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 ...)
Japan’s MeToo champion wins case affirming rape claim
A woman who has come to symbolise Japan’s #MeToo movement has. A civil court in Tokyo rejected an appeal by Noriyuki Yamaguchi against an earlier ruling that he raped Shiori Ito, a journalist and film ... ( 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 ...)
Daily COVID-19 records broken again in Tokyo, Osaka, Aichi
Tokyo and Osaka topped the areas across the nation on Jan. 26 where record number of daily COVID-19 cases were again set, as the sixth wave of infections continues rampaging. ( read original story ...)
No crest in sight for Tokyo’s COVID-19 wave as US military cases continue to fall
The sixth wave of COVID-19 in Japan’s capital city gave no indication it may crest soon as new case numbers soared even higher Wednesday. Tokyo reported 14,086 new infections, nearly 1,300 more than ... ( read original story ...)
China Chides U.S. and Japan ‘Babbling’ After Joe Biden and Fumio Kishida Alignment
China's Foreign Ministry hit back this week following the U.S.-Japan summit between Joe Biden and Fumio Kishida on Friday, January 21. ( read original story ...)
Picasso heirs launch digital art piece to ride ‘crypto’ wave
Pablo, meet Crypto. Heirs of Pablo Picasso, the famed 20th-century Spanish artist, are vaulting into 21st-century commerce by selling 1,010 digital art pieces of one of his ceramic works that has ... ( read original story ...)
Japan FTC to Warn against Too-Low IPO Prices
Japan's Fair Trade Commission has drawn up a report that setting inappropriately low prices for shares of newly listed companies in initial public offerings could violate the antimonopoly law, it was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 hits 13-month low before clawing back some losses
In Japan, stocks dived before recovering some losses later in the session. "Investors are just waiting for the end of the Fed's meeting and how the market will move after that will totally depend on ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan’s Marubeni to sell Gavilon grain business to Glencore arm in up to $3.5 bln 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 ...)
Vietnamese firm gains exclusive rights to distribute Japanese beauty drinks
Vietnamese company Hasu No Hana signed an agreement with Japanese beauty product manufacturer Nikko on January 25 to exclusively distribute the latter’s collagen drinks in Vietnam. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo logs record 14,086 new cases of coronavirus
Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials reported more than 14,000 new cases of coronavirus infection on Wednesday, marking a record high for a second straight day. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo sets another daily record as COVID-19 case average tops 10,000 for first time
Records also fell in Osaka, which reported 9,813 cases, Aichi and Hokkaido as the omicron-fueled wave continued to grow. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 14,086 COVID infections on Jan. 26, sets new high for 2nd straight day
The Japanese capital reported a record-high coronavirus case count for the second day in a row on Jan. 26 with 14,086 new infections, followi ... ( read original story ...)
Crunch time: Japan’s ‘miracle’ snack gets first price hike after decades
The maker of Japan's Umaibo corn puff is raising prices for the first time, in a shock for fans of the "miracle" snack beloved for decades for its crunch and 10-yen price tag. ( read original story ...)