Oct 15th
SoftBank eyes IPO for blank-check acquisition vehicle in 2020
Group taps unicorn demands for a shortcut to equities market
Japan taps Australia and Brunei for hydrogen import goal
Partnership will help realize Tokyo’s annual 300,000-ton target by 2030
Japan Tobacco sells tower headquarters to Sumitomo Realty
Deal comes amid concerns of weak office demand due to COVID-19
Shin-Etsu taps Taiwan in 20% boost to chipmaking material capacity
Chemicals group to start output of cutting-edge EUV resist outside Japan
Suga digitization push to put all financial filings online by 2022
Japanese banks and insurers still submit vast majority of documents on paper
Japan’s Sekisui struck by espionage using social media
Authorities: Researcher contacted on LinkedIn by Chinese company to leak secrets
Japan expands ‘China exit’ subsidies for moves to Southeast Asia
Prime Minister Suga to announce plan during ASEAN tour in first official trip
Oct14th
SoftBank to start truck management service with Nippon Express
Cloud-based application targets SMEs to combat rising logistics costs
G-7 calls for regulation over digital payment amid China push
Ministers emphasize necessity of making efforts to prevent fraudulent activities
Children’s clothier Miki House sets sights on rich Chinese parents
Japanese brand plans to double Asian stores in 3 years through 2021
Carbon capture receives global push from Mitsubishi Heavy
Japanese company says used with biomass plant, negative net emissions achievable
In Indo-Pacific push, Japan to export arms to Vietnam
Suga to sign deal on maiden visit to Southeast Asia as prime minister
Former Takata shipped substandard seat belts
Data falsification likely involves millions of units, forcing massive recalls
Japan to lure overseas finance talent with inheritance tax break
Move is part of Tokyo’s push to become a global financial hub
Oct13th
Mitsui tells new shareholder Warren Buffett health care is the future
CEO Tatsuo Yasunaga eyes greater diversification with US investor’s help
Japan minister: Renewable energy to be ‘major power source’
Kajiyama vows to increase offshore wind and fund battery development
SoftBank Vision Fund prepares blank-check acquisition vehicle
Move seen as way to bypass IPOs as cash-rich company looks to sell down assets
China, Japan and India lag behind in international bribery battle
Report warns of lax enforcement and risk of undermining COVID recoveries
Japan’s Hoshino Resorts to open hotel in China
Group’s 4th overseas venture seen as springboard for North America and Europe
Chinese ships stay for record time in Japan waters off Senkakus
Two vessels attempt to approach Japanese fishing boat
Why Nintendo should buy Roblox
Japanese games giant should extend experience to global community of online players
