North Korea missile passes over northern Japan, officials say

North Korea fired a missile that flew over Japan and landed in waters off the northern region of Hokkaido early Tuesday, South Korean and Japanese officials say, marking a sharp escalation of tensions on the Korean peninsula. The test, which experts said ... ( read original story ...)

Japan on alert after North Korean missile flew over airspace

North Korea has launched what appears to be a missile headed towards the northern end of Japan at around 5:58 a.m. local time, according to Japanese government officials. Japan's NHK News reported that the missile passed over Japan and warned people in ... ( read original story ...)

Cashing Out of Unicorns Gets Hard

A “direct listing” is not an IPO. It bypasses underwriters and their hefty fees and ... and opportunities that catch his eye in the US, Europe, Japan, and occasionally China. WOLF STREET is the successor to his first platform… TP-Title-7-small ... ( read original story ...)

The Rise Of The Founder-CEO Firms

According to Ovidiu Patrascu, Sustainable Investment Analyst at Schroders, the tendency is more common among initial public offerings (IPO) with 30% of the companies ... followed by China (8%), Japan (7%) and Europe (6%), and the majority operate in ... ( read original story ...)

Founders lead growing proportion of listed companies

“As a result, it is increasingly likely that the founder will still be in charge by the time IPO scale is reached ... followed by China (8%), Japan (7%) and Europe (6%), and the majority operate in the technology, pharmaceuticals and retail ... ( read original story ...)

DB11 drives Aston Martin back into black in first half of year

They have a whole raft of possibilities, of which one is an IPO," he told Reuters ... has ploughed resources into boosting its market share in the United States and Japan since the June 23 referendum last year to mitigate against any risks around the ... ( read original story ...)

Under pressure

The consortium also includes US private equity firm KKR as well as the state-backed Innovation Network Corporation of Japan and the Development Bank ... the Warsaw Stock Exchange following a successful IPO. * Excellent quarterly results from USA ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s real-life living doll

(Reuters) See more of : Tokyo's real-life living doll Tokyo's real-life living doll Lulu - a full-body doll suit consisting of a wig, a mask and stockings patterned with doll-like joints - was born from one woman’s desire to become cute. (Reuters ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya-led team flips the switch on ferroelectrics

Nagoya, Japan - Many next-generation electronic and electro ... are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system. ( read original story ...)

Peninsula Tokyo: fit for an emperor

Travelling to the Japanese capital for work needn’t mean missing out on the city’s culture and style, no matter how little free time your schedule leaves you – as a visit to the Peninsula Tokyo, right at the heart of the business district ... ( read original story ...)