Just when it seemed impossible to do more, along came the coronavirus, spurring the Bank of Japan to double-down on its already massive market operations. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s state of emergency is no lockdown. What’s in it?
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared a month-long state of emergency in Tokyo and six other hard-hit prefectures to step up the fight against the coronavirus outbreak ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Coronavirus State Of Emergency Isn’t A Lockdown. So What Does It Mean?
Japan focused on dealing with clusters of infections and selective testing for the ... The governors can also request use of private property to build hospitals and other medical facilities. Q. WHAT ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsubishi Electric Ranked 2nd Globally and 1st Among Japanese Firms in International Patent Applications in 2019
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today that it has been ranked second globally and first among Japanese firms in terms of international patent applications filed in 2019, accordi ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Firms To Join the World of Online Shareholder Meetings
Japanese companies are about to join the global trend of holding shareholder meetings online to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, according to Mizuho Financial Group Inc. ( read original story ...)
Moody’s – Japanese regional banks’ depleting loss buffers amplify risks from record property loan books
Japanese regional banks' depleting loss buffers amplify risks from record property loan books. Moodys . Apr. 6, 2020, 02:06 AM ... ( read original story ...)
Shockwave Completes Enrollment of Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy Study in Japan
Shockwave Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWAV), a pioneer in the development of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat ... ( read original story ...)
Why Unizo takeover battle could unlock a lot of value in Japan
A once dismally undervalued property company; a hostile takeover bid; a white knight counter-offer; a doubling of the share price; the genuine prospect of a bidding war. Whisper it softly, but the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Korea and the messy question of how to pay for historic wrongs
Japan says it’s up to the South Korean government to compensate ... $200 million in loans — about $4 billion today — and signed a treaty stating claims of property and rights were to be “settled ... ( read original story ...)
Anbang’s Japan properties up for sale, Blackstone seen bidding: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - China's troubled Anbang Insurance Group has put its $2.4 billion property portfolio in Japan up for sale and previous owner Blackstone Group is bidding, two people ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Anbang’s Japan properties up for sale, Blackstone seen bidding -sources
TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - China’s troubled Anbang Insurance Group has put its $2.4 billion property portfolio in Japan up for sale and previous owner Blackstone Group is bidding, two people familiar ... ( read original story ...)
Anbang to sell entire $2.4 billion Japanese property portfolio, Blackstone seen bidding: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - China's troubled Anbang Insurance Group has put its $2.4 billion property portfolio in Japan up for sale and previous owner Blackstone Group is bidding, two people familiar with the ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Anbang puts Japan properties up for sale: report
China’s Anbang Insurance Group has put its US$2.4 billion property portfolio in Japan up for sale, Reuters reports, citing sources familiar with the matter. Blackstone Group, which had owned the ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Anbang is said to plan sale of entire $2.4 billion Japanese property portfolio
Anbang is aiming to sell its entire Japanese residential portfolio it bought from U.S. private equity firm Blackstone, according to sources. Anbang paid Blackstone around 260 billion yen ($2.4 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Anbang to sell entire $2.4 bln Japanese property portfolio, Blackstone seen bidding -sources
TOKYO — China’s troubled Anbang Insurance Group has started a sale of its entire $2.4 billion Japanese property portfolio and previous owner Blackstone Group is bidding, two people said, after ... ( read original story ...)
Toll back to logistics losses as Japanese parent loses face
Japan Post brought in a new management team and Toll returned to profit in 2018 after three years of losses but the 2018 results were boosted by property and equipment sales. Toll received anonymous ... ( read original story ...)