BERLIN (Reuters) - German used-car dealing platform Auto1 said it could seek a public offering in future but a 2018 cash infusion from Japan’s Softbank means it has no immediate need for extra ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Line and Mercari form mobile payment partnership
TOKYO -- Chat app operator Line and online secondhand marketplace Mercari have joined forces, the two companies said Wednesday, in the latest twist in the battle for dominance in Japan's cashless ... ( read original story ...)
Second Moderate Earthquake Strikes Takanabe, Japan in the Last 24 Hours
Japan has been hit with its second moderate earthquake in the last 24 hours. This most recent quake struck at 9:11 a.m. local time. The earthquake had a magnitude of 5.3 and hit just 30 miles from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Vows to Raise Sales Tax as Record Budget Passes Parliament
TOKYO — Japanese policymakers vowed on Wednesday to raise the sales tax to 10 percent as planned in October, following the passage in parliament of the budget bill for the next fiscal year beginning ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Internet Giants Join Forces as Payments Race Heats Up
(Bloomberg) -- Line Corp. and Mercari Inc. are joining forces on mobile payments as Japan’s internet companies race to dominate cashless transactions in the world’s No. 3 economy. The operator of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau Launches Timeless Tokyo, a Website to Introduce the Attractions of Tokyo as a Luxury Travel Destination
TOKYO — Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau, on behalf of Tokyo Metropolitan Government, has launched the Timeless Tokyo website (https://timelesstokyo.com) in late February of 2019 as a planning ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Is Trying to Woo Millennials With Single Share Purchases
(Bloomberg) -- Buying Nintendo Co. shares in Tokyo today would mean a minimum investment of about 3.15 million yen ($28,500). What if the entry cost is the same as a $300 Switch console? ( read original story ...)
Japan Struggles To Diversify Energy Mix
With the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2016, an accord was reached on dealing with greenhouse-gas-emissions mitigation, adaptation, and finance starting in 2020. Regardless, of the unilateral ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Yahoo backs new cryptocurrency exchange
A subsidiary of Japan Yahoo will allow the trade of cryptocurrencies after a reported $19 million deal. Taotao, formerly known as BitARG, will launch in May and is a 40% subsidiary of the internet ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Bank’s Hunger for CLOs Shows No Signs of Abating
(Bloomberg) -- A Japanese lender has this year bought the lion’s share of top-rated bonds that are backed by pools of European corporate loans, propping up the region’s market for collateralized debt ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Bank’s Hunger for Europe CLOs Shows No Signs of Abating
A Japanese lender has this year bought the lion’s share of top-rated bonds that are backed by pools of European corporate loans, propping up the region’s market for collateralized debt obligations ... ( read original story ...)
Japan market watchdog seeks $1.2 million fine against Citi, alleges JGB manipulation
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's SESC market watchdog said on Tuesday it had recommended a $1.2 million fine against the British unit of Citigroup Inc for alleged manipulation of Japanese government bond ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Crypto Exchange Taotao Set to Launch in May
Formerly known as BitARG, 40 percent of the crypto exchange’s shares are owned by YJFX, a subsidiary of Yahoo Japan. The acquisition, in last March, created a stir in the Japanese market as it was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Aso: Never Said Two Percent Price Target Could Be Scrapped
FILE PHOTO: Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso attends the G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting in Tokyo, Japan January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
TIMELAPSE: Japan Rugby World Cup Sapporo stadium
Timelapse showing the transformation of the Sapporo Dome in Hokkaido prefecture from a baseball stadium to football stadium. Sapporo Dome will host two matches in the 2019 Rugby World Cup: ... ( read original story ...)
Pinterest drops its IPO filing
The business employs 1,600 people across 13 cities, including Chicago, London, Paris, São Paulo, Berlin and Tokyo. Per the filing ... to benefit off the 2019 IPO hype spearheaded by Uber and ... ( read original story ...)