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DAIWA

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 11, 2023
Japan firms face more shareholder proposals
A record 90 publicly traded companies as of Wednesday had received 348 shareholder proposals during meetings this month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 5, 2023
Daiwa gives workers OK to 'freely use' ChatGPT as part of tech drive
The company has been strengthening the recruitment of science graduates to develop high-tech experts in house.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 8, 2023
Rothschild taps ex-Daiwa banker to bolster Japan expansion
The French investment bank hired Yuichi Akai to expand its Japan business and grow its team in the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 30, 2023
Daiwa Securities takes lead in finance sector over ChatGPT use
Daiwa Securities has begun using the chatbot, which it has described as having 'immense potential,' with an eye to streamlining day-to-day tasks including information gathering in English.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2023
Daiwa to start using AI chatbot spurned by Wall Street banks
Japan’s second-biggest brokerage plans to adopt the ChatGPT technology from this month for all of its 9,000 domestic employees, adding that it has 'limitless potential.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 23, 2022
Daiwa chief expects more BOJ tweaks in pivot to policy tightening
Japan's 40-year high inflation and signs of distortions in the bond market mean it's a good time to start normalizing policy, Daiwa Securities Group CEO Seiji Nakata said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 7, 2022
Daiwa Securities creates virtual moon-landing for staffers
While it's partly a way to learn about the so-called metaverse, the company's main goal is to encourage workers to bond more.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 26, 2022
Daiwa hiring M&A bankers in U.S. and Europe to tap dealmaking boom
By boosting its overseas network of about 500 investment bankers, Daiwa hopes to hit its target of earning u00a550 billion annually from M&A advisory in three to five years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 5, 2022
Nomura strategy in focus after retail business loses to Daiwa
The retail division posted pretax profit of u00a55.2 billion for the three months ended March 31, an 80% drop compared with the same period last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 28, 2021
Daiwa prepares to boost base pay by 3% or more for first raise in four years
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has called on firms to agree raises exceeding 3% at Japan's annual labor-management wage negotiations in the spring.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 11, 2021
Massive project near Tokyo heralds rise of hyperscale data centers
Costing over u00a5100 billion ($953 million), Daiwa House's 330,000-square-meter facility in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, is slated for completion in 2030.
BUSINESS
Dec 26, 2019
Daiwa to expand REIT business as low rates persist
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. is expanding its real estate investment trust business as low interest rates continue to drive investors into domestic property funds.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 24, 2019
Suave Richard makes late surge in dramatic Japan Cup victory
Third favorite Suave Richard came from behind to win the 39th running of the Japan Cup on Sunday for the horse's second Grade 1 title.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2019
Line and Nomura launch zero-commission online brokerage for Japanese stocks
Line Corp. and Nomura Holdings Inc. said they have launched an online brokerage venture that will charge zero commissions for trading in Japanese shares.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 3, 2019
Sony and Daiwa Securities eye ¥20 billion fund to invest in high-tech start-ups
Sony Corp. said Wednesday it will set up a venture fund of around ¥20 billion ($185 million) with a Daiwa Securities Group Inc. unit to invest in prospective startups.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 16, 2019
Daiwa targets younger investors with new online brokerage unit
Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Japan's second-biggest brokerage, unveiled plans to start a unit focused on mobile services as early as next year to win younger clients.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 14, 2019
Brokerages brace for Japan's longest market shutdown since WWII
Brokerages are taking steps to help relieve at least some investors worried about getting trapped by the country's unusually long holiday next month related to the Emperor's succession.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 14, 2019
Japan's Daiwa House suspects massive $211 million embezzlement at Chinese joint venture
Home builder Daiwa House Industry Co. said Wednesday it suspects 1.42 billion yuan ($211 million) may have been embezzled by three employees at its joint venture in China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Oct 29, 2018
Japanese housing firms target Asian markets due to shrinking business at home
Japanese housing manufacturers have been strengthening their overseas businesses, tapping into potential growth in China and other Asian countries as demand for new construction declines in the shrinking domestic market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2018
Merrill Lynch Japan at root of Tokyo Stock Exchange system glitch, informed sources say
The Tokyo Stock Exchange said it suffered a trading system glitch Tuesday morning that left some brokerages unable to make orders through the bourse.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.

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