We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Japanese business & finance news every morning. For the past three days, brokers, investors and other Tokyo-focused pundits have been ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Rakuten prices bank IPO at top of downgraded range
TOKYO: Japan's Rakuten Group Inc priced on Thursday the initial ... an e-commerce giant that has struggled for years with losses from the costly build-out of its mobile phone business. Advt Rakuten ... ( read original story ...)
Lonely Cry for Action as China Locks Up Japanese Citizens on Spy Charges
Hideji Suzuki says Japan failed him during his six years in a Chinese prison. China’s recent arrest of a Japanese citizen is again testing Tokyo’s resolve. ( read original story ...)
Biz associations of S. Korea, Japan to hold chairs’ meeting in Busan
Two major business organizations of South Korea and Japan will hold their top-level conference in the southeastern port city of Busan, the Korean business lobby said Thursday, restoring the annual ... ( read original story ...)
Rare artwork found in Japan shows elephant rescue in 1923 Kanto quake chaos
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Three pictures depicting an Indian elephant being led to safety through a chaotic scene following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake have been discovered at Japan's oldest amusement park. This undated photo believed to be that of Torizo Fukui ... ( read original story ...)
Warren Buffett Is Turning His Asian Focus to Japan and Away From China
Warren Buffett explains in an interview why he raised bets in Japanese companies and trimmed stakes in BYD and TSMC. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s palm oil power push is faltering
In 2011, Japan faced an unprecedented energy crisis after the Tohoku earthquake had devastated the country and badly damaged the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The country’s entire nuclear fleet – 54 plants in total – was shut down for safety ... ( read original story ...)
Lunar start-up ispace blasts off in Tokyo market debut
TOKYO, April 12 (Reuters) - Lunar transportation start-up ispace ... because its lunar development and transportation business fits in with Japan's national policy of defence and space development. ( read original story ...)
LIVE: Warren Buffett talks his Japan bets, Berkshire Hathaway’s unique culture, and the future of his company
Warren Buffett discussed his massive Japanese investments in a rare TV interview. The Berkshire Hathaway CEO discussed his company's unique culture and Greg Abel, his successor. We're live-blogging the interview, ( read original story ...)
Backed by Japanese investors, Verod-Kepple’s fund will invest in Series A and B startups across Africa
Last month, pan-African venture capital firm Verod-Kepple Africa Partners reached the second close of its first fund (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures), targeting African startups at $43 million. Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) achieved its first close last March (at $20 million) and aims to attain its final close by the end of the year at $100 million; ( ...
Earthquake, villages carpeted in grey ash: The aftermath of Russia’s most active volcanic eruption
The Kamchatka Peninsula, which extends into the Pacific Ocean, is one of the world's most concentrated areas of geothermal activity, with about 30 active volcanoes. Tuesday's volcanic eruption spewed ... ( read original story ...)
Gov’t to approve plan for Japan’s 1st casino resort in Osaka
The government is set to approve a plan by Osaka Prefecture and city to open what will be Japan's first casino resort in 2029, government sources said Wednesday. The development comes as movement ... ( read original story ...)
Japan likely to approve first casino
Japan's government may soon sign off on a proposal to build the country's first resort to feature a casino. Sources say the facility still has to pass additional screening before it can go into ... ( read original story ...)
Gunze Opens Moriyama Circular Factory™ That Circulates Plastic Resources
Tokyo:3002] is pleased to announce that it will complete the transformation of its Moriyama Factory, the core of its plastic film business, into a Circular Factory™ (Resource Recycling Factory) on ... ( read original story ...)
Lunar startup ispace’s shares untraded in Tokyo debut amid glut of buy orders
Shares of lunar transportation start-up ispace Inc went untraded in their market debut in Tokyo early on Wednesday, as bids overwhelmed offers. ( read original story ...)
Goldman Sachs to Start Transaction Banking Operations in Japan
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is set to start transaction banking services in Japan, as Chief Executive Officer David Solomon expands the business of managing cash flows for big companies. ( read original story ...)