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JX HOLDINGS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 24, 2018
U.S. giant Johnson & Johnson makes $2.1 billion offer to buy out Japan cosmetics firm Ci:z
U.S. health care conglomerate Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday it will buy all outstanding shares of Japanese skin care firm Ci:z Holdings Co. that it does not already own for ¥230 billion ($2.05 billion) in cash.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 12, 2018
Yamato agrees to jointly develop flying delivery trucks with U.S. firm
Yamato Holdings Co. said Friday it has agreed to jointly develop an unmanned cargo aircraft with Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. of the United States, aiming to launch the "flying truck" by the mid-2020s amid a labor shortage in the logistics industry.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 27, 2018
After lira plunges, Toyo Ink puts construction of Turkish plant on hold
Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co. will postpone starting constructing a plant in Turkey, originally scheduled to begin later this year, as the fall of the Turkish lira raises the cost of procuring materials from abroad, sources close to the matter said Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 10, 2018
Japan ministry officials inspect Yamato subsidiary's headquarters after moving firm said it overcharged clients
The transport ministry conducted an on-site inspection Thursday of Yamato Holdings Co. after it admitted to overcharging corporate clients an estimated ¥3.1 billion over the past five years.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 8, 2018
Orix says it will buy 30 percent stake in Avolon for $2.2 billion
Orix Corp. said Wednesday it will buy a 30 percent stake in aircraft leasing firm Avolon Holdings Ltd. from China's HNA Group Co. Ltd. for $2.2 billion.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2018
HNA in talks to sell over $2 billion Avolon stake to Orix: sources
HNA Group Co., a Chinese conglomerate unwinding a global acquisition spree, is in advanced talks to sell a minority stake in jet lessor Avolon Holdings Ltd. to Orix Corp., sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Jul 31, 2018
Walmart may be on the cusp of making its final checkout from the Japanese retail market
With speculation rife that Walmart Inc. is seeking to offload Seiyu, its Japanese subsidiary, the U.S. retail behemoth's possible failure may be interpreted as the result of this country's ultracompetitive retail market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 24, 2018
Yamato says it overcharged corporate moving service clients by ¥1.7 billion
Yamato Holdings Co. said Tuesday it has overcharged corporate moving service clients by ¥1.7 billion over the 24 months through June.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 18, 2018
Keisuke Honda launching venture fund with Will Smith
Keisuke Honda will launch a venture fund of around $100 million with Hollywood actor and rapper Will Smith this month, the athlete's management firm said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2018
Ex-Nomura trader must defend bond-case dismissal in higher U.S. court
Prosecutors are pressing their attack on questionable practices used by bond traders, appealing a judge's decision to toss out the conviction of a former Nomura Holdings Inc. managing director caught up in the sputtering U.S. crackdown.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 11, 2018
Kirin Holdings wants its aging customers to eat more healthily
Seeking growth beyond a shrinking beer market, Kirin Holdings Co. is turning its attention to making people healthier.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2018
Logistics giant Senko partners with Thai firm on cold chain food business
Leading Japanese logistics company Senko Group Holdings Co. has tied up with a local Thai firm to launch a full-scale cold chain food business in Thailand, catering to growing demand from food and food-related sectors.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 25, 2018
Isetan Mitsukoshi fell into red in FY 2017 for first loss in 8 years
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. said Wednesday it expects to book a group net loss of ¥1 billion ($9.16 million) in fiscal 2017, which ended last month, marking the company's first red ink in eight years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2018
Ex-Speaker John Boehner morphs from strong marijuana foe to pot industry adviser
The U.S. marijuana industry has a new spokesman: John Boehner.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 22, 2018
Seven & I welcomes 1,071 new employees
Retail giant Seven & I Holdings Co. welcomed 1,071 new recruits at a ceremony Thursday for those entering its 21 units including Seven-Eleven Japan Co. and department store chain Sogo & Seibu Co.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 2, 2018
Nippon Paint, Japan's largest coatings maker, to give Singapore's Wuthelam board majority
Nippon Paint Holdings Co. said Thursday it has decided to give top shareholder Wuthelam Group, of Singapore, a majority on its board, effectively handing over control of Japan's largest coatings maker.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2018
Japan's Yamato Holdings Co. enters joint venture in Myanmar
Yamato Holdings Co. plans to provide logistics services in Myanmar through a joint venture with a local partner, aiming to capitalize on growing demand for trade and road transport from foreign companies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 30, 2018
Nomura hires bankers from Bank of America, UBS and Jefferies in U.S. expansion
Nomura Holdings Inc. has hired 15 investment bankers in the U.S. from firms including Credit Suisse Group AG, Bank of America Corp. and Jefferies Group LLC as the trading house builds out its North American business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2018
Bible of Japanese stocks gets hot, suggesting nation's brokerages will prosper
Things are looking up for Japan's biggest brokerages, if demand for a well-known stock handbook is any guide.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 17, 2018
Japan's Recruit Holdings announces entry into vacation rental market
Recruit Holdings Co. announces its entry into the vacation rental market ahead of a new law giving the green light to private short-term minpaku lodging services.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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