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TOSHIBA

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 18, 2021
Activist Toshiba shareholders score win with vote for independent probe
The landmark vote for an investigation into allegations of investors being pressured marks only the fourth time that a shareholder motion has won approval in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 23, 2021
Toshiba in talks with GE to jointly produce wind power equipment
The Japanese firm has set a goal to expand its renewable energy business to u00a5650 billion in fiscal 2030 from u00a5190 billion in fiscal 2019.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 14, 2021
Top League delays start of season due to COVID-19 outbreak
On Tuesday, the JFRU said 24 players and staff at Canon Eagles, 13 from Toyota Verblitz, and seven from Suntory Sungoliath tested positive in preseason screening.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 21, 2020
Japanese firms explore quantum cryptography to make stock trading secure
Toshiba Corp., NEC Corp. and Nomura Holdings Inc., among others, expect to put the technology into use in stock trading within several years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 19, 2020
Toshiba again seeks acquisitions after string of deal flops
Chastened by a string of disastrous overseas acquisitions, the industrial giant is once again looking to buy — this time more cautiously and closer to home.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 30, 2020
Former Japan international Hiroki Yuhara dies at 36
Hiroki Yuhara, a former member of the Japan national side and the Toshiba Brave Lupus forwards coach, died at the age of 36 on Monday, the Top League club announced.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 28, 2020
Kioxia delays listing on Tokyo bourse amid U.S.-China tensions
The firm formerly known as Toshiba Memory Holdings Co. said it will delay what would have been Japan's largest initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 25, 2020
Top Toshiba investor calls for inquiry in widening vote scandal
Because receipts were issued a day after voting forms were received, some were mistaken for being late even though they'd been delivered on time.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2020
Japanese firm launches world's first UV lamp that safely kills coronavirus
Ushio is only accepting orders from medical institutions for the moment but will serve other customers once production catches up with demand.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 17, 2020
Major Toshiba stakeholder 3D Investment demands probe into annual shareholder vote
The incident is likely to raise fresh questions about the relationship between foreign investors, who make up 60 percent of Toshiba's shareholders, and the company.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 14, 2020
Toshiba shareholder 3D Investment wants independent probe into AGM vote
A major investor in Toshiba Corp. has called for a third-party investigation into the conglomerate's annual shareholders meeting, saying its vote was not fully recognized in a potential breach of governance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 13, 2020
Toshiba posts ¥11.35 billion net loss for pandemic-hit April-June quarter
Toshiba Corp. reported Wednesday a net loss of ¥11.35 billion ($106 million) in the April-June period due to sluggish performance in its storage device segment hit by coronavirus-trigged disruptions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 11, 2020
Japan kept activist investor in limbo over key Toshiba vote, sources say
The news illustrates how Japan's tighter rules on foreign ownership may also be used to keep activist shareholders in check.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 30, 2020
IBM ties up with Japanese business and academia in quantum computing
The 'Quantum Innovation Initiative Consortium' will be based at the University of Tokyo and include Toyota, financial institutions and chemical manufacturers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2020
Toshiba to sell shares in chip affiliate for shareholder returns
Toshiba plans to sell the shares after the affiliate goes public, expected by the end of this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 5, 2020
Hitachi, Toshiba and Miraca join forces to raise output of antigen test kits
Industrial conglomerates Hitachi Ltd. and Toshiba Corp, as well as Miraca Holdings subsidiary Fujirebio, said on Friday they will jointly set up a facility to produce antigen-testing kits for the coronavirus.
Japan Times
Rugby
Apr 17, 2020
Michael Leitch says Japan must become 'One Team' to beat coronavirus
“One Team,” the slogan used by Japan's Brave Blossoms at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, was selected as the 2019 buzzword of the year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 6, 2020
Toshiba Machine girds for tough battle with investor Yoshiaki Murakami
Toshiba Machine Co. is bracing for "a very tough battle" with controversial activist investor Yoshiaki Murakami on March 27, when shareholders will meet to decide the outcome of one of the nation's highest-profile takeover battles in recent years.
Japan Times
Rugby
Feb 23, 2020
Steelers hammer Brave Lupus at home to remain unbeaten
The Kobe Kobelco Steelers stayed unbeaten in the Japan Rugby Top League thanks to Sunday's comprehensive 57-0 win over Toshiba Brave Lupus.
Japan Times
Rugby
Feb 15, 2020
Wild Knights maintain perfect record in Top League
A late brace by substitute Taiki Koyama earned the Panasonic Wild Knights their fifth bonus-point win of the season, a 46-27 victory over the Toshiba Brave Lupus on Saturday.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
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.
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.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
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.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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