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Min Jeong Lee
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2022
Private equity giants derided as vultures eye breakthrough in Japan
A successful deal for Toshiba, which may be private equity's largest ever in the country, would signal the once-criticized investors have become more accepted in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 21, 2022
Thai market helps mobile payments firm join list of unicorns in Japan
Mobile payment gateway provider Opn Co. owes much of its success to its early entry into the Thai market in 2013.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 17, 2022
NTT Data and Toyota to tap overseas startups for joint effort on connected cars
Japanese carmakers have been ramping up efforts to develop electric vehicles and connected cars, which can communicate with each other and outside networks to improve features.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 11, 2022
SoftBank faces record loss as Masayoshi Son’s bets tumble again
The world's largest tech fund is estimated to have lost about $18.6 billion on its public portfolio alone during the quarter that ended March 31.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2022
SoftBank’s Vision Fund devotes more of its cash to Japan for first time
The newfound interest comes after years of criticism in Japan of an unprecedented investment spree that's bankrolled high-profile startups elsewhere.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 26, 2022
SoftBank cuts back spending, leaving startups desperate for cash
The adoption of prudence at SoftBank's Vision Fund is an about-face from its past freewheeling largess.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2022
Investors search for safe havens as omicron takes hold in Asia
The threat of the omicron variant is becoming real for many of Asia’s biggest countries just as it looks set to subside in some Western nations, and that’s complicating investors’ search for winning share bets in the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2021
Kishida's suggestion to limit buybacks in Japan rebuffed as ‘nonsense’ by analysts
The blue-chip 225-issue Nikkei average briefly dipped 1.2% following the comments by the prime minister, before paring losses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 24, 2021
The poison pill, long hated by investors, gets new love in Japan
Tokyo-based Shinsei Bank Ltd. has asked shareholders to approve on Thursday its plan to use a poison pill defense against a proposed stake increase by SBI Holdings Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 31, 2021
A $2 billion Japanese startup aims to fix polarized news via an algorithm
SmartNews, which uses an algorithm to provide what it says is an unbiased, nonpartisan mix of information, is one of Japan's most valuable startups.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2021
Investors hedge their bets as Japan readies for first election under Kishida
Will traders be in for a trick or a treat from the Halloween vote?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2021
Hate-speech case forces Japan to confront workplace racism
A case brought against an employer over discriminatory office handouts is representing a fresh test for Japan's legal system and its measures to combat harassment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 9, 2021
Investors fear talk of taxes in Kishida’s ‘new capitalism’
Fumio Kishida's first speech to the Diet as Japan's 100th prime minister was an impassioned performance compared to his staid predecessor, but it did little to relieve investor concerns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2021
Nintendo’s yearslong wait for blue-chip status may soon be over
The stock has been excluded so far due to concerns over the potential impact on the average of Nintendo's large share price.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 12, 2021
Japan joins efforts to back women’s health tech businesses
The economy ministry has chosen 20 'femtech' firms for a combined subsidy of u00a5150 million to help them develop products and services that can help with issues such as menstruation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 3, 2021
‘Anti-aging freak’ makes $817 million as hot Japan stock triples in value
Online sales account for about 70% of total revenue for Premier Anti-Aging Co., which was poised to benefit as digitalization has started to disrupt the cosmetics industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 6, 2021
CEO who failed in Silicon Valley spurs 4,500% stock gain at home in Japan
Takanori Nakamura has seen his net worth jump to about $1.8 billion (u00a5199 billion).
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2021
Buddhist monk who built popular Tokyo startup seeks IPO in 2021
Campfire's Kazuma Ieiri is one of a growing number of CEOs in Japan who have followed an atypical path to success.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 10, 2021
Toshiba sought ministry help to swing key vote, probe finds
Toshiba sought government help in an attempt to influence a key shareholder vote that installed its slate of directors, a probe has found in a vindication for investor activism in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 8, 2021
BOJ’s first ETF-free month under Kuroda wins over some investors
Many market watchers are praising the move, saying that the BOJ's outsized presence has undermined the price discovery process.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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