QuickTake London and New York exchanges are vying for a role in Aramco IPO, with Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Toronto also trying to attract the sale. "The IPO is on track," he said in London on the sidelines of the annual dinner of the Oil & Money ... ( read original story ...)
Giant robots from Japan and the US just battled — and a new champion reigns
Team U.S.A. toppled Japan at the first-ever giant fighting robot showdown. American robotics company MegaBots and its Japanese rival, Suidobashi Heavy Industries, fought for technological superiority in a battle that was streamed online Tuesday evening. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mizuho combining US banking, trust banking units
TOKYO -- Mizuho Financial Group is poised to merge its American banking and trust banking units as soon as this year, consolidating duplicate functions and putting freed-up staff to work on sales. The Japanese megabank is currently seeking permission to ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Nikkei Turns Weakness Into Strength
A long-time line of resistance has turned to solid support for Japanese stocks. One of the objectives of Sun Tzu’s Art of War philosophies is to transform one’s enemy’s strength into weakness – and, thus, transform one’s own weakness into a strength. ( read original story ...)
Trade, North Korea dominate U.S.-Japan economic talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Japan made tentative progress on some long-standing trade irritants on Monday, during economic talks at which leaders emphasized cooperation at a time when North Korea is building up its nuclear capabilities. ( read original story ...)
Reliance Nippon Life AMC’s IPO proceeds to fund inorganic growth: Official
The company, a joint venture between Reliance Group and Japan’s Nippon Life, would both issue fresh shares and offer for sale (OFS) of promoters’ holdings to raise around Rs1,500 crore from the market through the Reliance Nippon IPO. Chatterjee said ... ( read original story ...)
Kuroda Says Bank of Japan Will Keep Pursuing Aggressive Monetary Easing
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Sunday the central bank would continue its expansive monetary policy in an effort to boost inflation. “The Bank of Japan will consistently pursue aggressive monetary easing with a view to achieving the price ... ( read original story ...)
JAPAN: Nikkei continues to rip higher, up another +0.5% overnight and +6.8% in the last month
10/13 Nikkei: SoftBank reaches broad agreement for Sprint, T-Mobile merger 10/13 Nikkei: SoftBank reaches broad agreement for Sprint, T-Mobile merger 10/13 BRIEF-Softbank reaches broad agreement to merge Sprint unit with T-Mobile US .. 10/13 SoftBank Close ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota to highlight reading of driver emotions at Tokyo show
TOKYO — Driving sleepy? Hungry? Toyota will be highlighting an array of experimental technologies aimed at improving safety and anticipating drivers’ desires at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month. Toyota Motor Corp. manager Makoto Okabe told ... ( read original story ...)
Asian stocks move higher after finance leaders back low interest rates
TOKYO - Shares rose in Asia on Monday after leaders of global finance appealed at a weekend meeting of the International Monetary Fund for a continuation of low-interest rate policies to keep economic recoveries on track. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei 225 ... ( read original story ...)
G-20 finance chiefs, upbeat on world economy, affirm coordination over risks
China and other emerging economies,” Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said after a two-day meeting of G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Washington. But he warned: “G-20 members referred to risks. … We should not fall into ... ( read original story ...)
This Japanese platform lets people IPO themselves
Kohei Ogawa, CEO of VALU, explains how the platform works like a trading card market where public figures can issue tokens that are bought and sold. ( read original story ...)
Reliance Capital-Nippon AMC IPO to raise Rs 1500 cr
The IPO size would be around 10 per cent of the post issue paid ... the positive sentiment in the broader market are among the reasons attributed to the trend. Osaka accomplishes huge dream in Hong Kong At the Tianjin Open , there were wins for Maria ... ( read original story ...)
Aamby Valley to be auctioned under supervision of judges
Osaka accomplishes huge dream in Hong Kong At the Tianjin Open ... The partnership will be managed by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health. Reliance Capital-Nippon AMC IPO to raise Rs 1500 cr Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kobe Steel CEO warns of deepening quality scandal
The head of Japan's Kobe Steel warned Thursday that a quality control scandal engulfing his firm was likely to widen at home and abroad, as he acknowledged that trust in the steelmaker has "fallen to zero". The comments came as a growing list of customers ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s massive savings pool draws Aussie fundies
Finance Minister Senator Mathias Cormann spent the past week leading a Financial Services Council delegation to Japan and Korea, with a particular focus on the former's rapidly changing market. In theory, there should be strong demand from Japan for the ... ( read original story ...)