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HOLDINGS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 24, 2019
Nomura CEO to take 3-month pay cut over leak of information about Japan stock market changes
Nomura Holdings Inc.'s CEO will take a pay cut to assume responsibility for improper handling of stock market information by employees.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 7, 2019
Tough online competition forces Isetan Mitsukoshi to shutter one of its Singapore outlets
Leading department store operator Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. will shut one of its five outlets in Singapore due to tough competition from online retailers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 22, 2019
Tokyo Century to buy fifth of Yoma Strategic auto leasing unit as it looks to expand in Myanmar
Tokyo Century Corp. will buy a fifth of Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd.'s vehicle leasing business in a bid to expand in Myanmar and explore further collaboration with the Southeast Asian conglomerate.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 22, 2019
Nomura Holdings CEO Koji Nagai vows to cut costs and keep struggling brokerage independent
Nomura Holdings Inc.'s chief executive vowed to keep Japan's biggest brokerage independent and quickly implement his latest turnaround plan as a slumping share price puts the question of a potential merger in focus.
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2019
Life after GOP politics: John Boehner looks to score big on pot deal with legalized weed
Life after politics is working out just fine for John Boehner.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 13, 2019
Japan Display inks deal for ¥80 billion bailout by Chinese and Taiwanese firms
Japan Display Inc. has signed a deal to receive an ¥80 billion ($715 million) capital injection from a group of Chinese and Taiwanese firms, leaving its revival, initially planned under a Japanese government-backed fund, in the hands of foreign companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 12, 2019
China's ENN Ecological pulls out of plan to buy Toshiba's LNG business in U.S.
Chinese chemicals maker ENN Ecological Holdings Co. is scrapping a plan to buy Toshiba Corp.'s liquefied natural gas operations in the United States, the Japanese firm has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 5, 2019
Japan Post to sell up to 30% of outstanding shares in its insurance unit
Japan Post Holdings Co. said Thursday that it will sell up to 30 percent of its outstanding shares in subsidiary Japan Post Insurance Co. by the end of this month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 5, 2019
Nomura to reduce outlets in Japan by 20%
Nomura Holdings Inc. said Thursday it will reduce the number of its sales outlets in Japan by at least 30, or 20 percent of its 156 domestic outlets, as part of structural reform measures.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 30, 2019
Nomura receives Chinese approval to establish majority-controlled brokerage
Nomura Holdings Inc. said Friday it has won approval from Chinese regulators to establish a majority-controlled brokerage, as the world's second-largest economy seeks to open up its financial sector to foreign companies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 18, 2019
Nomura Holding and Carlyle to acquire Okinawa's Orion Breweries, Japan's fifth-ranked beer maker
Nomura Holdings Inc. and U.S. investment fund The Carlyle Group will jointly acquire a majority stake in Japan's fifth-largest beer producer, the Okinawa-based Orion Breweries Ltd., sources said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 7, 2019
Seven Bank to use facial recognition to let people open accounts at ATMs across Japan
Seven Bank will equip its ATMs with facial recognition technology, possibly starting this fall, as a way to identify customers and let people open bank accounts on the spot, sources said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Taking the Lead
Jan 6, 2019
Changing times: Seiko eyes global luxury watch market as CEO takes iconic firm in a new direction
The executive floor at Seiko Holdings Corp. in Tokyo's posh Ginza district is a piece of history unto itself — the chambers have remained the same for almost a century. If these walls and museum-worthy carved moldings could speak, they would perhaps wax poetic about how Seiko evolved from a watch and...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 26, 2018
Five-year jail terms sought for ex-Tepco executives over Fukushima nuclear crisis
Five-year prison terms were sought Wednesday for three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. for their alleged failure to prevent the Fukushima nuclear disaster triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 2, 2018
Seven-Eleven Japan asks all Tokyo stores to get rid of ashtray receptacles
Leading convenience store chain Seven-Eleven Japan Co. has asked franchise outlets in Tokyo to remove ashtray receptacles from the store premises, it was learned Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 24, 2018
U.S. giant Johnson & Johnson makes $2.1 billion offer to buy out Japan cosmetics firm Ci:z
U.S. health care conglomerate Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday it will buy all outstanding shares of Japanese skin care firm Ci:z Holdings Co. that it does not already own for ¥230 billion ($2.05 billion) in cash.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 12, 2018
Yamato agrees to jointly develop flying delivery trucks with U.S. firm
Yamato Holdings Co. said Friday it has agreed to jointly develop an unmanned cargo aircraft with Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. of the United States, aiming to launch the "flying truck" by the mid-2020s amid a labor shortage in the logistics industry.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 27, 2018
After lira plunges, Toyo Ink puts construction of Turkish plant on hold
Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co. will postpone starting constructing a plant in Turkey, originally scheduled to begin later this year, as the fall of the Turkish lira raises the cost of procuring materials from abroad, sources close to the matter said Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 10, 2018
Japan ministry officials inspect Yamato subsidiary's headquarters after moving firm said it overcharged clients
The transport ministry conducted an on-site inspection Thursday of Yamato Holdings Co. after it admitted to overcharging corporate clients an estimated ¥3.1 billion over the past five years.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 8, 2018
Orix says it will buy 30 percent stake in Avolon for $2.2 billion
Orix Corp. said Wednesday it will buy a 30 percent stake in aircraft leasing firm Avolon Holdings Ltd. from China's HNA Group Co. Ltd. for $2.2 billion.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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