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 ...)