(RTTNews) - Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (TAK, TKPYY.PK) announced Monday that it has agreed to divest its unit Takeda Consumer Healthcare Co. Ltd. or TCHC to Blackstone Group Inc. (BX) for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Stuck In Downturn As Businesses Still Hit By Weak Trade, COVID-19
With the downturn stretching into the middle of the third quarter, and amid few signs of economic revival, Japanese companies expect output to fall in the year ahead. Thi ... ( read original story ...)
Takeda to sell Japanese consumer health unit to Blackstone for $2.3 billion
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co has agreed to sell its Japanese consumer healthcare business to U.S. investment fund Blackstone Group for 242 billion yen ($2.3 billion), Japan's largest drugmaker said on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise in morning tracking gains in overseas markets
Tokyo stocks rose slightly Monday morning on solid Asian markets, tracking gains in U.S. shares lifted late last week by better-than- ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks advance in morning on U.S., Asian shares’ rise
Tokyo stocks reversed earlier losses on profit-taking as investor sentiment was bolstered by U.S. stocks rising late last week on upbeat business activity data which helped send major Asian bourses ... ( read original story ...)
How does Japan’s Abe score on his policy agenda?
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the nation's longest serving premier, visited a Tokyo hospital on Monday as concerns deepened about his ability to continue in his post due to health issues and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan facing credit card number shortage as people stay home and shop
As more and more credit cards are being issued while people in Japan stay home and shop amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, issuing companie ... ( read original story ...)
Japan pushes defense equipment exports with corporate expertise
Japan has struck only four deals involving components since the 2014 revision of a rule that had prohibited the export of weapons. The change cleared the path to exports under certain conditions, such ... ( read original story ...)
China to begin issuing re-entry visas for Japanese business people denied return due to COVID-19
Those who have valid residential permits issued by Chinese authorities can apply for the re-entry visa, the Chinese Embassy said. ( read original story ...)
Donald Trump says could ‘decouple’ and not do business with China
Donald Trump entered into a high-stakes trade war with China before reaching a partial Phase 1 trade deal in January but since shut the door on Phase 2 negotiations. ( read original story ...)
5.2-magnitude quake hits Izu Islands, Japan region: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Izu Islands, Japan region at 10:31:23 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Izu Islands hit by 5.2-magnitude quake
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Izu Islands, Japan region at 10:31:23 GMT on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s office worker struggles to adjust to a ‘new normal’
Then came COVID-19, with its frontal assault on the office culture. “Social distancing,” “remote work,” “officelessness” — can salarymen breathe this air? They cannot, Mito argues. Only entrepreneurs ... ( read original story ...)
Greenback falls back to ¥105.50 in Tokyo as vaccine hopes grow
The dollar eased to around ¥105.50 in Tokyo trading Friday, after giving up gains on growing optimism toward the early development of a novel coronavirus v ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business lobby chief’s cancer returns, but he’ll keep working
Hiroaki Nakanishi, chief of the Japan Business Federation, also known as Keidanren, has had a relapse of lymphoma but will keep working from the hospital, ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Matsui Management Says With IPO Looming, Jack Ma’s Ant Group Earns $3.5 Billion Profit in Six Months
Analysts at Japanese financial services company Osaka Matsui Management have said that billionaire Jack Ma-backed Chinese financial-technology juggernaut Ant Group Co. earned an estimated $3.5 billion ... ( read original story ...)