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Softbank Expects Q4 Profit Rise; Vision Fund IPO Eyed
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Reuters) — SoftBank Group Corp. is expected to report a small rise in its fourth-quarter profit, while investors look for details on whether the conglomerate plans to monetize its almost $100 billion Vision Fund through an IPO.
SoftBank is considering taking the Saudi-back...
TOKYO (Reuters) — SoftBank Group Corp. is expected to report a small rise in its fourth-quarter profit, while investors look for details on whether the conglomerate plans to monetize its almost $100 billion Vision Fund through an IPO.
SoftBank is considering taking the Saudi-back...
- May 8, 2019
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Japan Has a New Emperor. Now It Needs a Software Update.
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NEW YORK TIMES
It isn’t exactly Y2K, but the country is scrambling to reconcile its systems with the ancient demands of an imperial calendar.
TOKYO — Lost data. Emails that disappear into the ether. Servers that never connect.
All thanks to the ascension of a new emperor to the Chrysanthemum ...
It isn’t exactly Y2K, but the country is scrambling to reconcile its systems with the ancient demands of an imperial calendar.
TOKYO — Lost data. Emails that disappear into the ether. Servers that never connect.
All thanks to the ascension of a new emperor to the Chrysanthemum ...
- May 7, 2019
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Japanese Banks To Boost Fight Against Money Laundering
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JAPAN TIMES
The banking industry will strengthen efforts to prevent money laundering in preparation for the planned review of industry efforts by an international organization in the autumn.
Next month, MUFG Bank, a core unit of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., plans to terminate overseas r...
The banking industry will strengthen efforts to prevent money laundering in preparation for the planned review of industry efforts by an international organization in the autumn.
Next month, MUFG Bank, a core unit of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., plans to terminate overseas r...
- May 6, 2019
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Fashion Tycoon Maezawa Says He Is Selling Valuable Paintings Because He Has No Money
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japanese fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa said he plans to auction off artworks worth millions of dollars because he has no money.
Maezawa, the founder and CEO of online fashion retailer Zozo, said in a Twitter post that he plans to sell several items at a Sotheby's auction in ...
TOKYO - Japanese fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa said he plans to auction off artworks worth millions of dollars because he has no money.
Maezawa, the founder and CEO of online fashion retailer Zozo, said in a Twitter post that he plans to sell several items at a Sotheby's auction in ...
- May 6, 2019
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Retailers Embark On Sales Drive Amid Reiwa Festivities
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Sales competitions marking the start of the Reiwa era have intensified as department stores and leisure facilities attract young people and other consumers.
Manufacturers have also released various Reiwa-related products, with business operators hoping that the sales drive will c...
Sales competitions marking the start of the Reiwa era have intensified as department stores and leisure facilities attract young people and other consumers.
Manufacturers have also released various Reiwa-related products, with business operators hoping that the sales drive will c...
- May 3, 2019
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Japan Looks To Drones, Self-Driving Tractors To Lift Rice Exports
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NIKKEI ASIAN
TOKYO -- Japan has fought long and hard in trade talks to protect its rice growers from foreign competition. Now the government wants to help them go global.
The agriculture ministry plans to develop new technology to lower cultivation costs in a push to boost exports. It aims to ...
TOKYO -- Japan has fought long and hard in trade talks to protect its rice growers from foreign competition. Now the government wants to help them go global.
The agriculture ministry plans to develop new technology to lower cultivation costs in a push to boost exports. It aims to ...
- May 3, 2019
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Japan Electronics Industry Hit Hard In Heisei Era
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THE JAPAN NEWS
In the three decades of the Heisei era, major Japanese electronics companies, the mainstays of Japanese industry, were beaten in global competition in many fields, including semiconductors, TVs, mobile phones and computers. What lessons did the Heisei era leave for the electronic...
In the three decades of the Heisei era, major Japanese electronics companies, the mainstays of Japanese industry, were beaten in global competition in many fields, including semiconductors, TVs, mobile phones and computers. What lessons did the Heisei era leave for the electronic...
- May 1, 2019
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Toyota To Assemble Lexus In Canada: Trudeau
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JAPAN TODAY
CAMBRIDGE, Canada
Japanese automaker Toyota will assemble two models of its Lexus in Canada starting in 2022, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday.
It will be the first time that the Lexus NX and NX hybrid sport utility vehicles are produced outside of Japan, Trudeau said....
CAMBRIDGE, Canada
Japanese automaker Toyota will assemble two models of its Lexus in Canada starting in 2022, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday.
It will be the first time that the Lexus NX and NX hybrid sport utility vehicles are produced outside of Japan, Trudeau said....
- April 30, 2019
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Reality Check: Trump Claims He Can Strike A Trade Deal With Japan By May
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AXIOS
President Trump says he thinks he could strike a bilateral trade deal with Japan by the time he visits Tokyo in May. (Trump made this prediction during a Friday meeting at the White House with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.)
Reality check: Multiple sources close to the U.S.-Japanese ...
President Trump says he thinks he could strike a bilateral trade deal with Japan by the time he visits Tokyo in May. (Trump made this prediction during a Friday meeting at the White House with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.)
Reality check: Multiple sources close to the U.S.-Japanese ...
- April 29, 2019
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ANA, JAL Report Soaring Profits
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japanese airlines ANA and JAL said Friday that soaring demand for international travel had boosted their bottom line as the country enjoys a tourism boom ahead of the 2020 Olympics.
ANA booked a record operating profit of 165 billion yen ($1.5 billion), up 0.3 percent on the...
TOKYO - Japanese airlines ANA and JAL said Friday that soaring demand for international travel had boosted their bottom line as the country enjoys a tourism boom ahead of the 2020 Olympics.
ANA booked a record operating profit of 165 billion yen ($1.5 billion), up 0.3 percent on the...
- April 27, 2019
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