Kaori Kaneko
Stories by Kaori Kaneko
Japanese chip foundry venture Rapidus plans US sales office by fiscal end
Rapidus hopes to manufacture cutting-edge chips by partnering with IBM and Imec.
Japanese trade minister says he will closely monitor Toshiba deal
Toshiba is considering a $20 billion offer from private equity firm CVC Capital Partners to take it private.
Japan’s SBI Holdings to invest $18.7m in regional lender Shimane Bank
The two companies plan to announce the tie-up on Friday.
Japan’s KDDI mulls investing up to $900m in Kabu.com Securities
KDDI's possible investment in Kabu.com Securities, a subsidiary of MUFG, would give it just under a 50% stake.
Nissan’s Ghosn indicted on two new charges of financial misconduct
Ghosn, detained since his Nov. 19 arrest, had already been charged for under-reporting his income for the five years through 2015.
Japanese retailer FamilyMart Uny to buy 20% in rival Don Quijote for $1.9b
The move came as traditional retailers struggle to stay competitive against fast-growing online and speciality players.
Walmart said to explore sale of Japanese supermarket hain Seiyu
If realised, the sale could amount to around 300 billion to 500 billion yen ($2.7 billion to $4.5 billion), the Nikkei business daily said.
Japan’s SoftBank to invest up to $100b in Indian solar power projects
The company is expected to make the investment through a fund backed by Saudi Arabia’s government.
Bain, Permira vie for struggling Toshiba Corp’s chip business
Toshiba has started the process to sell a minority stake in its flash memory chip business.
