Japan Investment Corp in $7 Billion Deal Talks With Chipmaker JSR -Nikkei

(Reuters) - State-backed Japan Investment Corp is in talks to buy the country's top chipmaker, JSR Corp, for about 1 trillion yen ($6.96 billion), the Nikkei reported on Saturday. The fund aims to make a tender offer as early as this year after clearing the buyout with domestic and foreign antitrust authorities, the report said.

Giant panda twins celebrate 2nd birthday in Tokyo

Many fans flocked to the zoo even before opening time to celebrate the twin cubs' birthday on Friday, taking pictures of them, and cheering at the two playing together and sharing a bamboo stick. "I ... ( read original story ...)