Tokyo is a tough place to open any business, especially your first restaurant. Along with kitchen skills and front-of-house nous, you need the right location, good connections and a strong underlying raison d’etre. A catchy name and some funky background ... ( read original story ...)
Deep learning startup Preferred Networks raises $95M from Toyota for self-driving tech
Tokyo-based Preferred Networks (PFN), the Japanese startup ... technologies in autonomous driving and other mobility business fields. Since its launch back in March of 2014, PFN has been proposing Edge Heavy Computing, the distributed data processing ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota, Mazda plant in U.S. may bring 4,000 jobs
Toyoda denied that Trump’s views influenced his decision. “We have been reviewing the best production strategy for our business,” he told reporters at a Tokyo hotel, after shaking hands with Mazda President Masamichi Kogai. Trump welcomed the announc ... ( read original story ...)
George Tokoro: ‘An unreliable vintage car will teach you patience’
Tokoro is giving The Japan Times a tour of his expansive Setagaya Base compound, a massive man cave nestled in the prestigious Seijo neighborhood among some of Tokyo’s most prestigious homes, including his own. A creative way to mix business and pleasure ... ( read original story ...)
Canon Electronics-led team hopes to develop low-cost rocket
TOKYO -- Canon Electronics is leading a venture that will work ... The three other parties will have stakes of 10%. The business is not expected to get underway until at least the end of fiscal 2017. When it does begin operating, it will try to meet ... ( read original story ...)
GREE INC NPV (NASDAQ:GREZF) has been downgraded to Hold in a report by Zacks Investment Research today.
In addition, the company invests Internet business related technology services companies. GREE, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Receive News & Ratings Via Email - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily ... ( read original story ...)
From Privilege to Ragpicker: The Life of Servant of God Satoko Kitahara
It was during this time of reflection that she traveled from Tokyo to Yokohama to see a friend and literally chanced upon Sacred Heart Church. In the left transept stood a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes. There was nothing special about it. In fact ... ( read original story ...)
Amsterdam shines as financial groups seek EU access
MarketAxess and Tradeweb, two of the world’s largest fixed income trading venues, have been joined by MUFG, the Japanese bank, and possibly Royal Bank of Scotland’s NatWest Markets division. They may not be the last. Senior executives are going public ... ( read original story ...)
US unveils tougher new UN sanctions on North Korea
The proposed resolution would add North Korea's Foreign Trade Bank, which manages foreign exchange ... The US and its European allies, as well as Japan and South Korea, have argued that tougher sanctions are needed to force North Korea to come to the ... ( read original story ...)
US restaurants and bars drive job creation
The central bank is planning to announce a start to the unwinding of ... The US currency gained 0.6 per cent against the euro, 0.7 per cent against the Japanese yen and 0.6 per cent against the British pound. Job gains occurred across a range of service ... ( read original story ...)
US judge sets $30,000 bail for UK hacker who stopped ‘WannaCry’
A US judge in Las Vegas set a $30,000 bail on Friday for a well-known British cyber security researcher accused of advertising and selling malicious code used to pilfer banking and credit card information. Marcus Hutchins, 23, gained celebrity status ... ( read original story ...)
Good ideas, big plans – all they need is money
Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Bank Corp. is the lead bank providing loans, Beicker said. "We have enjoyed a positive reception from both sides of the pipe and are currently negotiating long-term producer and industrial partner contracts," Beicker added. ( read original story ...)
Global Markets Ends On A Positive Note
Barring Singapore, India and Japan, all the indices were gainers in the week gone ... The share market in china closed higher by 0.3% compared to last week. The Bank of England (BoE) left interest rates unchanged at its monetary policy meet with only ... ( read original story ...)
Who might end up leaving SummerSlam with the WWE Championship
For weeks, The Lone Wolf has been embroiled in a rivalry with the Japanese superstar, and it’s thought that ... after the latter stopped Mr. Money in the Bank from further attacking from behind earlier this week on SmackDown LIVE. It wouldn’t be ... ( read original story ...)
US pushes for new UN sanctions to slash North Korean export revenue
Finally, the North's Foreign Trade Bank, the country's main clearing house ... The US, along with its European allies, as well as Japan and South Korea, maintain that increased sanctions are needed to force Pyongyang to halt its weapons program. ( read original story ...)
Egyptologists go high tech to unlock ancient mysteries
The muon devices include chemical emulsion instruments from Japan’s University of Nagoya, electronic sensors from the KEK Japanese Research Laboratory, and muon telescopes from the French Atomic Energy Commission. The results are then compared with ... ( read original story ...)