Japanese tech giant SoftBank is spinning off its mobile unit to raise cash for more tech investments, reports Marina Gerner. Who could benefit? “Japan’s SoftBank is famous for paying sky-high ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese companies’ failure to adapt leaves them trailing rivals
Japan's listed companies tend to have a much ... as well as show managers clear incentives for pursuing growth. Nikkei staff writers Kyohei Suga, Daisuke Maruyama and Masayuki Shikata contributed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan seeks G-20 push for transparency on emerging-country debt
TOKYO -- Japan will push both lenders and borrowers to disclose more information regarding debt in emerging economies as the country chairs the Group of 20 next year, hoping to prevent such ... ( read original story ...)
Word choice reveals perception gap in Japan-Russia dispute
TOKYO -- Japan and Russia have agreed on a starting point for negotiations on a long-standing territorial dispute, but the differing terms each side uses to talk about the issue makes clear that ... ( read original story ...)
Understaffed Japan Post seeks to end Saturday mail
TOKYO -- Japan Post plans to terminate Saturday delivery of standard mail, joining others in the logistics industry that are curtailing weekend and nighttime operations to help understaffed ... ( read original story ...)
NIKKEI Analysis: Slowing private spending and exports bearish for Japanese NIKKEI
Japanese economy shrank more than expected in third quarter. Will the NIKKEI continue declining? The Cabinet Office of the government of Japan reported on Wednesday Japan’s economy shrank in the third ... ( read original story ...)
ANA and Marubeni join to build spaceport in Japan
TOKYO -- All Nippon Airways operator ANA Holdings and trading house Marubeni will set up a spaceport in Japan as early as 2021, Nikkei has learned. The launch site, equivalent to a seaport for ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan should analyze economy from viewpoint of sustainability: ex-governor
TOKYO -- A long time has passed since Japan, Europe and North American entered an era of low growth. Central banks in these regions are being required by the public to not only stabilize their ... ( read original story ...)
Bloom Energy’s (BE) CEO KR Sridhar on Q3 2018 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
And in June 2018 Osaka earthquake, which was greater than ... will see a near-term spike in our stock-based compensation. Our IPO listing price was well below the option strike price for employees ... ( read original story ...)
Why large-scale immigration would be bad for Japan
Is Japan about to follow the countries of Western Europe and North America and morph into a full-blown multicultural society? Until recently that would have seemed an unlikely scenario ... ( read original story ...)
Japan regional banks’ ardor for rental property loans cools
TOKYO -- Japanese regional banks are growing more cautious in lending to customers looking to build or purchase rental properties, a Nikkei survey ... aggressively. In Japan, owning rental units ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Post weighs cuts to next-day delivery
TOKYO -- Japan Post is considering reducing next-day delivery of standard mail to lighten the load on post offices facing shortages of employees to handle late-night sorting. The postal service ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slides amid mixed trading by Asian markets
But the declines were generally less than 0.5%, including in Japan, where the Nikkei fell nearly 1% in the opening minutes of trade. The Nikkei NIK, -0.54% was last down 0.4%, with electronics and fin... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei hit by selling in banks, Apple suppliers
TOKYO, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell on Thursday, with banking stocks sliding after disappointing earnings forecasts and losses in U.S. financial shares. Selling in large market cap stocks su... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Banking Giant MUFG Signs MoU to Develop Ripple-Based Remittances to Brazil
Japanese bank holding and financial services company Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) said it will use Ripple (XRP) to create a new cross-border payments service to Brazil in a press ... ( read original story ...)
Softbank IPO: A guide to the Japanese tech giant
Japan's Softbank plans to list its mobile unit in Tokyo next month in what could be one of the world's largest stock offerings. The 2.4 trillion yen ($21bn) float is part of Softbank's broader move aw... ( read original story ...)