Marcelo Claure, who joined SoftBank Group after turning around one of its key investments, office-sharing business WeWork, is leaving ... ( read original story ...)
Large plume of smoke rises after eruption of Sakurajima volcano in Japan
Provided by The National Sakurajima volcano erupts in Japan. Photo: @D_TANAKA831 / Twitter . A large plume of smoke can be seen rising after the Sakurajima volcano erupted in K ... ( read original story ...)
JETRO Osaka (Japan External Trade Organization): Making an Innovation Movement From Osaka
The Kansai region, which includes unique cities of Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto, is a massive market with a population of 24.65 million people and a GDP of approximately 100.05 trillion yen. It equals the ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima Radiation Made Japanese Fir Trees Go Haywire After Nuclear Disaster
Conifer trees in Fukushima showed similar mutations to those found in the Chernobyl exclusion zone in the former Soviet Union. ( read original story ...)
2Foods Raises $4.4 Million to Grow Plant-Based Food Business in Japan
TWO Inc., the company behind Japan’s plant-based food brand 2foods, reports to vegconomist it has raised USD 4.4 million in Series A from Kagome Corporation, ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima nuclear disaster: Japanese youth sue over cancer diagnoses
Six Japanese youth are suing the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant after contracting thyroid cancer in the years following the 2011 nuclear disaster. The plaintiffs, aged between six and 16 at ... ( read original story ...)
Only 4% evacuated in northeast Japan area hit by tsunami after Tonga volcanic eruption
Following the massive volcanic eruption off the coast of Tonga in the south Pacific Ocean on Jan. 15, only around 4% of residents in coasta ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average falls 3.01 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average falls 3.01 percent to 26,197.29 on Thursday, while the broader Topix shed 2.42 percent to 1,846.13. TOKYO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Marubeni to sell Gavilon grain business to Glencore arm for US$1.1 billion
TOKYO: Japanese trading house Marubeni will sell the grains business of its US unit Gavilon to commodities trader Glencore PLC's Viterra arm for US$1.125 billion, plus working capital, Viterra said on ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake in Japan set to affect chip material supplies for China
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake that hit Oita city in southern Japan which is home to numerous global chipmakers and leading brands such as Toshiba has led to widespread suspension of production. This will ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Marubeni to sell Gavilon grain business to Glencore arm for $1.1 bln
Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp will sell the grains business of its U.S. unit Gavilon to commodities trader Glencore PLC's Viterra arm for $1.125 billion, plus working capital, Viterra said on ... ( read original story ...)
Explained: Why bugs are becoming big business in Japan
Insect vendors say this is because of the numerous nutritional and environmental benefits of this form of protein. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s largest UAS Association, JUIDA and DLE are joining hands by signing an MoU
Singapore, recently Japan UAS Industrial Development Association (JUIDA) and Drone Logistics Ecosystem (DLE) have signed an MoU to collaborate on various fields related to the Drone delivery industry. ( read original story ...)
Toshiba chip fabs shut down due to earthquake
A 6.6 magnitude earthquake that rattled southwestern and western Japan early Saturday brought two chip fabs offline. The earthquake, which did not cause a tsunami, took Toshiba's Oita and Buzen ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Marubeni to sell Gavilon grain business to Glencore arm in up to $3.5 billion deal
Marubeni Corp said on Wednesday it will sell U.S. unit Gavilon's grains business to commodities trader Glencore PLC's Viterra arm in a deal the Japanese trading house expects to be worth up to $3.5 ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba says has restarted some chip production at quake-hit plant
Toshiba Corp on Wednesday said it had partially restarted production at a semiconductor plant in Oita, southern Japan, that was halted after a strong earthquake hit the area at the weekend. ( read original story ...)