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INVESTMENTS

BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 2, 2017
Trinity teams with Hotel Okura to develop select-service inns in Japan
Trinity Investments LLC, a Hawaii-based real estate firm, said it plans to open a chain of limited-service hotels in Japan in partnership with Hotel Okura Co., targeting a surge in tourism that the government hopes will double by 2020 when Tokyo hosts the Olympic Games.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 30, 2017
Tokyo court orders ¥680 million in damages over MRI investment scam
The Tokyo District Court has ordered officials of a Las Vegas investment firm to pay ¥680 million in damages over a ¥130 billion investment scam that targeted thousands of Japanese.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 28, 2017
Kobe Steel plans to raise ¥70 billion with early asset sale
Kobe Steel Ltd. has shown creditors a plan to secure some ¥70 billion mainly by selling assets earlier than scheduled, informed sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2017
Cloud-based services helping small Japanese firms boost worker efficiency, minus the paperwork
Some emerging businesses in Japan are adopting cloud-based technologies to manage human resources data, freeing them from spending on expensive infrastructure upgrades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 11, 2017
Japan core machinery orders rise in August for second straight month
Japan's core machinery orders rose for a second straight month in August, handily beating market expectations, signaling a pickup in capital expenditure that should encourage Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ahead of a general election this month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 11, 2017
SoftBank leads $93 million investment in AI startup Petuum
SoftBank Group Corp. is leading a $93 million (about ¥10.4 billion) investment in a startup that simplifies for companies the use of machine learning or deep learning applications at scale.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 10, 2017
Japan's current account surplus expands to record ¥2.38 trillion in August
The current account surplus expanded to ¥2.38 trillion ($21 billion) in August — the highest on record for the month — lifted by foreign investments and a bigger trade surplus, government data showed Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2017
Thailand courts Japanese businesses with grand tour of key industrial zone
In the coastal area east of bustling Bangkok lies Thailand's largest industrial zone, a production hub where hundreds of Japanese car- and auto parts makers had once rushed to gain a foothold in Southeast Asia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2017
Somebody's making money off all our junk
In uncertain times, the simple self-storage space can look like the safest place to invest money.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 25, 2017
SoftBank invests $4.4 billion in WeWork to expand coworking in Asia
WeWork Cos. on Thursday agreed to a $4.4 billion investment from SoftBank Group Corp. and its Vision Fund, part of an aggressive global expansion plan for the coworking startup.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2017
Ex-Nomura salesman exiled in Chicago goes hostile at tiny Japan firms
From downtown Chicago, a former Nomura Holdings Inc. salesman is taking activist investing to Japan's smaller listed firms, betting that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's corporate governance overhaul is trickling down to less-covered parts of the market.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2017
SoftBank may invest $1 billion in U.S. online sports store Fanatics
SoftBank Group Corp. is nearing a $1 billion (¥109 billion) investment in Fanatics Inc., an online retailer of licensed sports apparel, as it ramps up deal-making with its giant technology fund.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 24, 2017
IMF sees Japan's 2017 growth higher at 1.3%, upgrades forecasts for China, ASEAN
The International Monetary Fund's latest forecast leaves world economic growth unchanged at 3.5 percent this year and 3.6 percent next year, with upgrades for Japan, China and emerging Asian markets offsetting a downward projection for the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2017
Nomura's India fund approaches ¥400 billion as Japan bets on Modi
The land of Abenomics is betting on "Modinomics."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2017
After initial foray, Japan's pension fund plans to buy even more socially responsible assets
The world's largest pension fund aims to boost and broaden its socially responsible assets after buying them for the first time this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2017
FSA turns to bloggers to shame dodgy, nonperforming funds
Japan's financial regulator is trying a new tack in its fight with asset managers by bringing in bloggers to shame an industry it says provides retail investors with poor service.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2017
Peru holds promise for Japanese trade and investment, ambassador Harold Forsyth says
Following the announcement last week of a free trade deal between Japan and the European Union, Harold Forsyth, Peruvian Ambassador to Japan, vowed Wednesday to strengthen trade ties between Japan and Peru.
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2017
Japan's private investment in India tops $1 billion in first half of 2017
Japanese firms invested at least $1.43 billion (about ¥163 billion) in Indian private equity and venture capital deals in the first half of 2017, more than triple the $459 million in 2016, according to data provided by Indian research firm Venture Intelligence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2017
Foreign firms, maligned by Trump, have been a driving force for reviving U.S. manufacturing jobs
Years before U.S. President Donald Trump began promising to bring back good manufacturing jobs by getting tough with U.S. trade partners, such jobs have already been on the rise, largely thanks to foreign companies now cast as villains in Trump's narrative.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 28, 2017
Nomura looks to bolster compliance after breaching Japanese law, sources say
Nomura Holdings Inc. plans to bolster internal controls after finding that it breached securities laws in its handling of nonpublic information about a company it took public last year, people with knowledge of the matter said.
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.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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.
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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