Tokyo stocks close higher as N.Korea fears ease

Tokyo stocks closed higher on Tuesday on relief that North Korea had not yet taken any provocative action to mark an anniversary, but Kobe Steel dived after it admitted falsifying quality data for products shipped to hundreds of clients. The benchmark ... ( read original story ...)

Japan launches fourth satellite for high-precision GPS

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Tuesday launched a fourth satellite for a new high-precision global positioning system (GPS) it hopes will encourage new businesses and help spur economic growth. The fourth Michibiki satellite lifted off from Japan's southern ... ( read original story ...)

China’s Top Anime Streaming Site Is Said to Plan IPO in U.S.

Animation streaming site plans to seek at least $200 million Bilibili, China’s top online platform for streaming Japanese animation ... including last month’s IPO from Zai Lab Ltd., which has risen 71 percent, the data show. Baidu Inc.’s iQiyi ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese Animation Platform Bilibili Eyeing U.S. IPO (Report)

Bilibili, the leading Chinese website for streaming of Japanese anime, is planning a share listing on a U.S. stock exchange. According to a report from Bloomberg News, citing unnamed sources, the listing could come as early as next year and raise $200 million. ( read original story ...)

China’s top online anime platform plans US IPO

Bilibili, China’s top online platform for streaming Japanese animation, is planning a U.S. initial ... including last month’s IPO from Zai Lab Ltd., which has risen 71 percent, the data show. Baidu Inc.’s iQiyi unit is targeting a U.S. offering ... ( read original story ...)

Japan: A giant piggy bank ready to be cracked

TOKYO -- It was late September when Toronto-Dominion Bank, one of Canada's largest financial institutions, held a lavish party at a hotel overlooking Tokyo's Imperial Palace. The event, which drew some 200 of the city's financial insiders, celebrated the ... ( read original story ...)

€3 billion German finance on its way to Iran

"There have also been talks for more than a year about a $10 billion foreign finance deal with Japan." The deputy minister noted that the Japanese have shown interest in a $9 billion Iranian project to build two railroads that connect the northeastern and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan election starts with 1,100 candidates vying for seats

TOKYO -- Japan's election campaign for the lower house of parliament officially got underway Tuesday, with more than 1,100 candidates, filing applications to contest 465 seats. The election has become a showdown between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Tokyo Gov. ( read original story ...)

Nikkei edges up in choppy trade; Kobe Steel poised to plunge

TOKYO, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average edged up in choppy trade on Tuesday after a three-day weekend as the weak yen supported sentiment, but Kobe Steel’s shares were set to plunge after it said it had fabricated data. The Nikkei was up ... ( read original story ...)

SoftBank’s Long Goodbye

In a 2012 filing, Yahoo set out the procedure for converting these securities into ADRs: After the New York IPO, Alibaba "shall use its reasonable ... Banks could be persuaded to provide a lot more. Tokyo Muscle SoftBank's net debt is equivalent to ... ( read original story ...)

Is Japan’s long slump finally ending?

Few economists give much for his chances of success. Almost 30 years after the bursting of Japan’s bubble economy, and nearly five years after the government and central bank doubled down on their stimulus efforts, overall activity remains sluggish ... ( read original story ...)