Tiger admits golf career may be over

Speaking at a news conference at the Presidents Cup on Wednesday ... and unprecedented situation at the ANA Open golf tournament in the northern city of Sapporo. Jersey City (United States) (AFP) - Rickie Fowler and Justin Thomas, who impressed in their ... ( read original story ...)

Hawaiian Airlines to codeshare with Japan Airlines

JAL customers can book through ticketing on Hawaiian's Japan-Hawaii routes, including non-stop flights between Sapporo and Honolulu, and across its Hawaiian Islands network. Hawaiian Airlines passengers will in turn have access to JAL's full domestic ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s election: A new challenger and what’s at stake

A snap election for Japan's parliament next month gained more drama after the populist governor of Tokyo formed a political party this week to challenge Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party. Abe's move to hold elections a year earlier than required is ... ( read original story ...)

Bain Aims for Toshiba Chip Unit IPO as Soon as 2020

The Bain group also plans to institute a stock option program at the memory business so employees will have an opportunity to profit in any IPO, they said ... Bain called a press conference at Tokyo’s upscale Palace Hotel Thursday evening -- only ... ( read original story ...)

Toshiba Memory IPO coming in 2020?

Toshiba and a Bain-led consortium signed a $18B deal this morning to offload the chip unit and save Toshiba from a March delisting from the Tokyo exchange. The memory IPO timing will depend on finances and market conditions so the situation is fluid. ( read original story ...)

BRIEF-Tenpo Innovation announces IPO on TSE Mothers on Oct. 25

Says its stock will begin trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) Mothers on Oct. 25, 2017, under the symbol “3484” * In its initial public offering, the company will offer a total of 374,400 common shares, comprised of newly issued 50,000 shares and ... ( read original story ...)

Italy – Factors to watch on Sept. 28

IPO ends (started on Sept. 18 ... Dow Jones..... Wall Street report ..... Nikkei 225..... Tokyo report..... FTSE 100..... London report..... Xetra DAX..... Frankfurt market stories CAC ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei edges down but on track for small quarterly gain

TOKYO, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average edged down on Friday but was on track for a solid monthly gain, buoyed by a weaker yen. The Nikkei was down 0.3 percent at 20,305.04 points at the end of morning trading. It was up marginally on the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan sushi major Sushiro merging to fuel foreign growth

TOKYO -- Japan's top conveyor-belt sushi chain Akindo Sushiro and fifth-ranked peer Genki Sushi are to integrate their operations in a deal that would create a behemoth controlling 30% of the market, The Nikkei learned Thursday. Under the planned deal ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks open lower as yen picks up

Tokyo stocks opened slightly lower on Friday, as exporters slipped due to a gradual pick-up in the yen exchange rate. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.13 percent, or 25.90 points, to 20,337.21 in early trade while the broader Topix index was down 0 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan PM dissolves Parliament; snap election expected on Oct 22

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday called a snap ... Her Party of Hope shares policy space with the business-friendly LDP, but Koike has staked out different stances on two issues likely to appeal to voters. She wants to freeze a planned ... ( read original story ...)