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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 14, 2017
Toshiba says it is now considering selling majority stake in flash memory spinoff
Toshiba Corp.'s president said Tuesday the ailing electronics giant may sell a majority stake in its flash memory operations to cover losses caused by massive write-downs on its U.S. nuclear business.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 19, 2016
Sharp shares climb on improved prospects for full-year profits
Sharp Corp.'s shares rose in Tokyo on an improved outlook for full-year profit results, an early sign of turnaround under Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., its new owner.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 18, 2016
JR Kyushu shares inch upward ahead of IPO
Kyushu Railway Co. shares have climbed in the gray market before the company's debut next week, people familiar with the matter said.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 21, 2016
Securities watchdog to step up scrutiny of insider trading in biotech sector
The securities watchdog will boost monitoring of health-care stocks for possible insider trading after increasing leaks of information that has the power to move markets, according to the top official of the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 15, 2016
Line Corp. raises ¥100 billion on day one of dual listing in New York, Tokyo
CEO Takeshi Idezawa says the company plans to build trust in its messaging and other services and expand.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 15, 2016
From toymakers to banks, Pokemon fever giving speculative boost to Japanese stocks
Bread makers, TV broadcasters, toy companies and regional banks are some of Tokyo traders' favorite stocks this week, all thanks to Pokemon.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 11, 2016
Line prices IPO at top of range in year's biggest tech debut
Line Corp. set the price of its initial public offering at the top of the targeted range and will exercise an option to sell more stock as investors shrug off market volatility caused by Britain's decision to bolt from the European Union.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 28, 2016
Japan's financial watchdog queries brokerages on high-frequency trading, dark pools
Japan's financial watchdog has started examining high-frequency trading, algorithms and dark pools, asking brokers for information about the practices.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 14, 2016
Stocks tumble in Tokyo, largely erasing Wednesday's rebound
Shares fell in Tokyo on Thursday, cutting short Wednesday's rebound, after U.S. stocks tumbled amid declining oil prices and continued anxiety over Chinese growth.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 25, 2015
Part-time traders join pros in mass exodus from Japan stocks
Whether part-time or professional, Japan's stock investors are heading for the exits.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 25, 2015
Rout seen as encouraging Japan banks' flight to U.S. treasuries
Japanese banks were already returning to U.S. Treasuries before a plunge in global markets made Federal Reserve rate increases an even more distant prospect.
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2015
Aso says China policies stirring concerns in markets
After the yen surged the most since 1998 amid a deepening sell-off in global stocks, Finance Minister Taro Aso criticized China's recent intervention in financial markets.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 10, 2015
Toilet seat makers, diamond sellers among Japan firms fearing China plunge
The plunge in China's stock market and concerns about its economic growth are having effects well beyond the nation's borders — with shares of Japanese companies that benefit from Chinese tourists also declining.

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Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone.
The last cleanup: Life and death in a lonely Japan