Tag: business

Toyota’s much-touted online service for its drivers had a data breach spanning over a decade, risking outside access to information on more than 2 million vehicles. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Rakuten reported a first quarter operating loss of 76.2 billion yen ($564 million) on Friday, hit by its money-losing mobile business. The e-commerce and fintech group posted a January-March ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's SBI Holdings Inc said on Friday it would take SBI Shinsei Bank private by launching a 154.2 billion yen ($1.14 billion) tender offer, at 2,800 yen per share.Shares in SBI Shinsei Bank touched ... ( read original story ...)

Rakuten posted a January-March loss of 102.7 billion yen for the mobile business -- though that was narrower than in the same period a year earlier. ( read original story ...)

Japanese e-commerce and fintech giant Rakuten Group Inc on Friday posted an operating loss of 76.2 billion yen ($564.24 million) for the first three months of 2023, dragged down by its money-losing ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese e-commerce and fintech giant Rakuten Group on Friday posted an operating loss of 76.2 billion yen ($564.24 million) for the first three months of 2023, dragged down by its money-losing mobile ... ( read original story ...)

By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Sarah Wu TOKYO/TAIPEI (Reuters) -Shares of Taiwan's Foxconn and its display affiliate Sharp Corp fell on Friday after the Japanese firm reported a surprise $1.9 billion loss ... ( read original story ...)

Shares of Sharp Corp, the Japanese electronics maker owned by Taiwan's Foxconn, tumbled 7% on Friday after it reported a $1.9 billion loss on write-downs of its panel display business and other assets ... ( read original story ...)

The M2 money stock in Japan was up 2.5 percent on year in April, the Bank of Japan said on Friday - coming in at 1,232.4 trillion ... ( read original story ...)

We're beginning to see a 'dairy crisis' in which domestically-produced milk becomes hard to obtain." (Japanese original by Yusuke Hiratsuka, Business News Department) ... ( read original story ...)

Despite a well-earned reputation for high-tech hardware – think robots, automobiles and high-speed trains – Japan had fallen behind in the digital era. Will their new momentum to digitalize be ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group is reporting a loss of 970 billion yen, or $7 billion, for the fiscal year that just ended ... ( read original story ...)

Two Japanese businessmen were handed suspended prison sentences on Thursday in the latest convictions in a bribery scandal surrounding the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Corruption allegations have spiralled in ... ( read original story ...)

Australia is being urged to look at green energy development as it seeks to wean itself off its dependence on China’s demand for bulk commodities. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s office vacancy rate fell in April, offering temporary relief to landlords as cities around the globe struggle with empty space after hybrid work took root during the pandemic. ( read original story ...)

Two Japanese businessmen were handed suspended prison sentences on Thursday in the latest convictions in a bribery scandal surrounding the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.Last month, the former chairman of a high ... ( read original story ...)