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AV actress Anri Sakaguchi announces retirement from show business, to focus on being a hostess
I have no regrets.” Sakaguchi, a Tokyo native, is the daughter of popular actress Ryoko Sakaguchi. She began appearing in a number of television series after entering the entertainment business in 2008. “I enjoyed happy things, but I was crying a lot ... ( read original story ...)
Don’t cut pay along with overtime: business lobby to Japan Inc.
TOKYO -- The top Japanese business lobby will urge companies to maintain worker pay at current levels even if overall work hours are reduced, arguing that smaller paychecks will crimp consumption and productivity. The Japan Business Federation, or ... ( read original story ...)
New entrants flock to Tokyo’s cutting-edge technology trade show
Undergoing a major revamp last year, what had been a showcase for consumer electronics such as TVs and washing machines had reinvented itself as a business-to-business exhibition ... system co-developed with Tokyo-based artificial intelligence startup ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF- Yutaka Shoji signs contract to take over business from EVOLUTION JAPAN for 1.15 bln yen
* Says it signed a contract to take over commodity futures trading business from a Tokyo-based firm EVOLUTION JAPAN for 1.15 billion yen ( read original story ...)
Scoot budget airline now flying to Honolulu via Osaka
But among budget carriers, Scoot will probably be competing mostly with Jetstar on Hawaii flights, and Jetstar plus AirAsia on Osaka flights. This is good news for cheap flight fans, mostly because it brings a huge amount of extra competition in the budget ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo ‘companion’ service busted for dispatching teen girls to hotel banquets
according to Nippon News Network (Oct. 4). The matter came to light after a parent of one of the girls consulted with the Sapporo-Nishi Police Station. ( read original story ...)
Sands woos Japan with vision for top sports, concert venues
Las Vegas Sands Corp. President and COO Robert Goldstein began a news conference in Tokyo by expressing condolences ... is expected to take several more years. Tokyo, Osaka and Yokohama are among the cities said to be hoping for casino licenses. ( read original story ...)
Uber will IPO by 2019 and let Softbank buy a huge stake, following a big board meeting
settling a fractious internal battle that has hamstrung the ride-hailing company for months and paving the way to a giant IPO in two years. The board also agreed to move forward with a multi-billion deal that would give Japan's Softbank as much as a 17% ... ( read original story ...)
Seasoned Japanese startup puts fintech on the map with $500m IPO
Money Forward, a well-established financial tech startup, has launched its IPO, marking a watershed moment for Japan’s burgeoning fintech scene. The firm, started in 2012, is now worth US$505 million after listing on the Mothers Index Futures section of ... ( read original story ...)
NORINCHUKIN ZENKYO NZAM ETF TOPIX EX-FINANCIAL (1596) Is Yet to See Trading Action on Oct 4
The Nikkei 225 Futures was first introduced on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in 1986; on the Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE) in 1988; and on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) in 1990. When the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 broke out; the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Display puts OLED panels at center of comeback plan
TOKYO -- Japan Display is counting on OLED panels to help it regain its financial footing, planning a big investment in the field with outside support as part of a drastic turnaround plan due out this coming spring. The Japanese company intends to begin ... ( read original story ...)
CORRECTED-Nikkei extends 2-year highs on upbeat global outlook, Japan Display rallies
TOKYO, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose to two-year highs on Wednesday, supported by an upbeat outlook for the global economy, while Japan Display rallied on a report that it had developed methods to mass-produce OLED panels at a low cost. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, Hong Kong lead Asia gains but dollar retreats
Tokyo and Hong Kong led gains on most markets in Asia Wednesday following a record close on Wall Street but the dollar eased slightly as attention begins to focus on the likely make-up of the new Federal Reserve board. Investors are broadly upbeat about ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher on optimism over US economy
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday after fresh records on Wall Street as optimism over the US economy lifted Japanese carmakers. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.22 percent, or 45.82 points, to 20,659.89 in early trade while the broader Topix ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Display shares soar on report it will mass-produce OLED panels
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares of Japan Display Inc jumped as much as 24 percent on Wednesday after the Nikkei business daily reported the company had developed a way to mass-produce lower-cost organic light-emitting diode (OLED) screens and would start as early ... ( read original story ...)