“Given that the mortgage rates for condominium units are as low as 1.3% for investments, and 0.5% for own stay, the property market in Japan continues to benefit from the current financial environment ... ( read original story ...)
Japan takes leap in international private space race
TOKYO -- Japanese startup Interstellar Technologies' first successful space rocket launch Saturday marked a small step for the country's independent, private-sector led space business but whether ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank mulls IPO of $100bn Vision Fund
TOKYO: Japan’s SoftBank Group Corporation is considering an initial public offering of its $100 billion Vision Fund, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. The fund was set up in 2017 and ... ( read original story ...)
China threat requires coordinated US-Japan response: McMaster
PALO ALTO, U.S. -- The public, private and academic sectors of Japan and the U.S. should deepen ... Geo-Economic Strategy Forum, hosted by Nikkei and the Hoover Institution at Stanford University ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank is said to consider IPO for $100b Vision Fund
Tokyo. A handful of executives at SoftBank Group ... asked not to be identified because it was private. If pursued, an IPO would give investors in the fund a way to cash out part or all of their ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Development Bank to spend $5 billion in fight against marine waste
Measures to tackle marine waste are expected to be high on the agenda at the summit of the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies in Osaka in June ... SoftBank said to be considering IPO for $100 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s private rocket reaches outer space for first time
It was launched from the company's test site in the town of Taiki on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido and flew about 10 minutes. "We proved that our rocket developed with a lot of commercially ... ( read original story ...)
Industry News
NEW YORK (BRAIN) — Uber's upcoming IPO will likely start out with shares being offered ... according to the Bicycle Product Suppliers Association's Sell-in Report. OSAKA, Japan (BRAIN) — High-end bike ... ( read original story ...)
Swiss Re AG (SSREF) on Q1 2019 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
On the closed book side, we continue the preparation for a potential IPO of ReAssure ... but a modest earthquake around the Osaka region which then resulted in a series of buildings already ... ( read original story ...)
Do We Really Need The Kaliwa Dam?
The steady increase in water usage and demand has brought us to the point that the existing water sources – the La Mesa, Angat, and Ipo dams – simply aren ... about is a Japanese-funded Kaliwa dam. ... ( read original story ...)
Hydrogen Generator Market to Progress at Steady 5.25% CAGR due to Growing Demand for Fuel Cell in Automotive Sector – TMR
For instance, Osaka Gas Liquid, a Japanese industrial gas ... SEE ALSO: Uber's fresh IPO plans capped off Lyft's brutal first month on the stock market. Here's everything we know since its debut. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Finance – Format of Initial Disclosure to be made by an entity identified as a Large Corporate
5 Name of Stock Exchange# in which the fine shall be paid, in case of shortfall in the required borrowing under the framework BSE We confirm that we are a Large Corporate as per the applicability ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank mulls IPO of $100 billion Vision Fund: source
(Reuters) - Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp is considering an initial public offering of its $100 billion Vision Fund, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. The fund was set up in 2017 and has ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank planning IPO of $100 billion Vision Fund: WSJ
(Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Group Corp is considering an initial public offering of its $100 billion Vision Fund, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese banking giant Sumitomo Mitsui to expand in Ireland
TRALEE, Ireland - A division of the specialist IT subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, which has operated in Ireland since 2011, is planning to double the size of its operation and staff ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Liquidity Woes Risk Limiting BOJ to Tinker on Sidelines
(Bloomberg) -- Haruhiko Kuroda took charge at the Bank of Japan declaring an “incremental” approach to stoking inflation should be abandoned. Six years on and still a long way from his price goal, the ... ( read original story ...)