced on March 22 a partnership for the commercialization of flying cars (*). SkyDrive is a ... ( read original story ...)
Rahm Emanuel’s forceful style gets unexpected welcome in Japan
The ex-mayor with a reputation for butting heads appears to be causing less friction than during his eight tumultuous years in City Hall. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama to acquire Trelleborg Wheel Systems in $2.3 billion deal
Yokohama will buy Trelleborg Group's wheels unit for $2.3 billion in a transaction set for completion in "the latter part of 2022," both companies announced March 25. ( read original story ...)
Japan approves 5 years more funding for U.S. military presence as China, Russia and North Korea threats loom large
Lawmakers approved the $8.6 billion, 5-year host-nation budget with threats looming large in the background from China, North Korea and Russia. ( read original story ...)
Japan approves agreement to host US troops, strengthen alliance
Japan's parliament on Friday approved a new five-year, $8.6 billion deal with the United States for hosting American troops on the island nation's soil. Under the agreement, Japan's government would ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsui, Tokyo Tatemono sell 79 Robinson Road office tower stake
CapitaLand Open End Real Estate Fund, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust buy building in Singapore for S$1.3bn ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Trading Will Grow In 2022 As dFMI Matures And Drives Efficiencies
Crypto exchanges recorded trading volume of $14 trillion in 2021, jumping 689 percent from 2020’s $1.8 trillion. Whether you are retail or wholesale, trader or investor, this year holds a lot of ... ( read original story ...)
Have Bitcoin, Will Travel? 4 Strategies for Crypto-Vacations
A host of companies–and at least one surf town—let you pay for R&R services with digital cash. ( read original story ...)
Trelleborg to sell TWS business to Yokohama for $2.3B
The deal comes three months after that the Japanese tire maker was interested in acquiring the Trelleborg unit, which in sales last year on the sale of agricultural tires and wheels. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Acquires Trelleborg’s Wheel Systems Business
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. entered into a share purchase agreement with the Swedish-based Trelleborg AB to acquire all outstanding shares of Trelleborg Wheel Systems Holding AB, a company engaged in the ... ( read original story ...)
Final cost of Tokyo 2020 Olympics to be revealed in June
Whatever the final number is, a study by the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom said the Tokyo 2020 would hold the unwanted distinction of being the most expensive Games i ... ( read original story ...)