Toshiba plans to sell its prized memory chip business to a group of investors led by the Japanese government as it races to raise money to stave off financial ruin. The struggling Japanese conglomerate said Wednesday it has picked a bid worth about 2 ... ( read original story ...)
Spend Your Time Like the Locals! 10 Rental Properties Convenient for Sightseeing in Osaka
This time we’ll be introducing some recommended properties from the property rental site STAY JAPAN that are convenient for sightseeing in Osaka, close to major tourist areas, and lets you spend your time just like a local. From here you have excellent ... ( read original story ...)
Most Japan IPO stocks trading above offering price
TOKYO -- Share prices have climbed for companies going public in Japan in 2017, thanks to an inflow of money from individual investors and a bullish outlook toward startups. A company's initial public offering often generates early popularity that burns ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba chooses US-Japan bidder for memory chip biz sale
Money-losing Toshiba Corp. said Wednesday that it has chosen a U.S.-Japan consortium as the preferred bidder in the sale of its lucrative memory chip business, but hurdles remain as an American joint-venture partner is opposing the move. Toshiba sorely ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian horses mistreated en route to slaughter in Japan, activist says
An animal rights group alleges that horses destined for slaughter were mistreated during transportation from Edmonton International Airport to Japan earlier this month. Karin Nelson from “Voice for Animals,” a non-profit organization dedicated to ... ( read original story ...)
EDITORIAL: Relentless effort needed to clear up Moritomo land scandal
The Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office searched the offices ... These cases came to light after Moritomo Gakuen’s purchase of government-owned land for a song. The Finance Ministry sold the property for 134 million yen ($1.2 million)--about 10 ... ( read original story ...)
Famous Tsukiji fish market will be remade, not destroyed
Tokyo’s huge, and hugely popular, Tsukiji fish market won’t be destroyed but will be closed for up to five years while it is modernized and turned into a “food theme park,” the capital’s governor said Tuesday. The market will move to a state-of ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba prefers US-Japan bidder for memory chip biz sale
TOKYO — Toshiba Corp. has chosen a U.S.-Japan consortium as the preferred bidder in the sale of its lucrative memory chip business. The troubled Japanese electronics giant has had deep recent losses and has been selling pieces of its operations to ensure ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises on Wall Street gains, other Asian indexes fall
TOKYO — Asian shares were mostly lower Tuesday, erasing initial gains. Tokyo’s benchmark rose, cheered by gains on Wall Street. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.8 per cent to finish at 20,230.41. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 edged ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor takes both sides on Tsukiji relocation
... governor's new plan to both relocate Tokyo's famed Tsukiji wholesale market and redevelop the existing site into a food "wonderland" chases two seemingly contradictory objectives -- at a potentially draining financial cost. Gov. Yuriko Koike told a ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Consadole welcomes Thailand’s 1st J-Leaguer
Chanathip Songkrasin had a light workout on Wednesday, a day after he arrived in Sapporo to join J-League first-division side Consadole. The 23-year-old Thai international, the first from his nation to join a J-League team, is on loan from Thai club ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo set for more talks as Sleeman-Unibroue strike continues in Canada
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Osaka university partners with firms to sell goods made with discarded tuna skin
OSAKA – Kindai University, which pioneered the artificial farming of bluefin tuna — a pricy delicacy served as sushi — is giving new life to the discarded skin of the precious fish by utilizing it for leather and cosmetics products. The Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Roving vans in Japan provide mobile banking, food from home for Brazilian community
OIZUMI, Japan Japan's nearly 200,000-strong Brazilian immigrant community live in pockets scattered across the middle of the country, clustered around auto parts factories or warehouses where they have jobs. To reach them, Brazilian companies have adopted ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Is Giving Away a Ram Truck in Facebook Sweepstakes
The grand prize in Yokohama Tire Corp.’s “Get Trucked Up Giveaway” is a custom-built 2017 Ram 2500 Power Wagon crew cab 4x4 featuring the company’s new Geolandar M/T G003 mud-terrain tires. The contest runs through Oct. 15. Yokohama is presenting ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s south hit by 5.0 quake, no tsunami
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 has hit southern Japan but is not likely to cause a tsunami, Japan Meteorological Agency says. The 11:31 pm (0031 AEST) quake was centred in the Bungo strait connecting the southern main islands of Kyushu ... ( read original story ...)