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BANKRUPTCY

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 1, 2021
How Masayoshi Son’s ‘money guy’ Lex Greensill went from hero to zero
Greensill Capital was a key part of what Son dubbed his 'Cluster of No. 1's” strategy, taking noncontrolling stakes in the world's leading tech companies and encouraging them to cooperate.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2021
Kitchen equipment piles up as pandemic shutters Japan's restaurants
With businesses closing, recycling shops are buying up equipment to repair, clean and resell.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 2, 2020
These are the airlines teetering on the brink of COVID-19 ruin
Having a home government with deep — and open — pockets is emerging as key in terms of whether an airline will make it through the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 26, 2020
Telltale signs that a business in Japan may be teetering on the edge of financial ruin
One reliable way to discern if the corporate ship is listing severely is to scrutinize the behavior of its president.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 11, 2020
Bankruptcies in Japan edge down in July despite COVID-19
The data suggests that government measures may be helping keep businesses afloat amid the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2020
Virgin Atlantic files Chapter 15 petition to aid U.K. rescue
The firm's reservations are down 89 percent year-on-year so far in 2020.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 11, 2020
COVID-19 pulls the rug out from under workers' feet
And that may not be the worse thing that could happen to them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 10, 2020
Muji U.S.A. files for bankruptcy, citing pandemic shutdowns
Muji's U.S. unit joins more than 110 companies that have declared bankruptcy in the U.S. this year and blamed the coronavirus crisis in part for their demise.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 2, 2020
NPC, top U.S. franchisee of Pizza Hut and Wendy's, files for bankruptcy
The plan is to reduce the company's debt and sell some of its restaurants, starting with Wendy's, court papers show.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 29, 2020
Japan bankruptcies seen rising to seven-year high amid pandemic
A global economic slowdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic is causing companies to go out of business around the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 11, 2020
‘Hidden’ defaults set to soar as recession squeezes firms worldwide
The COVID-19 outbreak and unprecedented lockdowns prompted the International Monetary Fund to predict that the recession would be the steepest in almost a century.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 30, 2020
SoftBank shares tumble 10% after OneWeb files for bankruptcy
SoftBank Group Corp. fell as much as 10 percent after a provider of satellite-based internet service that it invested in filed for bankruptcy, ceding some gains from an unprecedented plan to sell assets and buy back shares.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 2, 2020
Japan's Luminous Cruising blames coronavirus as it files for bankruptcy
A cruise ship company in Kobe was effectively bankrupted by the coronavirus crisis on Monday after filing for protection from creditors under the corporate rehabilitation law.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 25, 2020
Japan sees first business failure linked to coronavirus
A hotel in Aichi Prefecture will file for bankruptcy due to a steep fall in customers amid the coronavirus outbreak, Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. said Tuesday.
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.
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.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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