The acquisition would grow the company's portfolio to $9.3b. Mapletree Industrial Trust (MIT) is acquiring a newly built data centre in Osaka, Japan, after purchasing the trust beneficial interest ... ( read original story ...)
Call to ‘Buy Japan’ is premature, say Bank of America analysts
Strategists say the approach to buy Japanese stocks as well as the yen — could be one for next year, not this year. ( read original story ...)
Stock Market Today: Asian Shares Extend Losses, While Japan’s Nikkei Pushes Higher
Hong Kong's Hang Seng sank 2% to 18,739.03 as investors fretted over the trajectory for China's economic recovery after the government relaxed pandemic restrictions late last year. The Shanghai ... ( read original story ...)
Sony chip business to buy land in Kumamoto, Japan
Sony Group Corp said on Thursday its chip business would buy land in the western Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto. Local media reported in December the tech and entertainment conglomerate is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei recoups losses on chipmakers boost, foreign inflows
TOKYO, May 25 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average clawed back lost ground ... an eight straight week of inflows, Finance Ministry data showed. "Foreign investors are buying Japanese equities ...
Tokyo stocks end mixed on US debt fears, strong chip shares
Tokyo stocks closed mixed Thursday as prevailing concerns over the U.S. debt ceiling were offset by the buying of semiconductor-relat ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Komeito not to cooperate with LDP in Tokyo in next Lower House election
Japan's junior coalition partner Komeito has decided not to cooperate in Tokyo with the main ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the next Lower House election. Komeito also decided not to field a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks mixed in morning on US debt fears, strong chip shares
Tokyo stocks were mixed Thursday morning as prevailing concerns over the U.S. debt ceiling issue were offset by the buying of semicon ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stocks Drift Lower At Open
Tokyo stocks drifted lower at the open Thursday, with investors alarmed by the lack of progress on US debt ceiling negotiations despite a looming deadline. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida Meets Sri Lanka President on Debt Repair Talks
Kishida's meeting with President Ranil Wickremesinghe comes days after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) called for achieving timely restructuring agreements with the country's creditors. The global lender said Sri Lanka's macroeconomic situation was improving. ( read original story ...)
Cryptocurrency roundup for May 25: Japan Embraces ‘Travel Rule’ to Fortify Anti-Money Laundering Measures and more.
A daily round-up of the most interesting articles on cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether to help jump-start the day. Unprecedented Decline in Crypto Attacks: A Deep Dive into Q1 2023 ...
Japan’s long-suffering stock market is back. This boom may have ‘staying power’
So far this year, the benchmark Topix has jumped almost 14%, and the Nikkei 225 (N225), which tracks Japan’s blue-chip companies, has leapt nearly 17%. The indexes have outpaced the United States’ S&P ...
Mapletree Industrial Trust buys Osaka data centre for $507.9m, to raise $200m via new units
The Osaka property sits on around 45,280 square feet (sq ft ... said the manager. The trust intends to finance the total acquisition outlay of about 51.8 billion yen through a combination of debt and ...
Japan’s Nikkei recovers after two-day skid on chip-sector optimism, foreign inflows
TOKYO, May 25 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rallied after a two-day ... rising from 808.9 billion yen the week before, Finance Ministry data showed. “Foreign investors are buying Japanese ...
Mapletree Industrial Trust buys Osaka data centre for 52 billion yen, to raise S$200 million via new units
MAPLETREE Industrial Trust (MIT) is acquiring a new data centre in downtown Osaka, Japan, through the purchase of the trust beneficial interest for a consideration of 52 billion yen (S$507.9 million). ( read original story ...)
Being US pawn will only hurt Tokyo
The big question, however, is this: Can Tokyo's dream of revitalizing its chip industry come true by serving as Washington's pawn and cutting off close ties with Beijing in the chip sector? History offers a clue. Japan used to be a semiconductor powerhouse ... ( read original story ...)