Japan’s banks look southeast

Japan's manufacturing industries have been enjoying record profits thanks to a combination of stringent cost controls, growth in global trade and a weakening yen. Yet, the banking industry remains under a cloud, with the latest round of interim results ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese caviar — $105 for 20 grams

TOKYO -- A new batch of Japanese farmers wants to make the country famous for caviar. These farmers are raising sturgeons -- one of the oldest families of fish on the planet and among the world's most threatened group of animals. Sturgeons native to the ... ( read original story ...)

Uber hails multibillion investment from Softbank, eyes IPO

Uber Technologies is hailing a multibillion-dollar investment from Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank and eyeing its next step: an IPO before 2019. Uber Technologies Inc. confirmed the investment in a statement Sunday without giving details. ( read original story ...)

Japan, China move gingerly toward rapprochement

MANILA -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held talks with the Chinese president and the premier on his Southeast Asian tour, pushing to revive top-level visits between the two countries that have remain suspended for nearly a decade. It was a rare ... ( read original story ...)

Funai Electric Joins Roku TV Licensing Program

Funai Electric Co., Ltd., established in 1961, is headquartered in Osaka, Japan and is listed in the Tokyo Securities ... Here is what's on his mind months after a sizzling IPO. Is there any stopping red-hot tech stocks like Nvidia and Microsoft? ( read original story ...)