head of Japan mergers and acquisitions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. “We offer Japanese clients analysis to look at the industry benchmark in terms of financial statistics as well as corporate gov... ( read original story ...)
Godzilla Stomps Into Virtual Reality at Osaka VR Zone Arcade
Players will wear VR goggles while sitting in a moving seat as they take on the role of a helicopter pilot. Up to four players can fight Godzilla at once. There is still no news on exactly when Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Man-made meteor shower to dazzle sky over Japan in 2020
A Japanese startup developing what it calls "shooting stars on demand" says it will be ready to deliver the world's first artificial meteor shower in a spectacular show over Hiroshima in early 2020. A... ( read original story ...)
Corrected: SoftBank’s Son says Japan is ‘stupid’ to disallow ride-sharing
(Corrects in paragraph 7 to say start date for SoftBank, Didi taxi-hailing trial will be autumn 2018 (not autumn 2019) By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son ... ( read original story ...)
Why the Tokyo property market’s best years are still ahead
More than 25 years after its bubble economy burst in spectacular fashion, Japan is still seen by many as a kind of economic cautionary tale, a country in a perpetual malaise, undergoing a long, slow d... ( read original story ...)
Ange Postecoglou’s Yokohama F. Marinos score eight goals in stunning J-League win
Ange Postecoglou's Yokohama F. Marinos have caught alight in the J-League, recording an extraordinary 8-2 win over Vegalta Sendai on Wednesday night. Yokohama were up 7-0 before Vegalta managed to fin... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s Son says Japan is ‘stupid’ to disallow ride-sharing
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son blasted Japan on Thursday for not allowing ride-sharing services, calling it “stupid” and saying the country was lagging overseas ri... ( read original story ...)
Didi, SoftBank set up taxi-hailing joint venture in Japan
The service will roll out later this year, starting with a free trial run in Osaka, and expanding to Kyoto, Fukuoka, Okinawa and Tokyo, they said. The move marks the arrival of a major Chinese mobile ... ( read original story ...)
Japan cuts view on business mood, warns of trade fight damage on growth
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan downgraded its assessment of business sentiment and warned that global trade tensions could cloud the economy’s recovery prospects, a sign that policymakers are increasingly wo... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei snaps 4-day winning streak; weak cosmetics cos offset oil, machinery stocks
TOKYO, July 19 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average snapped a four-day winning streak in choppy trade on Thursday as investors took profits, with weakness in inbound-tourism related stocks offsett... ( read original story ...)
Kobe Steel says Tokyo prosecutors have indicted company over data tampering scandal
TOKYO (Reuters) - Kobe Steel Ltd, (Tokyo:5406.T - News) Japan's third-biggest steelmaker, said on Thursday it has been indicted by prosecutors over a data tampering scandal that shook the company and ... ( read original story ...)
Flexibility coming to Japan’s program for foreign teachers
TOKYO -- The more than 5,000 foreigners who are employed by local governments in Japan in positions such as language teachers will no longer be pigeonholed into narrow job categories in a move to bett... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo developments curtailed by rising construction costs
Some of Tokyo’s finest large family homes can be found in Shoto ... the prestigious location of major embassies as well as offices of many of the international blue-chip firms and financial institutio... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Didi, SoftBank set up taxi-hailing joint venture in Japan
TOKYO — Chinese mobile service giant Didi Chuxing and Tokyo-based SoftBank Corp. have set up a joint venture for taxi-hailing in Japan. The companies announced the plan Thursday for a service that use... ( read original story ...)
CNN’s Tokyo: Two Sides
A special week of coverage begins July 16 with a 30-minute program airing from July 21 HONG KONG, July 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- On 'Tokyo: Two Sides', CNN explores the dichotomies of Tokyo's multi-lay... ( read original story ...)
Japan business mood slips amid fears of trade war: Reuters Tankan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese business sentiment slipped in July, a Reuters poll found, reflecting companies’ fear of fallout from an intensifying trade dispute between the United States and China, even ... ( read original story ...)