Startups in Japan seeing ample cash but lack of innovators

TOKYO — Japan Inc. where companies with roots going back decades, if not centuries, have long dominated, is finally warming up to startups. Major banks and venture capitalists are keen to tap into faster growth by investing in innovative entrepreneurs ... ( read original story ...)

Fintech spurs rebound in finance job hopping

TOKYO -- Job turnover in Japan's financial sector has rebounded as both domestic and foreign institutions search for talent to meet their increasingly international and technical needs. Tokyo-based JAC Recruitment, a leading recruiter for banks and other ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei gains limited by U.S. Syria strike; posts 4th weekly drop

TOKYO, April 7 Japan's Nikkei share average edged up in choppy trade on Friday but gains were limited as the U.S. missile strike on Syria curbed investors' risk appetite. The Nikkei rose 0.4 percent to 18,664.63 after traversing positive and negative trade. ( read original story ...)

ReNew Power plans IPO to raise up to $600 million

NEW DELHI: India's largest clean energy producer ReNew Power is planning an initial public offering (IPO) of shares to raise up to $600 million after it closed the latest round of funding from Japan's JERA, a joint venture between Tokyo Electric Co. and ... ( read original story ...)

Starbucks Japan Is Serving a Cherry Pie Frappuccino

Cherry blossom season is one of Japan’s most celebrated annual events, with trees in bloom and sakura flavor popping up in everything from Kit Kats to Krispy Kreme. This year, Starbucks Japan is celebrating the fruits of those blossoms in a uniquely ... ( read original story ...)

Japan and U.S. aren't discussing Westinghouse situation: Seko

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese trade minister Hiroshige Seko said on Friday it was not true that Japan and the United States were discussing the situation surrounding Toshiba Corp's (6502.T) troubled U.S. nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric Co. A U.S. official ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's ANA to lease four Boeing 737-800s as MRJ delays continue

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ANA Holdings Inc (:9202.T), will lease four Boeing (NYSE:BA - News) 737-800 aircraft while it awaits delayed deliveries of the country's first commercial aircraft in 50 years, the 90-seat Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), a senior ... ( read original story ...)