Toshiba said on Thursday that a $14 billion tender offer from private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) had ended in success — a deal which paves the way for the embattled industrial ... ( read original story ...)
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth: Reaction to demo as Tokyo Game Show starts
Tokyo Game Show has begun, and fans will have their first chance to play Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Developers Square Enix are launching a demo of the long-awaited follow-up to 2020's FF7 Remake at the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Game Show 2023 opens with latest video games from Asian developers
Visitors photograph an Endless Dungeon cosplayer at the Sega booth at The Tokyo Game show in Chiba, Japan, on Sept. 21, 2023. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes) CHIBA, Japan – The much-anticipated ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s concerns surrounding yen’s weakening intensify, potential intervention in sight
Japan is keeping all options on the table to address the excessive volatility in its currency markets. This statement comes with a renewed caution against the yen’s decline, especially as it ...
Crypto Firms Are Looking Outside the U.S. for Growth
Crypto executives are still hungry for growth. But the U.S. market is now off the menu. After a tough clampdown on crypto firms by U.S. regulators this year—including a high-profile case against ...
How a $500 billion Japanese bank fund will pump the bitcoin price
A “Bitcoin Adoption Fund” from Japan’s $500 billion Nomura bank could usher in a flood of institutional capital and pump the bitcoin price.
Japan TV network will acquire Totoro creator Studio Ghibli as animation studio prepares for future
Studio Ghibli, the famed Japanese animation studio of Hayao Miyazaki, will become a subsidiary of Nippon Television Network Corp. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive-Japan, Britain and Italy Plan to Place Advanced Jet Fighter Project HQ in UK -Sources
Britain's lead company in GCAP is BAE Systems PLC, with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries representing Japan. European missile maker MBDA will also join the project, along with avionics manufacturer Mitsubishi Electric Corp. Britain's Rolls-Royce PLC, Japan's IHI Corp and Italy's Avio Aero will work on the engine. ( read original story ...)
Japan chip tool firm Kokusai Electric launches $750 million IPO
By Sam Nussey and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Chipmaking equipment maker Kokusai Electric said on Thursday it plans to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Oct. 25, setting the stage for what ...
Japan Chip Tool Firm Kokusai Electric Plans to List on Oct. 25
TOKYO (Reuters) -Chipmaking equipment maker Kokusai Electric said on Thursday it plans to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Oct. 25, setting the stage for what could be Japan's largest initial ...
Bank of Japan to stand pat after Ueda hints at ending negative rate policy
The Bank of Japan is widely expected to maintain ultralow rates at its two-day policy meeting from Thursday and examine economic and ...
Unlike other central banks, Bank of Japan is ‘marching to a different drummer’
Richard Fisher, former Dallas Fed president, says the Bank of Japan had a "unique ecosystem" where it is "very beholden to the diet".
25-yr-old Japan ‘sugar-baby’ accused of conning man out of $180,000 over dating app
NAGOYA -- Aichi Prefectural Police have slapped 25-year-old Mai Watanabe with a fresh arrest warrant for fraud on suspicions she bilked one man out of 27 million yen (about $182,300) using a dating ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Tokyo prosecution unit head sues Toyota, says car defect caused fatal accident
An 84-year-old former Tokyo prosecution unit head who was convicted of causing a fatal driving accident in 2018 has filed a lawsuit seeking 50 million yen (about $337,000) in damages from Toyota Motor ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks fall on US rate hike fears, Japan yield hits 10-yr high
Tokyo stocks fell Thursday, weighed down by concerns over prolonged monetary tightening in the United States, while Japan's benchmark ... ( read original story ...)
Viral video: Passengers stunned as WWE-style match unfolds on bullet train in Japan, watch
In an electrifying display of athleticism and showmanship, two professional wrestlers squared off in a WWE-style match aboard a high-speed bullet train in Japan, captivating both passengers and online ... ( read original story ...)