LG Energy announced that it forming a sales team in Japan to expand its business with automakers in the country as they shift to EVs. ( read original story ...)
OpenAI launches Tokyo center, proudly introduces GPT-4 version tailored for Japanese
This strategic move not only solidifies OpenAI’s commitment to its global outreach but also introduces plans to develop a GPT-4 model specifically optimized for the Japanese language. The decision ... ( read original story ...)
How Mapletree REITs weather the interest rate storm
Astute capital management strategies, divestments, recycling programmes by the three Mapletree S-REITs could attract investors ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei stumbles as yen gains, mixed US peers
Japan's Nikkei share average finished lower for a second consecutive day on Thursday, with the yen's sudden appreciation and a mixed performance on Wall Street dragging on sentiment. The Nikkei ...
Japan’s Nikkei squeezes out modest gains as yen, Wall Street weigh
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average eked out meagre gains on Thursday, with the yen’s sudden appreciation and a mixed performance on Wall Street dragging on sentiment.
Yen Intervention Risks Force Tokyo Traders to Scrap Holidays
For currency traders in Japan the long weekend starting Friday won’t be much of a break as the market stays on high alert for official action after two suspected interventions this week.Most Read from ...
Yen Intervention Risks Are Forcing Tokyo Traders to Scrap Breaks
For currency traders in Japan the long weekend starting Friday won’t be much of a break as the market stays on high alert for official action after two suspected interventions this week.
Japan’s FX intervention signals 160 yen line in the sand, says ex-official
Japanese authorities likely intervened in the currency market to signal they see 160 yen to the dollar as their line in the sand, Columbia University academic and former finance ministry executive ...
No place like Dome: Boxing back at Tyson-Douglas Tokyo upset venue
Boxing returns to the famous venue on Monday for the first time since that unforgettable encounter when Japan's undisputed super-bantamweight world champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue puts his belts on the line against Mexican Luis Nery. ( read original story ...)
Japan household spending likely accelerated pace of declines in March: Reuters poll
Japanese household spending probably accelerated its pace of declines in March, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, underscoring the difficulties facing policymakers keen to engineer self-sustaining economic growth and normalise monetary policy. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s property insurers stay afloat post-earthquake – GlobalData
Property insurers in Japan are to keep their heads above water despite losses initiated by the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, on 1 January, said ... ( read original story ...)
Slain couple were ‘hotshot’ operators of Tokyo eateries, had trouble with neighboring shops
"The couple rapidly expanded their business, but it costs tens of millions of yen (about $130,000 or more) in initial investments alone to open a shop. I wonder how they managed to raise the funds." ... ( read original story ...)
The Exodus of China’s Wealthy to Japan
He quickly adopted a Japanese name, spent the equivalent of about $650,000 on a luxury waterfront condo and, in March, brought his family to join him.The 45-year-old, whose two boys just started in a ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama F. Marinos vs. Jubilo Iwata
Yokohama F. Marinos will welcome Jubilo Iwata at the Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium in the eleventh round of the J1 League. ( read original story ...)
Sperm bank to be set up in Tokyo for donors ready to disclose identity
TOKYO - A sperm bank only for donors who agree to disclose their identity will be set up at a Tokyo clinic, its organiser said Thursday, in a first for Japan. Hiromi Ito, who counsels on infertility at Private Care Clinic Tokyo, said she hopes "to create a ... ( read original story ...)
White & Case Adds Former Linklaters Asia Funds Head in Tokyo
She also specializes in real estate and structured finance deals and is experienced in advising on ... Eriko is an important bengoshi (registered foreign lawyer) addition to our Tokyo office,” said ...