Scores of dilapidated wooden boats believed to be from North Korea have washed ashore in northern Japan in a seasonal influx. The coast guard says 95 rickety boats, sometimes carrying skeletonised bod... ( read original story ...)
Entrepreneur generates electricity solely from used cooking oil collected throughout Tokyo
U’s collects around 60 tons of oil per month from 3,000 restaurants and 500 collection sites at pharmacies, gyms and other places throughout Tokyo and the surrounding area. Someya has been in the busi... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank mobile business files for record £16bn float in Tokyo
SoftBank's mobile business has filed for a 2.4tn yen (£16bn) float in Tokyo as the Japanese technology company seeks to transform itself from a legacy internet company to an investment giant. The floa... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SoftBank steps closer to transformation with mammoth mobile IPO
SoftBank Group Corp has won approval to conduct a 2.4 trillion yen ($21.04-billion) initial public offering (IPO) of its domestic telecoms business, in a deal that will seal the group’s transformation ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges up in choppy trade, defensive shares outperform
TOKYO, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei edged up in choppy trade on Monday as buying of cheapened stocks was largely offset by cautious sentiment driven by weakness on Wall Street and falling U.S. te... ( read original story ...)
Woman seriously injured in suspected random stabbing on Yokohama street
YOKOHAMA – A 34-year-old woman suffered serious injuries early Sunday after she was stabbed in a shopping street in Yokohama in what may have been a random attack, police said Monday. Ayu Hirose was s... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SoftBank steps closer to transformation with $21 billion mobile IPO
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp's domestic telecoms unit on Monday received approval to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange through one of the biggest-ever initial public offerings (IPO) a... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympics Implicated In Sourcing Tainted Wood: Activists Claim
“BNI has committed to be a pioneer in sustainable finance,” said Edi Sutrisno from TuK-Indonesia ... and supplying plywood from those mills for the construction of Tokyo 2020 Olympics venues. Photogra... ( read original story ...)
Aichi cops raid 3 illegal casinos in Nagoya, arrest 17
AICHI (TR) – Aichi Prefectural Police last week arrested 17 persons in connection with the operation of three illegal casinos in Nagoya, reports the Kyodo News (Nov. 11). Between the night of November ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s mobile unit launches $21 billion IPO: filing
domestic telecoms unit on Monday received approval to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in an initial public offering (IPO) worth 2.4 trillion yen ($21.04 billion), a regulatory filing showed, one of t... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Unveils $21 Billion IPO of Japan Mobile Business
(Bloomberg) -- SoftBank Group Corp. is seeking to raise 2.4 trillion yen ($21.1 billion) in the initial public offering of its domestic telecom operations scheduled for Dec. 19. The Japanese technolog... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe calls for public works spending plan to help economy
Japan’s economy is forecast to contract in July-September, and a recent slump in machinery orders suggests any rebound in the following quarters is likely to be weak if exports and business investment ... ( read original story ...)
Activist funds jump 50% to hit record levels in Japan
IR Japan, one of the country's leading investor ... rock star," Oasis Chief Operating Officer Phillip Meyer told the Nikkei Asian Review. Not counting Kumagai's shares, company data shows that ... ( read original story ...)
RWE Supply & Trading and Tokyo Gas reach cooperation agreement in the LNG business
RWE, one of Europe’s leading energy companies, and Tokyo Gas, one of the world’s largest buyers of LNG, have entered into an agreement to cooperate extensively in the LNG business. Under a wide reachi... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Illegal casino masqueraded as internet cafe
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have busted an illegal ... Hajime Akinaga (Twitter) Rob Roy billed itself as an internet cafe. The business was outfitted with nine security cameras and five doo... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Heat could be biggest issue for athletes, spectators at Japan Olympics
Sweltering conditions could pose a threat to both athletes and spectators at the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan, according to Australian team officials, who are already warning athletes to prepare for ex... ( read original story ...)