and the deal would interlock Arm’s future with the success of the Japanese investment firm’s overall portfolio. It would also be the beginning of a saga of regulatory and corporate governance ...
Arm IPO Filing: Chip Maker Files To Go Public In The U.S.
Semiconductor chip maker Arm has officially filed for its IPO on the Nasdaq, which could spark a boom in new tech IPOs ...
Tokyo government now using generative AI at all bureaus
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is now using generative artificial intelligence at all of its bureaus. About 50,000 civil servants can use the technology. ( read original story ...)
Kim Kardashian Uses Daughter North’s ‘Rapunzel’ Braids as Jump Rope in Tokyo Vacation Video
Kim Kardashian used daughter North West's extra-long braids as a jump rope during the pair's trip to Japan with some friends. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s military plagued by culture of harassment and fear, report finds
A new report into Japan’s military has found what it says is an entrenched culture of harassment and fear, with authorities promising reform and “drastic measures.” ( read original story ...)
Sushi-loving Japan scrambles to save its fishing industry as oceans heat up
Japan's fishing and seafood industry is under threat as warming sea temperatures spur changes in marine life behavior and migration patterns. ( read original story ...)
Japan Nomura’s crypto custody firm Komainu bags Dubai license
The company also has offices in London, Dublin and Singapore. Komainu follows a slew of crypto companies that have expanded to Dubai, including Binance, OKX, Hex Trust and Nomura’s crypto subsidiary ...
Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.50%
Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Banking, Precision Instruments and Automobiles&Parts sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the ...
Japan’s Nikkei rises for third session as tech shares gain
TOKYO, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average on Wednesday rose for a third straight session, as investors scooped up technology stocks following their decline on concerns around U.S.
China group tours return to Japan but ‘explosive spending’ unlikely
TOKYO: Chinese group tours are back in Japan but anyone banking on them arriving in droves and splashing around cash like they did before the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to be disappointed. An ANA fli ...
A closer look at sumo’s ‘hot hand’ after Hokutofuji’s Nagoya run
Fast-rising Hoshoryu clinched a maiden title, and earned promotion to sumo’s second highest rank of ozeki, with a fine 12-3 effort in Nagoya last month. The 10th Mongolian-born rikishi to lift the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Aichi Pref. to recognize same-sex, common-law couples with children as families
NAGOYA -- Aichi Prefecture will introduce a "family-ship" system in which sexual minority couples and common-law married couples and their children will be officially recognized as a family. Aichi Gov ... ( read original story ...)
Mixed views in Tokyo over Fukushima water release
STORY: Satoshi Matsuda, a 39-year-old from Tokyo, told Reuters he would like the Japanese government to show more evidence that the Fukushima water release plan will not have an effect on the ... ( read original story ...)
2 men arrested for sending bomb threat to Tokyo college
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Two men have been arrested for allegedly faxing a bomb threat to a Tokyo college, police said Wednesday, adding that the pair are suspected of sending over 300,000 similar faxes to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end higher on rises in utilities, US earnings eyed
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Wednesday for the third straight day on rises in utilities and other shares sensitive to domestic demand, while investors awaited earnings results from a major U.S. ( read original story ...)
Michelin-starred Le Pristine from Belgium is opening in Tokyo this December
Slated to open in winter, Hotel Toranomon Hills is Tokyo’s first boutique hotel under The Unbound Collection by Hyatt. It will be home to the first Asian outpost of Le Pristine, the Michelin-starred ... ( read original story ...)