Business Aug 14, 2021
Nearly 30% of large Japanese firms plan to boost green investments
Manufacturers were particularly keen to increase their decarbonization-related investments, with 46% in the transport machinery industry saying they will do so.
National Jun 22, 2017
95% of tourists to western Japan hope to return to explore less-trodden paths
Close to 95 percent of tourists from Asia who have visited western Japan would like to travel to areas off the beaten track, a survey showed Thursday. According to an online poll, conducted in June and July last year by the state-owned Development Bank of ...
Business / Corporate Mar 17, 2017
Japan may inject public money to turn around Toshiba: sources
A consortium including the state-backed Innovation Network Corp. of Japan and the Development Bank of Japan is mulling investing in Toshiba Corp.’s memory chip business, sources said.
Business / Corporate Jan 19, 2017
Toshiba could incur ¥700 billion loss, asks state-owned bank for aid
Toshiba Corp. has sought financial aid from the state-owned Development Bank of Japan as it expects losses from its U.S. nuclear business.
Business / Corporate May 29, 2015
Skymark files recovery plan, names DBJ director as president
An executive of the Development Bank of Japan is expected to be named president of Skymark Airlines Inc. in a restructuring plan the bankrupt carrier was to submit to a court later Friday, sources said. Masahiko Ichie, director and managing executive officer of the state-backed ...
Business Dec 24, 2014
The government will delay privatization of the Development Bank of Japan in an attempt to sustain the country's flagging economy, according to sources close to the matter. The postponement, the third in eight years, highlights the government's intention to keep providing money to riskier, longer-term ...
Business / Corporate Apr 2, 2014
Kyushu Electric Power Co. has become the second utility to seek government support this week as reactors across the country remain idled and industry losses mount three years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Kyushu Electric said Wednesday it was in talks with the government-owned Development ...
Editorials May 12, 2009
As the special measures law for corporate revitalization was revised, the government has started a scheme to inject capital into large companies suffering from the current economic downturn. The Development Bank of Japan will provide funds if companies meet certain conditions. Conditions for an individual ...