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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 9, 2019
Daniel Loeb's Third Point hedge fund building a stake to pressure Sony, sources say
Daniel Loeb's hedge fund Third Point LLC is building a stake in Sony Corp. to push for changes, the second time in six years it has targeted the electronics maker, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 4, 2019
SoftBank to seek $15 billion more for huge Saudi-backed Vision Fund
For SoftBank Group Corp., $100 billion (¥11 trillion) isn't enough. The conglomerate, which has reshaped the technology startup landscape with its Saudi-backed Vision Fund, is in talks with investors to add as much as $15 billion more to its already massive fund, according to people familiar with the...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2019
An empty promise to cure a fake problem
Broad testing of blood samples is not what Americans need.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2019
Miyakoshi, the first Japanese firm into postwar China, hopes for a real estate-driven comeback
When it comes to China, Kunimasa Miyakoshi has at least two claims to fame.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 12, 2019
Calling for 'renewed sense of urgency,' Toshiba activist investor King Street to nominate new directors
Toshiba Corp. investor King Street Capital Management plans to nominate a slate of independent directors to replace a majority of the manufacturer's board, ratcheting up the hedge fund's first public activist campaign.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2019
U.N. Myanmar expert wants tighter checks by Facebook and investors to ensure they back human rights
Facebook, Twitter and foreign investors need to do more to ensure they support human rights in Myanmar, the U.N. Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee said in a report published on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2019
American investor Jim Rogers warns of severe economic downturn and forecasts grim future for Japan
Prominent American investor Jim Rogers has warned in a new book that the worst economic downturn in his lifetime is around the corner and that Japan's future is in jeopardy unless it takes serious steps to deal with staggering debt and a declining birth rate.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 17, 2019
Japanese firms buying back shares at a record pace
Publicly traded firms' purchases of their own shares are expected to hit a record in fiscal 2018, which ends next month, as they are increasingly focusing on the interests of shareholders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 8, 2019
Record $135 billion loss by Japan's pension fund shows shifting from bonds to stocks has a cost
A record quarterly loss at the world's largest pension fund is prompting a debate on whether its shift to stocks from bonds was excessive.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 6, 2019
With the G20 facing numerous challenges, do the summit's engagement groups have the answers?
In the run-up to the Group of Twenty Leaders’ Summit in Osaka in late June, several related meetings of what are known as engagement groups are scheduled to take place in Tokyo and around the country. One of the more influential engagement groups is T20, or Think 20, whose members include influential...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2019
SoftBank's giant debt burden looks worse than it actually is, analysts say
As SoftBank Group Corp. continues its transformation into a giant investment fund, some analysts are increasingly watching a metric more familiar to lenders as they judge its creditworthiness. And by that gauge, they say, its massive debt pile looks manageable.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 3, 2019
Japan is back as a top global contender
Japan's newfound globalization marks a success for Abenomics because it has made Japan strong again both at home and abroad.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2019
Malaysia still in talks with china over $20 billion rail project: report
Talks for a $20 billion Malaysian rail project are still ongoing, with the Southeast Asian nation expecting to make a decision "as soon as possible," the Star newspaper reported, citing Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2019
Japan Investment Corp. at risk of becoming another 'zombie' rescue fund after METI's intervention
Japan's largest public-private fund, Japan Investment Corp., once had an ambitious mandate to aggressively pursue investments in next-generation businesses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2019
BlackRock data leak affecting thousands also ensnared Envestnet advisers
Financial advisers served by technology provider Envestnet Inc. were among the thousands affected by a data leak at BlackRock Inc., the world's largest asset manager.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Jan 4, 2019
Yen's recent surge a red flag for world markets and global economy in 2019
A gradual rise by the yen in recent weeks culminated in a dramatic surge — firing a warning shot for world markets and the global economy in 2019.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 27, 2018
Nissan sources link latest Ghosn allegations to Khaled Al-Juffali, vice chairman of one of Saudi Arabia's largest conglomerates
Sources with knowledge of Nissan Motor Co.'s probe into its former Chairman Carlos Ghosn have said that an individual involved in fresh misconduct allegations against Ghosn is Khaled Al-Juffali, vice chairman of one of Saudi Arabia's largest conglomerates and a member of the board at the Saudi Arabian...
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
By Thu-Huong Ha

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