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may seem like a natural buyer of a large stake in the chip business, a sale might be difficult to pull off before March as it would likely invite a review by anti-trust regulators. Toshiba will hold a news conference at 4.30 Tokyo time (0730 GMT). ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Toshiba Corp. says it will split its lucrative flash memory business to make up for losses from its troubled U.S. nuclear business, and is looking for a third-party capital injection. The company said its board approved the plan Friday to sell an ... ( read original story ...)

A woman walks past the Logo of Toshiba in Kawasaki near Tokyo, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. Toshiba Corp. says it will split its lucrative flash memory business to make up for losses from its troubled U.S. nuclear business and is looking for a third-party ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - Japan posted its first trade surplus in six years in 2016 thanks to a rebound in exports late in the year and persisting low oil prices, though uncertainties over U.S. policy and global growth are overshadowing the recovery. The 4.1 trillion yen ($ ... ( read original story ...)

The task force involves academics and members of the council, including Sadayuki Sakakibara, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, the country’s largest business lobby known as Keidanren. The report calls for improving the child-rearing and nursing ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Japan reports that it posted a trade surplus in 2016, the first in six years, as lower oil prices pulled imports lower. The 4.1 trillion yen ($35.8 billion) surplus compared with a 2.8 trillion yen deficit in 2015. Exports fell 7.4 per cent from a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan posted its first trade surplus in six years in 2016 as imports slumped on falling energy prices, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday. The surplus stood at ¥4.07 trillion ($35.76 billion). The value of imports tumbled 15.9 percent to ¥65.97 trillion ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Japan's government said on Wednesday that the primary deficit will worsen in coming years, even according to its most optimistic forecasts, because of falling tax revenue and weak consumer spending. The forecasts, released by the Cabinet Office ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a policy speech at the start of the ordinary session of parliament in Tokyo Thomson Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he believed U.S. President Donald Trump understood the ... ( read original story ...)

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TOKYO Japan's Toshiba Corp (6502.T) said it will unveil the extent of the writedown on its U.S. nuclear business on Feb. 14 when it reports its results for the quarter ended Dec. 31. The laptops-to-engineering conglomerate, still recovering from a $1.3 ... ( read original story ...)

Last weekend, I returned from a trip to Japan to help Business Insider launch its latest international edition, Business Insider Japan. After spending two weeks in Tokyo, one aspect of the city continued to strike me after I returned: the overwhelming ... ( read original story ...)

Wozniacki, who reached the semifinals here in 2011, lost in the second round in 2015 and in the first round a year ago. Osaka, however, missed the forehand and Konta duly delivered two aces to hold. 'I played really well at the end of previous year. ( read original story ...)

The architects at Shimizu Corporation, a Tokyo-based firm, want to build underwater cities that they call Ocean Spirals. There are no concrete plans to construct an Ocean Spiral, which project leader Masaki Takeuch estimates would cost $26 billion. ( read original story ...)

Alaska - The state of Alaska has opened an office in Tokyo to help promote trade and advance a long hoped-for natural gas pipeline project. The office and the hiring of Masatoshi Nick Shiratori to direct it was only announced to companies doing business ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Toshiba Corp (6502.T) wants to sell a minority stake in its core semiconductor business and is considering potential buyers including U.S. partner Western Digital Corp (WDC.O), a source said, as the Japanese group prepares for a multi-billion-dollar ... ( read original story ...)