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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 6, 2020
Toshiba Machine girds for tough battle with investor Yoshiaki Murakami
Toshiba Machine Co. is bracing for "a very tough battle" with controversial activist investor Yoshiaki Murakami on March 27, when shareholders will meet to decide the outcome of one of the nation's highest-profile takeover battles in recent years.
Japan Times
Rugby
Feb 23, 2020
Steelers hammer Brave Lupus at home to remain unbeaten
The Kobe Kobelco Steelers stayed unbeaten in the Japan Rugby Top League thanks to Sunday's comprehensive 57-0 win over Toshiba Brave Lupus.
Japan Times
Rugby
Feb 15, 2020
Wild Knights maintain perfect record in Top League
A late brace by substitute Taiki Koyama earned the Panasonic Wild Knights their fifth bonus-point win of the season, a 46-27 victory over the Toshiba Brave Lupus on Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2020
In fresh scandal for Toshiba, subsidiary found to have booked ¥43.5 billion in fictitious sales
Toshiba Corp. said Friday that a subsidiary booked fictitious sales of ¥43.5 billion in 26 transactions recorded only on paper.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 14, 2020
Chips are down as Toshiba logs ¥145.63 billion loss for April-December
Toshiba Corp. said Friday it posted a group net loss of ¥145.63 billion ($1.32 billion) in the April-December period due to the sluggish performance of its affiliated semiconductor business.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 25, 2020
Wild Knights, Brave Lupus stay unbeaten
The Panasonic Wild Knights and Toshiba Brave Lupus maintained their unbeaten starts to the Japan Rugby Top League season on Saturday with wins over the Mitsubishi Sagamihara Dynaboars and Honda Heat, respectively.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 21, 2020
Yoshiaki Murakami fund launches ¥25.9 billion hostile bid for Toshiba Machine
City Index Eleventh Co. said it will offer u00a53,456 per Toshiba Machine share to buy up to 43.82 percent of the molding machine company.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 20, 2020
Toshiba Machine shares surge 19% on Murakami's surprise bid
Toshiba Machine Co.'s share price soared Monday after the company said Japan's best-known activist investor, Yoshiaki Murakami, plans a tender offer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 18, 2020
Japan activist investor Yoshiaki Murakami makes surprise bid to disrupt Toshiba deal
Japan's best-known activist investor announces a tender offer for Toshiba Machine Co., which is embroiled in a controversial takeover battle for NuFlare Technology Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 18, 2020
Toshiba CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani to be given additional title of president in April
Toshiba Corp. Chief Executive Officer Nobuaki Kurumatani will add the title of president effective April, part of a revamp among top management aimed at speeding up decision-making.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 17, 2020
Toshiba touts PC algorithm that's faster than a supercomputer
It's a tantalizing prospect for traders whose success often hinges on microseconds: a desktop PC algorithm that crunches market data faster than today's most advanced supercomputers.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 12, 2020
Top League kicks off in front of big crowds
The 2019-2020 Japan Rugby Top League season kicked off Sunday with a plethora of world superstars and Rugby World Cup winners playing in front of big crowds across the nation.
Japan Times
Rugby
Dec 25, 2019
Leitch wants to make sure rugby's current popularity remains high
Since the staging of a successful Rugby World Cup this year, the popularity of the game has been at an all-time high in Japan. This, however, wasn't an entirely new experience for star Michael Leitch and some of his Brave Blossoms teammates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 20, 2019
Toshiba digs in heels after Hoya's unsolicited bid for technology unit
Just days after Hoya Corp. made a hostile takeover bid for one of Toshiba Corp.'s publicly traded units — an extremely rare move in Japan — the industrial giant is responding with equally unusual bluntness.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2019
Shareholder activism rises in Japan as firms go hostile and investors speak out
Record shareholder activism is combining with rare hostile takeover bids in Japan, in a trend that's seen as good news for investors in the country's ¥675 trillion stock market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 13, 2019
Japan's Hoya to launch $1.4 billion counterbid for Toshiba unit NuFlare
Hoya Corp. said Friday it would make a $1.4 billion counterbid for NuFlare Technology Inc. in what could become a hostile offer for the Toshiba Corp. unit the electronics conglomerate plans to buy out.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 13, 2019
Toshiba prepares for early return to Tokyo Stock Exchange's first section
Toshiba Corp. said Friday it is preparing for a swift return to the Tokyo Stock Exchange's first section, following its 2017 demotion on massive losses from its bankrupt U.S. nuclear unit, to raise capital for future investments.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 25, 2019
Toshiba says its device tests for 13 cancer types with 99% accuracy from a single drop of blood
Testing on the equipment and testing procedure will begin next year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 13, 2019
Toshiba posts ¥145 billion net loss in first half of fiscal year
Toshiba Corp. reported a net loss Wednesday of ¥145.15 billion ($1.3 billion) for the April-September period, due in part to taking a loss on the sale of a U.S. liquefied natural gas operation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 12, 2019
Toshiba's board discusses taking full control of some listed subsidiaries
Major machinery and electronics maker Toshiba Corp. is considering taking full control of some of its four listed subsidiaries, it has been learned.
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.
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.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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