BERLIN (Reuters) - German used-car dealing platform Auto1 said it could seek a public offering in future but a 2018 cash infusion from Japan’s Softbank means it has no immediate need for extra ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Line and Mercari form mobile payment partnership
TOKYO -- Chat app operator Line and online secondhand marketplace Mercari have joined forces, the two companies said Wednesday, in the latest twist in the battle for dominance in Japan's cashless ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Internet Giants Join Forces as Payments Race Heats Up
(Bloomberg) -- Line Corp. and Mercari Inc. are joining forces on mobile payments as Japan’s internet companies race to dominate cashless transactions in the world’s No. 3 economy. The operator of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau Launches Timeless Tokyo, a Website to Introduce the Attractions of Tokyo as a Luxury Travel Destination
TOKYO — Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau, on behalf of Tokyo Metropolitan Government, has launched the Timeless Tokyo website (https://timelesstokyo.com) in late February of 2019 as a planning ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Is Trying to Woo Millennials With Single Share Purchases
(Bloomberg) -- Buying Nintendo Co. shares in Tokyo today would mean a minimum investment of about 3.15 million yen ($28,500). What if the entry cost is the same as a $300 Switch console? ( read original story ...)
Japan Struggles To Diversify Energy Mix
With the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2016, an accord was reached on dealing with greenhouse-gas-emissions mitigation, adaptation, and finance starting in 2020. Regardless, of the unilateral ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Yahoo backs new cryptocurrency exchange
A subsidiary of Japan Yahoo will allow the trade of cryptocurrencies after a reported $19 million deal. Taotao, formerly known as BitARG, will launch in May and is a 40% subsidiary of the internet ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Bank’s Hunger for CLOs Shows No Signs of Abating
(Bloomberg) -- A Japanese lender has this year bought the lion’s share of top-rated bonds that are backed by pools of European corporate loans, propping up the region’s market for collateralized debt ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Bank’s Hunger for Europe CLOs Shows No Signs of Abating
A Japanese lender has this year bought the lion’s share of top-rated bonds that are backed by pools of European corporate loans, propping up the region’s market for collateralized debt obligations ... ( read original story ...)
Japan market watchdog seeks $1.2 million fine against Citi, alleges JGB manipulation
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's SESC market watchdog said on Tuesday it had recommended a $1.2 million fine against the British unit of Citigroup Inc for alleged manipulation of Japanese government bond ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Crypto Exchange Taotao Set to Launch in May
Formerly known as BitARG, 40 percent of the crypto exchange’s shares are owned by YJFX, a subsidiary of Yahoo Japan. The acquisition, in last March, created a stir in the Japanese market as it was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Aso: Never Said Two Percent Price Target Could Be Scrapped
FILE PHOTO: Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso attends the G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting in Tokyo, Japan January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Pinterest drops its IPO filing
The business employs 1,600 people across 13 cities, including Chicago, London, Paris, São Paulo, Berlin and Tokyo. Per the filing ... to benefit off the 2019 IPO hype spearheaded by Uber and ... ( read original story ...)
Here Are the Big Winners Hitching a Ride on Lyft’s IPO
(Bloomberg) -- A Japanese retail billionaire, rather than a Silicon Valley wunderkind, is poised to be the biggest beneficiary of Lyft Inc.’s impending initial public offering. Hiroshi "Mickey" ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba Memory to delay one of Japan’s biggest IPOs this year
TOKYO: US buyout firm Bain Capital is likely to delay a planned initial public offering of Toshiba Memory by around two months, a source said on Wednesday, pushing back until November what is likely ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is open for startups, but assimilation may prove difficult
In June last year, ecommerce startup Mercari went public with an initial public offering (IPO) valued at US$1.2 billion – Japan’s highest valued IPO since chat giant Line Corporation’s in July 2016. ... ( read original story ...)