After a tumultuous week, SoftBank will release shares of its initial public offering (IPO) at about $13.25 a share (¥1,500 ... angry crowds descended upon SoftBank stores in Tokyo and Osaka. Many cust... ( read original story ...)
Japan readies $18bn in stimulus ahead of 2019 tax hike
TOKYO -- Shopping incentives and infrastructure projects make up the bulk of a 2 trillion yen ($17.7 billion) stimulus package being considered as part of Japan's fiscal 2019 budget, designed to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 4 carriers to shun Chinese 5G tech
Jim Xu, Vice President of Huawei's consumer unit, told the Nikkei Asian Review in late November that the company plans to cultivate the Japanese market by opening dedicated Huawei booths in retail ... ( read original story ...)
Softbank prices mobile unit IPO at $23.5bn
The four-hour outage drew furious crowds to SoftBank’s retail outlets in Tokyo and Osaka, and caused many customers to post on social media their plans to switch to alternative carriers. About 90 per ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei tumbles on trade and growth worries
Headline indices of the Japan share market dropped on Monday, 10 December 2018, as risk aversion selloff triggered on following the sell-off on Wall Street Friday after the release of disappointing U. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan bans Huawei and its Chinese peers from government contracts
TOKYO -- Japan's central government ministries and Self-Defense Forces received guidelines on Monday that effectively bar them from buying personal computers, servers and telecommunications ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo prosecutors file charges against Nissan and Ghosn: reports
Tokyo prosecutors have filed charges against Nissan and Carlos Ghosn for the alleged understatement of the ex-chairman’s pay in financial documents, according to Kyodo and Japanese broadcaster NHK. Th... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo prosecutors charge Carlos Ghosn, Nissan over financial violations
Tokyo prosecutors indicted Nissan Motor along with its ousted Chairman Carlos Ghosn, domestic media reported on Monday, shifting the focus of the financial misconduct scandal to the Japanese automaker ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SoftBank prices IPO, to raise $23.5 billion with overallotment
the filing to the finance ministry showed on Monday. The shares begin trading on Dec. 19. The IPO price and overallotment came just days after Japan's third-largest mobile phone network provider by su... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei dragged down by Wall St sell-off, Japan Q3 GDP contraction
TOKYO, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell on Monday, tracking a sharp sell-off on Wall Street on renewed Sino-U.S. trade tensions and a deeper-than-expected contraction in the Japanese economy in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan-India ‘Space Dialogue’ to include surveillance sharing
TOKYO -- Japan and India are moving to share satellite data and surveillance technologies, acknowledging the strategic importance of monitoring outer space and the world's oceans. The Japan-India ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s military sees record spending, aims to buy more US arms: Nikkei
In this file photo taken on October 14, 2018 F-35 fighter aircrafts from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force can be seen. TOKYO: Japan's military looks to raise spending over the next five years in respo... ( read original story ...)
Japanese government faces obstacles in ousting fund chief
But because of the way the Japan Investment Corp. has been set up, it could take months to eject President Masaaki Tanaka, all the while undermining the original goals of the quasi-sovereign ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s military sees record spending, aims to buy more U.S. arms: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's military looks to raise spending over the next five years in response to security challenges and to narrow Japan's trade surplus with the United States by buying U.S. equipme... ( read original story ...)
Japan faces risk of falling back into deflation, BOJ’s Wakatabe warns
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe said on Wednesday the country could slide back into deflation if the economy comes under downward pressure again, highlighting risks such as the fallout ... ( read original story ...)
Japan looks to sell air-defense radar to Philippines
TOKYO -- Japan is considering selling air defense radar technology to the Philippines in what would be its first export of defense equipment since ending a nearly 50-year ban in 2014. Tokyo is ... ( read original story ...)