Tech news Sony Tumbles as $2.1 Billion Loss Limits Hirai’s Options Salma Ayman Sep 18, 2014 0 Sony Corp. (6758) plunged the most in more than three years in Tokyo trading after the consumer-electronics maker…
Banks SoftBank Set Up for More Deals After T-Mobile: Real M&A Salma Ayman Aug 25, 2014 0 Billionaire Masayoshi Son, Japan’s most acquisitive executive, is raising a war chest that could be used to buy…
World Asian Shares Mixed; Tokyo, Hong Kong Decline Amwal Al Ghad English Mar 17, 2014 0 Stocks in Japan and Hong Kong slipped as investors nervously awaited for the West’s response to Crimea’s vote to…
International News Typhoon Sideswipes Tokyo, At Least 17 Dead Amwal Al Ghad English Oct 17, 2013 0 A typhoon killed 17 people in Japan on Wednesday, most on an offshore island, but largely spared the capital and…
International News Tokyo Electric Sees Profit Without Rate Hike: Paper Amwal Al Ghad English Sep 29, 2013 0 Tokyo Electric Power Co, the operator of the crippled Fukushima plant, will likely turn a profit for the first time…
Sports Olympics: Tokyo Awarded 2020 Summer Games Amwal Al Ghad English Sep 8, 2013 0 Tokyo was awarded the 2020 summer Games on Saturday, beating Istanbul in a head-to-head vote after Prime Minister…
World Asia Stocks Mostly Rise, But Tokyo, Shanghai Lag Amwal Al Ghad English Dec 11, 2012 0 Most major Asia stock markets saw modest gains Tuesday, although the Japanese market slipped amid weakness for…
International News IMF’s Christine Lagarde Backs More Time For Greece Administrator Oct 12, 2012 0 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) head, Christine Lagarde, has backed calls for Greece to have more time to…
World Asia Stocks Sink; Ex-Dividend Trade Hits Tokyo Amwal Al Ghad English Sep 26, 2012 0 Asia markets fell on Wednesday with sharp losses in Tokyo as many firms started to trade without rights to the…
World China, Japan Rift Seen As Likely Temporary Amwal Al Ghad English Sep 18, 2012 0 Anti-Japanese protests in China were downplayed by some Asia fund managers Tuesday, who said tensions were likely…