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BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2012

Hybrid Microsoft 8 OS makes debut

The Windows 8 operating system debuted worldwide Friday, with Microsoft Corp. looking to gain a competitive edge in the market for mobile devices by focusing on smartphones and tablets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2012

Google launches tablet, e-book service in Japan

Google Inc. launched its latest tablet device in Japan on Tuesday, with the price more than 50 percent cheaper than Apple Inc.'s popular iPad.
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2012

Orix setting its sights on local banks, asset managers in South America

Financing company Orix Corp. opened a Brazil unit this month to seek acquisitions in South America.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2012

Sharp puts up properties in bid to secure fresh bank loans

Struggling Sharp Corp. said Thursday it has put up some of its properties, including its Osaka headquarters and flagship Kameyama plant in Mie Prefecture, as collateral for ¥150 billion in fresh bank loans, confirming earlier news reports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2012

JAL reportedly gets all IPO orders

Japan Airlines Co.'s ¥663 billion initial public offering, the largest since Facebook Inc., has drawn orders for all the stock being sold, according to two sources with knowledge of the transaction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2012

Softbank bets on credit card tieup

In an attempt to change the deep-rooted cash culture in Japan, Softbank Corp. is hoping to create a business opportunity here by teaming up with U.S.-based PayPal Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2012

95-minute glitch halts TSE derivatives trading

Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. said a computer error Tuesday halted trading of Topix index futures, Japanese government bond futures and options trading for about 95 minutes, the second time in seven months a malfunction has forced a shutdown.
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2012

Mizuho set to boost overseas loans 30% a year amid European retreat

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. plans to boost overseas lending by as much as 30 percent a year as it targets Asian companies unable to borrow from European banks that are retrenching amid the eurozone's debt crisis.
BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2012

FSA's No. 2 tells Nomura to get its house in order after insider probe

The government wants the Nomura brokerage to clean its "wounds" and uphold higher ethical standards after it leaked information used for insider trading, the deputy head of the Financial Services Agency said.
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2012

FSA to brokerages: Find leaks to Japan Advisory

The Financial Services Agency, as part of a government probe into insider trading, has asked a dozen securities firms to check whether they leaked information to hedge fund adviser Japan Advisory Ltd.
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2012

Rakuten readies kobo e-book reader

Rakuten Inc. announced Monday that it will release an e-book reader and open a new e-book store this month, aiming to energize Japan's publication and reading culture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2012

Translating smartphone is boon for DoCoMo

Smartphones are getting smarter. Maybe nearly as smart as a multilingual interpreter.
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2012

Nomura gives top managers hefty pay raise despite drop in earnings

Nomura Holdings Inc., the nation's largest brokerage, raised pay for top executives by 79 percent last fiscal year, even as its earnings and share price plunged.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 31, 2012

Nissan poised to sell green-vehicle credits

A new front is opening in the emerging market for electric vehicles — not for selling cars, but for credits required to meet clean-air rules.
BUSINESS
May 29, 2012

Sumitomo Mitsui in insider probe

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., the nation's fourth-biggest bank by market value, said it's being investigated for possible insider trading, the second such probe in two months.
BUSINESS
May 2, 2012

BOJ stimulus pleases debt holders

Holders of Japanese government debt got what they wanted from the Bank of Japan's stimulus last week, while Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn had little reason for cheer as the yen continued to rise.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2012

MUFJ to hire 200 for derivatives business

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. will hire 50 currency and interest-rate derivatives traders globally in the next three years to help more than double annual profit in the business to ¥500 billion.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2012

Growing 'butterfly gap' shows 10-year JGBs top bet

Investors are favoring Japan's 10-year notes over both shorter- and longer-term debt on prospects the central bank will succumb to lawmaker calls to buy a wider spectrum of debt to support the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2012

Unprofitable Mazda may be forced to sell assets, sever community ties

Should Mazda Motor Corp. dump the Hiroshima Carp?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 13, 2012

Mitsui Fudosan eyes expanding trust

Mitsui Fudosan Co., the nation's biggest developer by sales, said it plans to triple the size of its private real estate investment trust in three years as the company seeks to tap Japanese pension funds.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 6, 2012

Caveat emptor: Not all 'word of mouth' blogs unpaid

Is word-of-mouth information on the Internet trustworthy — or to be taken with a grain of salt?
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2012

Ex-Mizuho credit exec Rekeda may face SEC lawsuit over dodgy CDO

U.S. regulators, as part of a broad probe of how Wall Street firms bundled mortgage-linked financial products as the housing crisis worsened, notified a former Mizuho Financial Group Inc. executive he may be sued for his role in structuring the securities.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami