Tag: business

U.S. hedge fund Elliott Management Corp has taken a stake of 5.03% in Tokyo Gas , a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Norinchukin Bank posted on Tuesday a net loss of 481 billion yen ($3.11 billion) for the July-September quarter after selling part of its extensive sovereign bond portfolio. ( read original story ...)

Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo is celebrating its 40th year since its founding with booming sales that recently topped 3 trillion yen, or about $20 billion, annually for the first time. ( read original story ...)

Chu Thi Thanh Ha, chair of the Vietnamese software company, discusses expansion plans and how it captures market share in Japan. ( read original story ...)

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday the economy was making progress in achieving sustained inflation backed by rising wages, signalling that conditions for raising interest rates again ... ( read original story ...)

The likelihood of Bank of Japan interest-rate hikes and further Federal Reserve cuts will drive the yen's recovery, some say. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested four company employees for allegedly engaging in FX trading without registering with the government. The men are believed to have collected a total ... ( read original story ...)

As M&As gain attention as a viable option for business succession, measures are being introduced to raise awareness and safeguard companies. ( read original story ...)

It now wants to attract the world’s smartest minds to come and collaborate with local, like-minded tech entrepreneurs; this is where the Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) comes into play. Launched last ... ( read original story ...)

In the 2024 EF English Proficiency Index, Japan was ranked 92nd, down from 87 the previous year. It was its worst showing yet. ( read original story ...)

One of the most prolific activist investors in Japanese companies is targeting Nissan Motor 72014.46%increase; green up pointing triangle, setting up a corporate standoff that investors hope will translate into a higher stock price. Singapore-based ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy grew an annualized real 0.9 percent in the three months through September, expanding for the second straight quarter ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September period as consumer spending held up, government data showed Friday. The world’s fourth-largest economy ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s economy grew at a slightly faster pace than expected, backing the case for the central bank to stay on the path toward rate hikes while also easing pressure on the government as it finalizes ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy expanded by an annualized 0.9% over the July-September quarter, government data showed on Friday, slowing from the previous three months due to tepid capital spending. ( read original story ...)

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Japan's top lender by assets, on Thursday raised its annual net profit forecast to a record 1.75 trillion yen ($11.23 billion) after second-quarter profit surged on ... ( read original story ...)