Japan's SBI Holdings Inc said on Friday it would take SBI Shinsei Bank private by launching a 154.2 billion yen ($1.14 billion) tender offer, at 2,800 yen per share.Shares in SBI Shinsei Bank touched ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Rakuten posts $564m Q1 loss on weak mobile business
Rakuten posted a January-March loss of 102.7 billion yen for the mobile business -- though that was narrower than in the same period a year earlier. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Rakuten posts $564 mln loss in Q1 on mobile loss
Japanese e-commerce and fintech giant Rakuten Group Inc on Friday posted an operating loss of 76.2 billion yen ($564.24 million) for the first three months of 2023, dragged down by its money-losing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Rakuten posts $564m Q1 loss in weak mobile business
Japanese e-commerce and fintech giant Rakuten Group on Friday posted an operating loss of 76.2 billion yen ($564.24 million) for the first three months of 2023, dragged down by its money-losing mobile ... ( read original story ...)
One week since a powerful earthquake struck Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan
Residents of the city of Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, have expressed anxieties one week after a powerful earthquake struck the region. ( read original story ...)
Scholars, journalists to commemorate Koreans, Chinese massacred in wake of 1923 Japan quake
Scholars and journalists announced on May 11 they will hold memorial events around Sept. 1 for Korean and Chinese victims who were massacred ･･･ ( read original story ...)
Japan, South Korea eye visit by team of experts as Fukushima nuclear plant prepares water release
Officials from Japan and South Korea are eyeing a potential visit by South Korean experts to the Fukushima nuclear plant before it begins the controversial release of treated but radioactive water to ( read original story ...)
Foxconn, Sharp shares slide after Japan firm’s surprise writedown
By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Sarah Wu TOKYO/TAIPEI (Reuters) -Shares of Taiwan's Foxconn and its display affiliate Sharp Corp fell on Friday after the Japanese firm reported a surprise $1.9 billion loss ... ( read original story ...)
Shares of Japan’s Sharp tumble after $1.9 billion full-year loss
Shares of Sharp Corp, the Japanese electronics maker owned by Taiwan's Foxconn, tumbled 7% on Friday after it reported a $1.9 billion loss on write-downs of its panel display business and other assets ... ( read original story ...)
Where does Democracy go-5 years after the the Great East Japan Earthquake
In October 2011, Hiromi Kawaguchi, leader of the Akahama District in Otsuchi, a coastal town hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake, opposed the central government's plan to build a 14.5-meter high embankment, saying 'we cannot fight and win against nature. ( read original story ...)
Japan M2 Money Stock Climbs 2.5% On Year In April
The M2 money stock in Japan was up 2.5 percent on year in April, the Bank of Japan said on Friday - coming in at 1,232.4 trillion ... ( read original story ...)
‘Dairy crisis’ hits Japan as farm bankruptcies see 10-year high
We're beginning to see a 'dairy crisis' in which domestically-produced milk becomes hard to obtain." (Japanese original by Yusuke Hiratsuka, Business News Department) ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Poised For Digital Transformation?
Despite a well-earned reputation for high-tech hardware – think robots, automobiles and high-speed trains – Japan had fallen behind in the digital era. Will their new momentum to digitalize be ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tech investor SoftBank sinks into second year of losses
Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group is reporting a loss of 970 billion yen, or $7 billion, for the fiscal year that just ended ... ( read original story ...)
Two more get suspended jail terms in Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal
Two Japanese businessmen were handed suspended prison sentences on Thursday in the latest convictions in a bribery scandal surrounding the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Corruption allegations have spiralled in ... ( read original story ...)
Business urges more green trade with China
Australia is being urged to look at green energy development as it seeks to wean itself off its dependence on China’s demand for bulk commodities. ( read original story ...)