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The new V Point reward point program will have a combined number of 154 million subscribers from its two former programs, the largest in Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 23, 2024
New 'V Point' program launched after merger
The combined number of subscribers to the two former programs was 154 million, the largest in Japan.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 30, 2022
Kazuyoshi Miura sets JFL's oldest scorer record with penalty kick
The former Japan star's goal was his first since March 2017, when he was playing for Yokohama FC in the J2 League.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 10, 2022
Kazuyoshi Miura rewrites record for oldest player in debut at new National Stadium
Miura, at 55 years and 225 days old, came on in the 76th minute for the Suzuka Point Getters
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2022
Nomura made foreign exchange trades for Glen Point at heart of U.S. fraud case
Nomura Holdings pushed through hundreds of millions of dollars of trades for hedge fund Glen Point Capital that are now at the center of U.S. criminal charges, sources said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 13, 2022
West Point cadets overdose during spring break in Florida, officials say
The two bystanders had not used the substance, but they also went into respiratory arrest because of their exposure from performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 30, 2021
54-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura set to play for fourth-tier club Suzuka
Suzuka play in the Japan Football League, one tier below the pro soccer's J-League third division.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 22, 2021
Eight clubs in the race to sign 54-year-old 'King Kazu' Kazuyoshi Miura
Offers have arrived from Suzuka Point Getters and FC Osaka of the Japan Football League, one tier below the J. League's third-tier J3, while he is planning to meet with J3 side YS Yokohama.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 19, 2020
U.S. activist fund sells most of its Sony stake
Third Point LLC was holding 675,000 shares in the Japanese electronics firm as of March 31.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 25, 2019
U.S. activist fund laments Sony's rejection of spinoff proposal for 'uncut rough stone' chip unit
U.S. activist hedge fund Third Point LLC expressed frustration Thursday over Sony Corp.'s decision to stick with the status quo and turn down a proposal to spin off its lucrative semiconductor business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 18, 2019
Sony explains reasons for rejection of plan to spin off semiconductor business
Sony Corp. has clarified why it rejected a proposal by the U.S. hedge fund Third Point LLC that the electronics and entertainment giant spin off its semiconductor business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 14, 2019
Activist investor Dan Loeb calls on Sony to spin off its semiconductor business
Activist investor Dan Loeb has disclosed a $1.5 billion stake in Sony Corp. and pushed the company to make dramatic changes, including spinning off its semiconductor business and listing it in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 7, 2019
West Point cadet killed when military vehicle flips at training site
One cadet from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, died and 22 cadets and soldiers were injured on Thursday when a tactical vehicle carrying them flipped over during a training mission, officials said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 9, 2019
Daniel Loeb's Third Point hedge fund building a stake to pressure Sony, sources say
Daniel Loeb's hedge fund Third Point LLC is building a stake in Sony Corp. to push for changes, the second time in six years it has targeted the electronics maker, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 14, 2018
'Lion Cross Point': A child's abandonment, cushioned by hope and quiet resolve
Lion Cross Point' is a novel of intersections: of memory and dream, past and future, rural and urban, of innocence and tragedy. Masatsugu Ono's poignant tale spins out in a child-driven stream of consciousness, unwinding from a series of shrouded traumatic events.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Mar 26, 2018
Nuclear power plant construction in Britain: A bottomless swamp
Hitachi Ltd. and other Japanese firms are making risky bets on nuclear power plant construction in Britain.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 2, 2018
From Fukuoka to Miyazaki, Kyushu offers year-round surf
With 12,000 kilometers of coastline, Japan's island of Kyushu offers some fantastic opportunities for surfing, as Oscar Boyd discovers in this Point Break-inspired journey around southwest Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Oct 1, 2017
Playing on a good sense of humor
There are some things in life that are designed just for fun. And why not?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2017
Activist hedge fund Third Point buys $3.5 billion stake in Nestle, eyeing opportunities in Europe
Nestle SA is being targeted by activist investor Dan Loeb's hedge fund Third Point, which has built a stake of more than $3.5 billion in the world's biggest food company.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2017
Aging, trouble-prone nuke plant 50 km from Manhattan to close by 2021
An aging nuclear power plant just north of New York City will close by April 2021 under a deal between New York State and plant owner Entergy Corp., Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 15, 2016
Japan's Seven& I Holdings to promote Isaka to president
Seven & I Holdings Co. is poised to promote Ryuichi Isaka, head of its Seven-Eleven Japan Co. convenience store unit, to president of the holding company after activist investor Daniel Loeb intervened in an attempt to oust him, a person familiar with the matter said.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japan’s economy contracts as consumers and firms cut spending
Japan's gross domestic product shrank at an annualized pace of 2% in the three months through March.
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts
The colored patterns of Tsuguru "nuri," made in Aomori Prefecture, are achieved by applying multiple coatings of lacquer, which are later polished down to reveal layers of colors beneath.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

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