Wall Street investors with access to newly listed stocks at their exclusive IPO prices reaped huge returns in 2020, while retail investors who generally miss out on the best prices still made tidy ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Beauty industry supplier Knowlton readies IPO – sources
(Reuters) - Buyout firm Cornell Capital is preparing a U.S. initial public offering (IPO) of Knowlton Development Corp (KDC), which could value the manufacturer and custom formulator of products ... ( read original story ...)
Princess Mononoke village, Howl’s castle concepts unveiled for Ghibli Park in central Japan
"Ghibli Park" development, a theme park based on the films of legendary anime studio Studio Ghibli, including CG concept art for life-size replicas of Howl's castle and a village from "Princess ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka queen of brands: she is also in the new Levi’s campaign
The Japanese is also in the new Levi's campaign, Beauty of Becoming, made up of a series of short films that also stars Jaden Smith, her sister Willow and actor Brandon Flyn ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Q3 earnings recovery seen driven by IPO boom
TOKYO: SoftBank Group is expected to extend earnings recovery when it reports third-quarter results on Monday as frothy markets drive a rally in ... ( read original story ...)
Stratospheric IPO Debut Makes China’s Kuaishou a Global Media Giant
Shares of Chinese social video company Kuaishou made a stratospheric start in their post-IPO debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Early trading on Friday morning saw their price nearly triple, ... ( read original story ...)
Asia report: Most markets higher, Japan auto plays rise on Apple rumours
Most markets in Asia closed in positive territory on Friday, with Japanese carmakers having their time in the spotlight amid ongoing rumours of an electric vehicle tie-up with Apple. ( read original story ...)
NYK banks Japan’s first dollar-denominated sustainability loan in $50m deal
Japanese shipowner NYK Line has clinched the country's first foreign currency sustainability linked loan (SLL). The company said it had signed the $50m deal with Shiga Bank over four ... ( read original story ...)
As deaths soar, Tokyo sets new target to reduce COVID-19 cases
The Tokyo metropolitan government aims to cut the daily average number of new COVID-19 cases by 30 percent or more every week until early March. The new goal of suppressing the average number of new ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks bounce back on Wall Street gains
Tokyo stocks rebounded on Friday, supported by an overnight rise on Wall Street. The 225-issue Nikkei average surged 437.24 points, or 1.54%, to close at 2 ... ( read original story ...)
Old But Gold: Tokyo’s Retro Car Owners Revel In Modern Classics
Japan's modern cars are a world away from the group's painstakingly maintained wheels Photo: AFP / Philip FONG. The casual society has around 10 members and the oldest cars they o ... ( read original story ...)
Japan court dismisses forced sterilization suit citing lack of evidence for surgery
A court in this north Japan city has dismissed a couple's suit for the national government to pay 22 million yen (about $208,400) in damage ... ( read original story ...)
NISSIN and Tablelog Concoct Mouth-Watering Instant Shoyu Ramen
NISSIN has teamed up with Tabelog, a popular Japanese restaurant guide, for instant ramen with a shoyu flavor. This marks NISSIN and Tablelog‘s fourth collaboration. The ramen’s flavor is a recipe ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kirin ditches Myanmar beer partner because of its ties to the military
Japanese companies bet on Myanmar years ago as the Southeast Asian country emerged from decades of military rule. But this week's coup has already ended one of those deals. ( read original story ...)
AstraZeneca files for Japan approval of COVID-19 vaccine, second after Pfizer treatment
Drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC said on Friday it had applied for approval in Japan of its COVID-19 vaccine, making it the second pharmaceutical firm to do so after Pfizer Inc. The Japanese government in ... ( read original story ...)
Khazanah associate Parkway Life REIT divests non-core property in Japan for RM112 million
Khazanah Nasional Bhd's 35%-owned associate, Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), has sold a non-core industrial property in Japan known as P-Life Matsudo for ¥2.9 billion (about RM112 ... ( read original story ...)