At least four people are dead, several others missing and hundreds of thousands forced from their homes as major and historic flooding struck Japan. More lives and property can be threatened as heavy ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank tightens grip on Yahoo Japan via $2 billion deal with Altaba
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group is increasing its stake in Yahoo Japan through a $2 billion, three-way deal with U.S. firm Altaba to deepen ties with the internet heavyweight ahead of an IPO of its t... ( read original story ...)
Yahoo Japan Buys Back $200 Crore Worth Of Shares From Softbank Group
The news comes as SoftBank prepares to list its domestic telecoms unit in what could be the largest Japanese IPO in nearly two decades. Yahoo Japan shares were up nearly 12 percent in morning Tokyo tr... ( read original story ...)
Yahoo Japan buys back $2 billion of shares in 3-way deal with SoftBank, Altaba
The news comes as SoftBank prepares to list its domestic telecoms unit in what could be the largest Japanese IPO in nearly two decades. Yahoo Japan shares were up nearly 12 per cent in morning Tokyo t... ( read original story ...)
Asian markets add to gains, led by Nikkei
Banks, along with factory-automation and nonferrous-metal stocks, led Japan’s Nikkei NIK, +0.66% 1% higher. Higher Treasury yields and the prospects of strong near-term U.S. GDP growth helped sectors ... ( read original story ...)
Japan picks Endo as top financial regulator, signals bank reforms to continue
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s government on Tuesday appointed career bureaucrat Toshihide Endo as its top financial regulator, a move widely seen as a sign that reforms to make the banking sector more pro... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | SoftBank raises stake in Yahoo Japan in purchase from Altaba
TOKYO — Japanese internet company SoftBank Corp. is investing ... It offers online auctioning, film listings and the news. Altaba was ordered earlier this year to pay a $35 million fine to resolve fed... ( read original story ...)
Flood exposes Japan’s fragile infrastructure
TOKYO -- The most damaging rainfall in three decades has killed more than 120 people and brought businesses and transport to a halt in western Japan, laying bare just how weak the nation's infrastruct... ( read original story ...)
IN PHOTOS: Incredible images show sheer devastation following deadly Japan flooding, mudslides
The death toll increased to 126 on Monday after days of rain caused massive flooding and landslides that destroyed homes and roadways, cutting access to many communities, Japan’s Kyodo news agency rep... ( read original story ...)
Japan hunts for survivors of floods that killed at least 114
The economic impact was being assessed. "I'm worried there could be a significant impact on production, consumption and tourism," Toshiro Miyashita, a Bank of Japan branch manager, told a news confere... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Maria to threaten lives and property in Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan and eastern China this week
Maria is expected to threaten lives and property when it barrels across Japan’s Ryukyu Islands, northern Taiwan and eastern China as a dangerous typhoon Tuesday through Thursday. Anyone in Maria’s pat... ( read original story ...)
Japanese knotweed is no more of a threat to buildings than other plants – new study
Japanese knotweed, a widespread invasive non-native species in the UK, is seldom out of the news and can strike fear into the hearts of anyone who finds it growing on their property, house owner or de... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close higher after US jobs report
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rallied more than one percent on Monday, in line with a broad Asia advance following healthy gain on Wall Street as investors welcomed a strong US jobs report. The benchmark Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher with yen stable against dollar
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday, extending rallies in New York with the cheaper yen also supporting the market. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged up 0.23 percent, or 51.08 points, to 21,839.22 ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan Workers in Japan Falsified Emissions Tests, Review Says
Nissan Motor has become the latest Japanese automaker to admit to falsifying product-quality data, dealing a further blow to Japan Inc.’s reputation for dependable quality. An internal review of emiss... ( read original story ...)
Nissan finds misconduct in emissions, mileage data in Japan inspections
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor (7201.T) said on Monday it had unearthed misconduct related to exhaust emissions and fuel economy measurements for 19 models sold in Japan, the second case in under a ye... ( read original story ...)