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MERGERS

BUSINESS / Companies
May 16, 2016
Nippon Steel to take control of Nisshin to weather China glut
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp., Japan's largest steel maker, said it will take majority control of the nation's No. 4 mill, Nisshin Steel Co., as the industry consolidates in the face of a global supply glut.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Apr 4, 2016
For Hon Hai, turning around Sharp will be tougher than takeover
Terry Gou has pledged to keep Sharp intact, respect its independence and try to preserve jobs. He will have a hard time keeping those agreements.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 30, 2016
Hitachi, Sagawa Express agree to buy stakes in distribution businesses
Hitachi Ltd. and Sagawa Express Co. agreed Wednesday to buy stakes in each other's distribution businesses as competition among Japanese logistics companies intensifies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 12, 2015
Dow, DuPont agree on $130 billion merger
Chemical titans DuPont and Dow Chemical Co. have agreed to combine in an all-stock merger valued at $130 billion in a first step toward breaking up into three businesses, a move that pleased activist investors and could trigger more consolidation.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 11, 2015
Dow Chemical, DuPont agree to combine in merger of equals
Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co., two historic giants of U.S. industry, will join in an all-stock merger of equals to create three new businesses in a deal described as the largest ever in the chemicals industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 4, 2015
Toshiba, Fujitsu, Vaio reportedly discussing massive PC merger
The three firms are reported to be in talks on consolidating their personal computer businesses to create a behemoth with a large market share.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 9, 2015
Chip firms ink $66 billion in mega mergers as Internet of Things connections spread
Chip companies are merging, signing $66 billion worth of deals this year alone in preparation for an explosion of demand from all walks of life as the next technological revolution takes hold: the Internet of Things.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 26, 2015
Mizuho seeks to build on No. 1 M&A rank by hiring bankers abroad
Mizuho Financial Group Inc., which vaulted to the top spot among Japan's merger advisers this year by working with Japan Post Holdings Co. and Itochu Corp., plans to build on that position by hiring bankers in the United States and Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 11, 2015
FamilyMart likely to absorb Uny in forming second-biggest convenience store chain
FamilyMart Co. and Uny Group Holdings Co. have confirmed they are in merger talks and will decide the basic terms by August to form Japan's second-largest convenience store chain in terms of sales.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2015
Japan Inc. shops abroad to duck bleak domestic prospects
With shrinking prospects at home and the threat of further yen weakness, Japanese companies are rushing to buy overseas and seem willing to pay top dollar, as shown by Japan Post's $5 billion bid for Australia's Toll Holdings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 9, 2015
Growth concerns loom for Daiichi Sankyo on drug warning
Daiichi Sankyo Co. risks losing a slice of revenue to generic-medicine competition next year. Now, the drugmaker's plans to fill the gap have hit a roadblock and investors worry that growth may flounder.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 6, 2015
RadioShack files for bankruptcy, will sell up to 2,400 stores
Electronics retailer RadioShack Corp. filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Thursday and said it had a deal in place to sell as many as 2,400 stores to an affiliate of hedge fund Standard General, its lender and largest shareholder.
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.

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