The company was valued at $47 billion in early 2019 when it's biggest financial backer, Japan's SoftBank, invested a additional ... 3 billion to $4 billion through debt offerings prior to its IPO. ( read original story ...)
WeWork to test IPO investor appetite with widening losses
"IPO investors have already been burnt by Lyft and Uber ... according to data provider PitchBook. Its biggest backer is Japan's SoftBank Group, which has invested or committed to invest US$10.65 ... ( read original story ...)
Finance & Accounting Digital Transformation Key Topic At InTheBlack Tokyo 2019
LOS ANGELES and TOKYO, Aug. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Following on the success of its recent events in Singapore and Sydney, financial automation software leader BlackLine, Inc. (Nasdaq: BL) is adding ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese researchers build robotic tail to keep elderly upright
TOKYO (Reuters) - Millions of years after the ancestors of humans evolved to lose their tails, a research team at Japan’s Keio University have built a robotic one they say could help unsteady ... ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe endorses Japan-South Korea exchange despite tensions
RELATED S. Korean Olympic chief: IOC will have answers on Japan's Dokdo labeling South Korean news agency Yonhap reported Wednesday Japan's National Trade Union Council sent a letter to a Korean trade ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo gears up for Olympic Games 2020, medals unveiled
"Thanks to the engagement of Japan, Thanks to the people for their engagement, Thanks to the engagement of business communities, Thanks to the support of the federal government, Thanks to the support ... ( read original story ...)
Bajrang Finance standalone net profit declines 91.67% in the June 2019 quarter
(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic introduces real-time tracking projector for Tokyo Olympics 2020
The event will be jointly organised by the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and Tokyo Metropolitan ... (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated ... ( read original story ...)
Hundreds of Japan Flights Canceled as Thursday Storm Looms
(Bloomberg) -- Hundreds of flights and bullet train services within Japan were canceled as severe tropical storm Krosa bore down on the country’s southwestern flank. The transportation services were ... ( read original story ...)
Anbang’s Japan properties up for sale, Blackstone seen bidding: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - China's troubled Anbang Insurance Group has put its $2.4 billion property portfolio in Japan up for sale and previous owner Blackstone Group is bidding, two people ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s move to cut tech reliance on Japan likely a mistake
TOKYO -- South Korea announced in early August that it would end its reliance on Japanese suppliers for materials key to its high-tech electronics industry. The move came in response to Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Boeing appoints NMA supply chain leader as its Japan president
The man who has helped create a supply chain for Boeing’s potential New Mid-market Airplane (NMA) has been named the President of Boeing Japan, the Business Journal has learned. Will Shaffer, who has ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Anbang’s Japan properties up for sale, Blackstone seen bidding -sources
TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - China’s troubled Anbang Insurance Group has put its $2.4 billion property portfolio in Japan up for sale and previous owner Blackstone Group is bidding, two people familiar ... ( read original story ...)
Anbang to sell entire $2.4 billion Japanese property portfolio, Blackstone seen bidding: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - China's troubled Anbang Insurance Group has put its $2.4 billion property portfolio in Japan up for sale and previous owner Blackstone Group is bidding, two people familiar with the ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Anbang puts Japan properties up for sale: report
China’s Anbang Insurance Group has put its US$2.4 billion property portfolio in Japan up for sale, Reuters reports, citing sources familiar with the matter. Blackstone Group, which had owned the ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Anbang is said to plan sale of entire $2.4 billion Japanese property portfolio
Anbang is aiming to sell its entire Japanese residential portfolio it bought from U.S. private equity firm Blackstone, according to sources. Anbang paid Blackstone around 260 billion yen ($2.4 billion ... ( read original story ...)