By Ben Dooley TOKYO — SoftBank on Tuesday announced that it had edged ... Mr. Huang has repeatedly insisted that Nvidia would keep Arm’s business model. He also said the deal would bolster innovation, ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest: Japan business sentiment in biggest fall in 11 years
Under rules set to come into effect on Feb. 24, residents will now have to show proof of vaccination to enter shopping malls, grocery stores and universities 6:00 p.m. Business sentiment in Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SoftBank drops sale of Arm, plans IPO
SoftBank founder and Chief Executive Masayoshi Son, one of the most famous rags-to-riches successes in Japan’s business world, has repeatedly stressed that his decisions have proved sound in the long ... ( read original story ...)
Sony More Likely Than Microsoft to Acquire a Japanese Game Company, Analyst Explains
Generally speaking, Japanese companies aren't keen on being bought up, with mergers — like Square Enix and Koei Tecmo — being much more common. Additionally, hostile takeovers are pretty much viewed ... ( read original story ...)
US, Japan set to announce steel import quota deal, sources say
Japan's steel industry is highly dependent on coal-fired blast ... news provider reaching more than one billion people every day. Reuters provides trusted business, financial, national, and ... ( read original story ...)
The United States and Japan will announce a deal to roll back Trump administration steel tariffs.
Up to 1.2 million tons of Japanese steel will be allowed to come into the country ... saying that a glut of foreign steel and aluminum threatened to put U.S. manufacturers out of business and posed a ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to ‘adjust’ Japanese food import curbs related to 2011 nuclear disaster
Taiwan has banned imports of food products from five prefectures in Japan following the meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant that was triggered by a huge earthquake and tsunami, the world's worst ... ( read original story ...)
74 Tsutaya Retail Chain Stores to End Video Rental Business by October 2023
Sales of the video rental business in Top Culture's Tsutaya stores have decreased ... CCC opened its first shared workspace area in a store in Tokyo in December. CCC also plans to open high-end ... ( read original story ...)
What to do when an earthquake happens while you’re in the bath
Japan is no stranger to earthquakes, experiencing about 200 per year with a shindo (intensity) rating of level 1 or more. If you’ve spent a lot of time here, you’re probably used to the tremors that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tech giant Toshiba to split; sell stake in Carrier
FILE – In this June 15, 2017, file photo, the logo of Toshiba Corp., Japan’s electronics and energy company, is seen on a screen during a press conference in Yokosuka, near Tokyo. Embattled Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Once niche, Tesla capitalises on Japan’s late embrace of EVs
Japan’s automakers and government have instead preferred ... Tesla still struggles with poor brand recognition and its direct-to-consumer business model also confounds most shoppers accustomed to ... ( read original story ...)
Strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake jolts western Japan
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 rattled southwestern and western Japan early Saturday, resulting in at least nine injuries amid strong shaking although no tsunami waves were triggered ... ( read original story ...)
A Decade since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
Ten years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred on March 11th, 2011. Taking this opportunity, the author examines how television coverage on the disaster has changed over the ... ( read original story ...)
Most severe earthquake in 30 years a ‘wake-up call’ to New Madrid Seismic Zone
A November 4.0 earthquake in southeast Missouri activated car alarms and broke dishes, so the state is marking earthquake awareness month with safety seminars. ( read original story ...)
Landslide, crumbling streets, climbing death toll: The aftermath of Japan’s earthquakes
Toppled buildings and destroyed roads could be seen throughout the Kyushu island of Japan on Saturday local time as people began to assess the damage of an overnight 7.3-magnitude earthquake. ( read original story ...)
Ghostwire: Tokyo Preview – There’s something strange in the Shibuya neighbourhood
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW – The Shibuya ward of Tokyo has been cut off from the rest of the world ... bound to the Earth and unable to move on until their business is finished. One old woman refuses to ... ( read original story ...)