Today: November 10, 2024
Today: November 10, 2024

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Kokusai Electric shares jump 29% in Tokyo debut

Kokusai Electric shares jumped 29% in their Tokyo market debut on Wednesday after private equity firm KKR sold shares in the chip equipment maker for $

Kokusai Electric shares jump 29% in Tokyo debut
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Exclusive-Japan robot maker Yaskawa eyes $200 million US investment

Japanese robot maker Yaskawa Electric is considering investing around $200 million in the United States, its president said, with an eye to making its

Exclusive-Japan robot maker Yaskawa eyes $200 million US investment
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Exclusive-Panasonic puts productivity boost ahead of new EV plant in US

Panasonic's battery business must focus on boosting productivity, Group CEO Yuki Kusumi told Reuters, signalling the Tesla supplier may hold off

Exclusive-Panasonic puts productivity boost ahead of new EV plant in US
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Taiwan chip firms flock to Japan as China decoupling accelerates

Japan's efforts to rebuild its semiconductor industry are getting a shot in the arm as more and more Taiwanese chip companies expand here

Taiwan chip firms flock to Japan as China decoupling accelerates
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Analysis-Japan takes Taiwan's helping hand on long road to chip revival

Chipmaker TSMC formally opens its first Japanese plant on Saturday, highlighting the Taiwanese firm's critical role in Tokyo's multi-billion dollar

Analysis-Japan takes Taiwan's helping hand on long road to chip revival
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Exclusive-TSMC considering advanced chip packaging capacity in Japan, sources say

Taiwan's TSMC is looking at building advanced packaging capacity in Japan, according to two sources familiar with the matter, a move that

Exclusive-TSMC considering advanced chip packaging capacity in Japan, sources say
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Japanese chipmaker Kioxia files for IPO; sources say it's targeting December

Bain Capital-backed Kioxia filed for an IPO on Friday and sources familiar with the matter said the Japanese chipmaker was targeting December for the

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia files for IPO; sources say it's targeting December
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US fund Taiyo says it may buy into Brother bid for niche Japanese printer

The U.S. fund in a buyout battle for a niche market Japanese printer company said it would consider selling to rival bidder Brother Industries if it

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Nomura aims to nearly double profit over 7 years with focus on wealth management

(This May 14 story has been refiled to clarify that hiring of more than 70 private bankers was as of October 2023 in paragraph 6, and to amend reference to ROE in paragraph 9) By Anton Bridge and Miho

Nomura aims to nearly double profit over 7 years with focus on wealth management
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Japan chipmaker Kioxia to file preliminary listing application, sources say

Bain Capital-backed chipmaker Kioxia plans to submit a preliminary application to list shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the coming days, two people

Japan chipmaker Kioxia to file preliminary listing application, sources say
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Japan spot work startup Timee targets July listing, sources say

Japan startup Timee, which operates a platform connecting workers seeking side gigs with labour-strapped businesses, is targeting a listing in July in

Japan spot work startup Timee targets July listing, sources say
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Japan interest rates could rise to 0.5% by March 2025, says Mizuho Bank CEO

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) could hike interest rates twice by the end of March 2025 to reach 0.5%, reflecting the real growth rate of the Japanese

Japan interest rates could rise to 0.5% by March 2025, says Mizuho Bank CEO
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Japan regulator tells financial firms to reassure nervous new investors

The new head of Japan's banking regulator called on financial firms to reassure and educate inexperienced retail

Japan regulator tells financial firms to reassure nervous new investors
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Japan, Tokyo governments target $4.7 billion valuation for Tokyo Metro in IPO, sources say

Japan's national and Tokyo governments are seeking a 700 billion yen ($4.7 billion) valuation for Tokyo Metro as they prepare to list the subway

Japan, Tokyo governments target $4.7 billion valuation for Tokyo Metro in IPO, sources say
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Nippon Steel's US setback a wake-up for Japan Inc's foreign forays

Japanese firms are set to scrutinise overseas deals more intently after U.S. resistance to Nippon Steel's $15 billion U.S.

Nippon Steel's US setback a wake-up for Japan Inc's foreign forays
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Bain sought $10 billion valuation for Japan's Kioxia, investors only wanted to pay half

Investors pushed Bain Capital to almost halve the valuation it was seeking for Japan's Kioxia in an IPO, leading the U.S. buyout firm to scrap its

Bain sought $10 billion valuation for Japan's Kioxia, investors only wanted to pay half
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Tokyo Metro raises $2.3 billion in Japan's biggest IPO in 6 years

Tokyo Metro raised 348.6 billion yen ($2.3 billion) in Japan's largest initial public offering in six years after pricing its IPO at the top of its

Tokyo Metro raises $2.3 billion in Japan's biggest IPO in 6 years
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Surge in foreign bids for Japanese firms only just beginning, says BofA's Komori

A surge in foreign takeover bids for Japanese firms is likely to accelerate, according to Bank of America's co-head of Japan investment banking, Yuta Komori.

Surge in foreign bids for Japanese firms only just beginning, says BofA's Komori
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Major Japanese insurers to offload $3.1 billion of Honda shares, sources say

Four of Japan's top property and casualty insurers and other financial firms plan to sell around 500 billion yen ($3.1 billion) of shares in Honda Motor, three people said, as the

Major Japanese insurers to offload $3.1 billion of Honda shares, sources say

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