The transaction concludes the successful 20-year joint venture between Mitsubishi Corporation and UBS Asset Management’s Real Estate & Private Markets business in JapanUBS expects to record a gain in ... ( read original story ...)
Ukraine asks Japan for satellite data amid Russian invasion – Nikkei
Ukraine is asking Japan for high-quality satellite imagery to help it fend off Russian troops, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan expected to continue easing as meeting begins amid Ukraine crisis
The Bank of Japan began its two-day policy meeting Thursday, with observers expecting its expansive monetary easing policy to go unch ... ( read original story ...)
Block backs Japanese fintech startup Kyash in $41.2M round
Kyash, a Tokyo-based mobile financial app, has raised $41.2 million (4.9 billion JPY) Series D funding. The round comes from a number of investors including Japan Post Investment Corporation, Block ... ( read original story ...)
Rate Hike, Intervention Can’t Reverse Weak Yen, Says Former Japan Currency Diplomat
Tightening monetary policy or intervening in the currency market will do little to reverse unwelcome yen declines that inflate already rising fuel and raw material prices, Japan's former top currency ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 8,461 coronavirus infections on March 17
Japan's capital registered 8,461 COVID-19 cases on March 17, after recording 10,221 infections the day before, the Tokyo Metropolitan Governm ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: 4 dead after 7.4-magnitude quake hits coast off Fukushima Prefecture
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan late Wednesday night, killing at least four people and injuring over 100 others, and cutting power to millions of homes. ( read original story ...)
Powerful quake in Japan leaves 4 dead, bringing back memories of 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake injured more than 100 and brought back memories of the disastrous tsunami that left thousands dead just over a decade ago. ( read original story ...)
MGM-Orix not mulling Osaka IR escape clause: execs
The consortium for an Osaka gaming resort tilt, led by United States-based casino operator MGM Resorts International and Japan’s Orix Corp, does not have thoughts about exercising its escape clause on ... ( read original story ...)
Damac’s Hussain Sajwani is all set for his next big business push – data centers
Newly formed Edgnex will build data centers from 'Ireland to Tokyo' Dubai: Dubai’s Hussain Sajwani, founder of Damac Properties, is taking up his next big business challenge – to build data centers. ( read original story ...)
Businesses hopeful for return of visitors from Japan as that country eases COVID restrictions
Japan’s government has announced that it is dropping COVID restrictions in that country. There are still limits on international travel, but those are starting to loosen as well, leading to a slow ... ( read original story ...)
Jordan – Japan grants $66,802 for refrigerated trucks to support small business owners
The Japanese government on Wednesday granted $66,802 to Dar Abu Abdullah Association for Philanthropy and Development (DAA) for refrigera ... ( read original story ...)
KKR to Acquire Leading Japanese Real Estate Asset Manager from Mitsubishi Corporation and UBS Asset Management in a Strategic Transaction
Mitsubishi Corporation ("Mitsubishi") and UBS Group and UBS AG ("UBS") today announced the signing of a strategic transaction by a subsidiary of KKR, which is acquiring all of the outstanding shares ... ( read original story ...)
West Japan teacher suspended after ‘impulsively’ using colleague’s toothbrush 20 times
A 51-year-old teacher at a public junior high school in the western Japan city of Shunan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, has been handed a three-m ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei jumps to more than 2-week closing high after Fed rate hike
Japan’s Nikkei posted its highest close in more than two weeks on Thursday, tracking an overnight rally on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve hiked rates as expected, while hopes for a breakthrough ... ( read original story ...)
Huge rally on Asian stock markets, Nikkei 225 jumps 890 points
Shares in Hong Kong took off again Thursday pushing the key Hang Seng index up more than 1000 points for the third day in a row ... ( read original story ...)