Japanese financial group SBI Holdings announced on Friday that it will make a takeover bid for its affiliate SBI Shinsei Bank and take it private, by acquiring up to 27% of the lender it doesn't own ...
Yokohama earnings drop slightly despite record sales
Yokohama Rubber Co. is reporting a slight drop in earnings for the quarter ended March 31 on record sales revenue of $1.54 billion. ( read original story ...)
Fukushame: The Lost Japan
A travel both into the No go zone of Fukushima and in Japanese people's feelings and believes after the reaction to nuclear disaster. March 11, 2011: Japan was struck by one of the most violent earthquakes ever recorded then proceeded by a tsunami. ( read original story ...)
More than 50 aftershocks shake Japan as earthquake kills one
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit the central Ishikawa region on Friday leaving a man dead and more than 20 injured. ( read original story ...)
Toyota: Data on more than 2 million vehicles in Japan were at risk in decade-long breach
Toyota’s much-touted online service for its drivers had a data breach spanning over a decade, risking outside access to information on more than 2 million vehicles. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Rakuten offloads Seiyu stake as mobile losses mount
Japan's Rakuten reported a first quarter operating loss of 76.2 billion yen ($564 million) on Friday, hit by its money-losing mobile business. The e-commerce and fintech group posted a January-March ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SBI Holdings says to take SBI Shinsei Bank private for $1.1 billion
Japan's SBI Holdings Inc said on Friday it would take SBI Shinsei Bank private by launching a 154.2 billion yen ($1.14 billion) tender offer, at 2,800 yen per share.Shares in SBI Shinsei Bank touched ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank reportedly seeking to raise up to $10B via ARM IPO
SoftBank (OTCPK:SFTBY) is reportedly looking to raise up to $10B through a listing for its chip design unit ARM (ARMHF), which would make it the largest US initial public offering since Rivian's (RIVN ...
Tokyo police beefs up security ahead of G7 Hiroshima Summit
A week before the G7 meeting that is scheduled to start from May 19-21, Tokyo Police have strengthened security in the western city of Hiroshima, NHK World reported. At the international terminal of ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Nomura’s cleantech-focused co-head of investment banking to leave company
Nomura's co-head of global investment banking Jeff McDermott will exit this summer, a source close to the matter said and internal memo showed on Friday, departing just over three years after the ...
Want to buy a cheap house in rural Japan? This millennial farmer offers his advice
If you can't speak the language, you can't get along with your neighbors … communication is very difficult," said Lee Xian Jie. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin has climbed 65% this year despite crypto woes. Experts explain why.
Bitcoin has climbed 65% this year, far surpassing the S &P 500, which has jumped 7%. Even the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, has delivered just a quarter of bitcoin's gains.
Bitcoin falls to lowest level since March as thin liquidity, regulatory pressure hits crypto markets
Crypto markets face a number of issues including low liquidity, a crackdown on the industry from regulators in the U.S. and macroeconomic headwinds.
Drop in Binance’s Crypto Dominance Boosts Rival Exchanges Huobi and OKX
Crypto exchanges Huobi and OKX benefited after rival Binance curbed a zero-fee promotion and shed market share in the spot trading of digital assets, according to data from research company Kaiko.
SoftBank shares drop after its Vision Fund tech investment unit posts a $32 billion record loss
SoftBank's Vision Fund segment lost a record 4.3 trillion Japanese yen ($32 billion) for its fiscal year ending Mar. 31.
SoftBank Is Said to Pitch $10 Billion IPO of Chip Designer Arm
SoftBank Group Corp. has started testing investor appetite for an initial public offering of British chip designer Arm Ltd., which could raise as much as $10 billion, people with knowledge of the ...