(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. is betting that stores of the future won’t have any clerks or registers. A company in Japan thinks it can get there first. Signpost Corp., which has a staff of about 100 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan approves extension for reactor damaged in 2011 quake, tsunami
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's nuclear regulator has approved an operations extension for a 40-year-old reactor near Tokyo that was damaged in the same earthquake and tsunami that sparked the Fukushima dis... ( read original story ...)
UPER Energy’s presence at Japan Solar + Energy Storage Summit: China needs to enhance the value of its energy storage market
TOKYO, Nov. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Japan Solar + Energy Storage Summit & Expo 2018 was held in Osaka, Japan between October 29 and 30. The conference, Japan's largest summit focusing on ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank IPO Seeks $18 Billion From Retail Investors
“Japanese individuals are interested in SoftBank shares as it’s topical and they can anticipate high dividends,” said Kazumi Tanaka, an IPO analyst at DZH Financial Research Inc. in Tokyo. “It won’t b... ( read original story ...)
Japan approves extension for reactor similar to Fukushima units that melted down
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's nuclear regulator approved an extension of operations for a 40-year-old reactor near Tokyo that has the same basic design as those that melted down in the Fukushima crisis ne... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei gains 1.14%
Headline indices of the Japan share market closed higher on Tuesday, 06 November 2018, as investor sentiment was lifted by solid domestic earnings reports and yen deprecation to lower 113 yen zone aga... ( read original story ...)
Japan to consider easing M&A rules as regional banks struggle
In a meeting of a government advisory panel discussing Japan’s growth strategy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instructed his ministers to come up with ways to smoothen regional bank consolidation that cou... ( read original story ...)
Japan cabinet approves world’s biggest trade pact with EU
TOKYO -- Japan's cabinet on Tuesday approved legislation that would ratify a free trade agreement with the European Union, aiming to bring the pact into force Feb. 1. The sprawling agreement would ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rebounds on Wall St gains, Apple suppliers underperform
TOKYO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rebounded on Tuesday morning tracking gains in Wall Street, while Apple suppliers fell on a report that the tech giant has cancelled plans to boost production f... ( read original story ...)
Freshfields Tokyo Spinoff Nabs Sidley Corporate Finance Partner
A year-old boutique firm that spun off from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's Tokyo office has hired a corporate finance partner from Sidley Austin. The move leaves Sidley with two partners in Tokyo. A... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s Son Sees Profit Surge Amid Scrutiny Over Saudi Ties
The company is planning an IPO for its domestic telecom operation, which may raise 3 trillion yen. It has the potential to be the largest such offering ever -- with about 30 percent of the equity to b... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan governor says he’s aware that easy policy is hurting lenders, warns of global risks
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday the central bank was aware that prolonged ultra-loose monetary policy could squeeze financial institutions' margins and potentially destabilize th... ( read original story ...)
Fukuoka City National Strategic Special Zone (3) “Financial Aid for Renting Residential and Office Spaces”
and 20% less expensive than that in Osaka (¥3,135). Nevertheless, Fukuoka City kindly offers meaningful financial benefit to foreign entrepreneurs. Amount and Facilities Successful applicants are enti... ( read original story ...)
Remixpoint to Start Crypto Payments for Tokyo Limousines, Sources Say
Remixpoint operates BITPoint, one of 16 cryptocurrency exchanges licensed by Japan’s financial watchdog. Tokyo-based Hinomaru is a private company that operates a fleet of 362 limousines and 161 ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s Saudi ties in focus as CEO Son makes first appearance since journalist murder
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Group Corp (Tokyo ... Son will also want to assuage concerns over the firm's domestic telecoms business ahead of its mammoth IPO - potentially the world's biggest - ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Profit Beats Estimates Amid Questions Over IPO, Saudis
SoftBank’s domestic telecom IPO has the potential to be the largest such offering ever -- with about 30 percent of the equity to be listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 19, people with knowledge ... ( read original story ...)