YOKOHAMA – A 34-year-old woman suffered serious injuries early Sunday after she was stabbed in a shopping street in Yokohama in what may have been a random attack, police said Monday. Ayu Hirose was s... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SoftBank steps closer to transformation with $21 billion mobile IPO
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp's domestic telecoms unit on Monday received approval to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange through one of the biggest-ever initial public offerings (IPO) a... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympics Implicated In Sourcing Tainted Wood: Activists Claim
“BNI has committed to be a pioneer in sustainable finance,” said Edi Sutrisno from TuK-Indonesia ... and supplying plywood from those mills for the construction of Tokyo 2020 Olympics venues. Photogra... ( read original story ...)
Aichi cops raid 3 illegal casinos in Nagoya, arrest 17
AICHI (TR) – Aichi Prefectural Police last week arrested 17 persons in connection with the operation of three illegal casinos in Nagoya, reports the Kyodo News (Nov. 11). Between the night of November ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s mobile unit launches $21 billion IPO: filing
domestic telecoms unit on Monday received approval to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in an initial public offering (IPO) worth 2.4 trillion yen ($21.04 billion), a regulatory filing showed, one of t... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Unveils $21 Billion IPO of Japan Mobile Business
(Bloomberg) -- SoftBank Group Corp. is seeking to raise 2.4 trillion yen ($21.1 billion) in the initial public offering of its domestic telecom operations scheduled for Dec. 19. The Japanese technolog... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Prime Minister calls for public works spending plan to boost economy
Increasing spending on public works started to gain support after a strong earthquake in September caused a blackout in the northern island of Hokkaido and a series of typhoons damaged transport infra... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe calls for public works spending plan to help economy
Japan’s economy is forecast to contract in July-September, and a recent slump in machinery orders suggests any rebound in the following quarters is likely to be weak if exports and business investment ... ( read original story ...)
Activist funds jump 50% to hit record levels in Japan
IR Japan, one of the country's leading investor ... rock star," Oasis Chief Operating Officer Phillip Meyer told the Nikkei Asian Review. Not counting Kumagai's shares, company data shows that ... ( read original story ...)
RWE Supply & Trading and Tokyo Gas reach cooperation agreement in the LNG business
RWE, one of Europe’s leading energy companies, and Tokyo Gas, one of the world’s largest buyers of LNG, have entered into an agreement to cooperate extensively in the LNG business. Under a wide reachi... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Illegal casino masqueraded as internet cafe
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have busted an illegal ... Hajime Akinaga (Twitter) Rob Roy billed itself as an internet cafe. The business was outfitted with nine security cameras and five doo... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Heat could be biggest issue for athletes, spectators at Japan Olympics
Sweltering conditions could pose a threat to both athletes and spectators at the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan, according to Australian team officials, who are already warning athletes to prepare for ex... ( read original story ...)
Is Shinzo Abe offering Japan’s Samurai bonds as a foil against China’s debt diplomacy?
Now, whether by intention or otherwise, Abe’s agreement to give a government guarantee via the official Japan Bank for International Cooperation to Malaysian borrowing through the Samurai market - whe... ( read original story ...)
A slice of Japan: Tokyo’s pizza makers
But now some of the world's tastiest pizza is being made in Tokyo, Japan. Tsubasa Tamaki is a pizza maker who has never set foot in Italy. "Of course, I would like to visit Italy," said Tamaki. "But i... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Molina, Realmuto homer to lead MLB All-Stars to win in Japan
TOKYO— Yadier Molina and J.T. Realmuto both homered on Sunday to lead the MLB All-Stars to a 7-3 win over Japan for their first win of the six-game exhibition series. Realmuto hit a solo homer to righ... ( read original story ...)
Unconventional Tokyo music school named among world’s best new buildings
CNN Style is the international digital news partner for the RIBA International Prize. Over the coming weeks we will be profiling the four finalists for the 2018 award. Tasked with designing a music sc... ( read original story ...)