That is, color marks are not registered unless the applicant proves that the applied-for color mark has acquired distinctiveness in Japan through extensive and long-standing use. An applicant needs to indicate the following information and entries ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama To Acquire Industrial Tire Manufacturer Aichi Tire
Yokohama Rubber Co. has made an agreement to acquire all of the shares of Japanese industrial tire manufacturer, Aichi Tire Industry Co., strengthening Yokohama’s place in the industrial tire market. Headquartered in Komaki, Aichi, Aichi Tire ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei Predicts Nintendo Switch Will be Under $250
The Nikkei is estimating the Switch will be under $250 at launch in Japan, and has been fairly accurate with its predictions in the past. This is a very attractive price for the Switch, but may have fans worried about the power and quality of the console's ... ( read original story ...)
Financial Services & Insurance Research News
This report studies the global Shadow Banking market, analyzes and researches the Shadow Banking development status and forecast in United States, EU, Japan, China, India and Southeast Asia. Research Beam has added a report, titled, “Global Shadow ... ( read original story ...)
Japan – Career Bank reports revenue up 7%
Japanese staffing firm Career Bank (4834: JP) reported revenue Friday for the half year ending 30 November 2016 of JPY 2.84 billion (USD 24.2 million), a increase of 6.9% compared with JPY 2.65 billion (USD million) a year ago. Career Bank Co., Ltd ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese banks likely to shift focus to US from Asia
Japanese banking giants are likely to shift their focus away from Asia and onto the United States on the prospect of increased business opportunities. Japanese banks believe US President-elect Donald Trump’s aggressive fiscal stimulus will offer new ... ( read original story ...)
Russia restores Japanese yen to forex reserves, cuts back on euro
MOSCOW Russia's central bank reinstated the Japanese yen in its international reserves in the second quarter of 2016, while cutting back on the share of euros, the bank said on Monday. The central bank said it held 2.4 percent of its foreign currency ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's megabanks consider a pivot to America
To tap this, Sumitomo Mitsui looks to increase lending to local and Japanese businesses as well as bolster brokerage services such as M&A advising. Mizuho Financial Group is luring talent from Western rivals to enhance its investment banking operations and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, S. Korea Suspend Currency Swap Deal
Korea’s foreign-exchange holdings stood at $371 billion as of the end of December, according to the Bank of Korea data. WWII Replica Dispute Japan on Friday announced that it was withdrawing from the talks on the Korea-Japan currency swap citing Korea ... ( read original story ...)
Load Bank Market Trends, Analysis and Forecast to 2021
This report studies Load Bank in Global market, especially in North America, Europe, China, Japan, Southeast Asia and India, focuses on top manufacturers in global market, with capacity, production, price, revenue and market share for each manufacturer ... ( read original story ...)
MUFG builds new bond teams to chase market share on Wall Street
The Japanese bank has a capital and business alliance with Morgan Stanley dating back to the global financial crisis, and is restricted in underwriting notes for some companies in the US based on the agreement. “I don’t think we would enter the arena ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese firms show interest in Irish relocation after Brexit vote
which is owned by a consortium of Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing, and Sumitomo Corporation. A spokesman for the IDA said that the agency was "actively looking at opportunities for additional Japanese banks ... ( read original story ...)
Gifu college to restore Nagoya’s treasured 1935 Benz fire engine
Nagoya has contracted Nakanihon Automotive College in Sakahogi, Gifu Prefecture, to repair a Mercedes-Benz fire truck from 1935 in its possession. Teachers and students from the college will begin work this spring to make the truck usable again. According ... ( read original story ...)
10-year countdown begins for launch of Tokyo-Nagoya maglev service
Work to build a line for magnetically levitated bullet trains has kicked off 10 years before its scheduled 2027 launch as Japan looks to shorten the trip from Tokyo to Nagoya to just 40 minutes. Construction of a tunnel under the Minami Alps, believed to ... ( read original story ...)
Financial Highlights. Operating results (Millions of yen)
Investment Banking Compensation & Benefit Planning Solutions IPO Underwriting & Consulting Private Companies I Private Companies II Private Companies Osaka Investment Banking IPO Research Equity Research Financial Market & Economic Research Research ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo may partially foot cost of temporary Olympic facilities
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is considering shouldering some of the costs for building temporary facilities in the capital for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, sources said. The metropolitan government plans to hold talks on the matter shortly with ... ( read original story ...)