Police found 1,700 items in the residence of the suspects in Nagoya (Twitter) According to police ... The editorial team at The Tokyo Reporter brings the site's readership the latest news from the und... ( read original story ...)
Ousted Nissan boss Ghosn leaves Tokyo jail, vows to fight ‘meritless’ charges
Surrounded by security guards and dressed in a workman’s uniform and glasses, Ghosn was virtually unrecognizable from his usual suited self as he left Tokyo Detention House, where he was confined to a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Toranomon Hills Station Tower: Shunning a ‘Bento Box’ Approach to Architecture
Due to be completed in 2023, Tokyo’s Toranomon Hills Station Tower will be one of the world’s largest urban hubs for transportation, hospitality, business, and retail. Architect Shohei ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo court says Nissan’s former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, has posted 1 billion yen ($8.9 million) bail for his release
TOKYO — Tokyo court says Nissan’s former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, has posted 1 billion yen ($8.9 million) bail for his release. Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material m... ( read original story ...)
The First Japan Firm Into Postwar China Eyes Surprising Comeback
Some four decades ago, when he was only 37, the businessman led the first Japanese company to get a permit to do business in the country after World War II. And today, his Miyakoshi Holdings Inc. is t... ( read original story ...)
Fake News: Japan’s Largest Bank isn’t Launching a Cryptocurrency
Several crypto media outlets have reported that Japan’s Mizuho, the country’s largest bank, and dozens of others are launching a blockchain product. According to Quartz, however, these reports ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Is the Latest Superstar Athlete to Get Her Own Barbie: ‘It’s a Bit Surreal’
Even as the No. 1 female tennis player in the world, the first Japanese tennis player to win a Grand Slam and the first Asian to ever hold the top spot in either men’s or women’s tennis, Naomi Osaka e... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama launches ‘ADVAN Neova AD08RS’ street sports tire
Yokohama Rubber expands its global flagship ADVAN brand with the release of the “ADVAN Neova AD08RS” street sports tire for the European Market. The company plans to gradually make the tire available ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Banks Unite to Launch Blockchain Finance Platform Services
Five Japanese banks have collaborated to launch blockchain-based financial services infrastructure, the finance platform confirmed in a press release on March 1. Bank of Iwate, Bank of Yokohama ... ( read original story ...)
Carlos Ghosn, Former Nissan Chairman, Is Released on Bail in Japan
He does, however, remain on their boards. A man wearing a grayish jumpsuit, sky-blue cap and surgical mask, whom the Japanese news media identified as Mr. Ghosn, emerged from the detention center arou... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn case shines harsh light on Japan’s ‘hostage justice’
In a scenario common in Japan’s justice system ... wrote former Tokyo District Court judge Takao Nakayama in the Nikkei business daily. “In that sense, the Tokyo prosecutors opened a Pandora ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn pays $9-million bail, set to leave Japan cell
The surprise court ruling granting Ghosn bail came after two unsuccessful previous attempts to win release and was the latest twist in a case that has gripped Japan and the business world since the au... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mizuho Slashes Profit Outlook, Hit by $6 Billion Restructuring Costs
Japan's second-largest bank by assets said it expects 80 billion yen in net income for the business year ending March 31, instead of 570 billion yen it had predicted earlier. Mizuho said it would book ... ( read original story ...)
Ghosn’s case puts Japan’s justice system in an unflattering light
... reported abroad and many Japanese know that the Japanese criminal justice system is not necessarily at a global standard,” wrote former Tokyo District Court judge Takao Nakayama in the Nikkei busi... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan board member calls for more stimulus if economy sinks
Rather, we should look at whether the economy is worsening or whether inflation is slowing permanently," he told a news conference after meeting with business leaders in Kofu, eastern Japan. He noted ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn freed on bail after three months in Japanese jail
His bail was the latest twist in a case that has gripped Japan and the business world since the auto industry titan's November 19 arrest. The 64-year-old faces three charges of financial misconduct ov... ( read original story ...)