TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Thursday it will assign 40 percent of its new engineer hires in Japan over the next two years to the chip business which includes imaging sensors, as it looks ... ( read original story ...)
BC-BUSINESS
TOKYO (PRWEB) February 21, 2019 -- AKEBONO TEA K.K. today announced ... Thereafter, she began to develop a new business as a start-up of tea export in order to launch "AKEBONO TEA". Green te... ( read original story ...)
Timetable confirmed for IAAF World Relays Yokohama 2019
The first day of the IAAF World Relays Yokohama 2019 will climax with the final of the mixed shuttle hurdles relay, one of two new disciplines at the event due to be held on 11-12 May. The World Relay... ( read original story ...)
RPT-UPDATE 1-Managers hired for Toshiba Memory IPO, possibly Japan’s biggest in 2019-sources
TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital has picked Nomura and Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley to manage an initial public offering of Japan’s Toshiba Memory, a deal that could ha... ( read original story ...)
Managers hired for Toshiba Memory IPO, possibly Japan’s biggest in 2019
The listing of the world's second-largest maker of NAND flash memory chips, which a Bain-led consortium bought for $18 billion last year, could be Japan's biggest IPO this year. US private equity firm ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s Fortress to Invest $3.6 Billion in Japanese Property
Fortress Investment Group, a unit of SoftBank Group Corp., plans to invest as much as 400 billion yen ($3.6 billion) in Japanese property as it takes advantage of asset sales by local governments and ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei turns up, marks 4th day of gains on U.S.-China trade hopes
TOKYO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei reversed course and ended higher as optimism over U.S.- China trade talks lifted companies which have large exposure to China such as Yaskawa Electric and ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan may ease further, say small but growing number of economists
The Bank of Japan's next move will be to loosen its already super-easy monetary policy, a small but growing contingent of economists say, amid risks of a slowdown and scepticism inflation will hit the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Second Largest Bank Completes Blockchain Trial On R3 Platform
A successful proof-of-concept (PoC) has been completed by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), Japan’s second-largest bank by assets, as performed on an R3 platform. The platform in question is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan greenlights delivery robots for public road tests
TOKYO -- Japan will let delivery robots be tested on public streets starting in fiscal 2019, Nikkei has learned. The government will compile safety guidelines by March, paving the way for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei extends gain on US-China talk hopes
Headline indices of the Japan share market closed higher on Wednesday, 20 February 2019, as risk sentiments underpinned on tracking overnight gains on Wall Street after US-China trade talks resumed wh... ( read original story ...)
NIKKEI : Japanese firms see flat business spending amid trade frictions, tax hike jitters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Business investment in Japan has been a rare bright spot in the world's third-largest economy but that may now be fading amid anxiety over an upcoming sales tax hike and global trade ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises to new 2-month high on U.S.-China trade deal optimism
TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rose to more than two-month highs on Wednesday morning, as progress in U.S.-China trade talks helped lift cyclical stocks such as autos and electronic equipmen... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises as U.S.-China trade deal hopes boost sentiment
TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei closed at another nine-week high on Wednesday, as hopes for U.S.-China trade talks helped lift cyclical stocks such as autos and index-heavyweights including S... ( read original story ...)
Indian unicorn Oyo moves into Japan’s rental market
In Japan, homes are usually rented out unfurnished ... People familiar with the matter told the Nikkei Asian Review that the launch of the rental apartment service marks the first overseas foray ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei / Markit preliminary manufacturing PMI for February: 48.5 (prior 50.3)
"Survey data for Japan's manufacturing sector ebbed into negative territory in February, reflecting sharper reductions in demand and production. Although the initial Q4 estimate revealed a bounce back ... ( read original story ...)