Kiyoshi Takenaka
Stories by Kiyoshi Takenaka
Mitsubishi Motors set to join Honda-Nissan alliance: Report
Nissan and Honda said in March they were mulling a strategic partnership to collaborate on producing EV components.
SoftBank investors focus on upcoming Arm IPO at Q4 earnings
The Q4 earnings come after the Vision Fund unit posted four consecutive quarters of investment loss.
Apple supplier Japan Display teams up with China’s HKC in turnaround efforts
The two companies will jointly plan and build fabs using Japan Display's eLEAP OLED technology.
Vision Fund’s fourth straight quarterly loss pushes SoftBank into the red in Q4
The Vision Fund's investment loss came to $5.52b in the latest quarter.
SoftBank’s Son gains more control after his stake climbs to over a third
Son now owns 34.2% of the tech investment giant, up from 32.2% as of Sept end.
Japanese unicorn Opn acquires MerchantE to enter US online payment sector
Sources said the US payment processing provider was sold for approximately $400m.
SoftBank shares crash on hefty Vision Fund losses
The shares are heading for their biggest one-day loss in more than two and a half years.
Japan govt halts use of message app Line for sensitive information
Line has 186 million users worldwide.
Japan’s Murakami makes hostile takeover bid for ex-Toshiba unit
The deal size may go up to $235 million.
Japan’s JOGMEC, Mitsui to pick 10% stake in Russia’s Novatek LNG project
Mitsui and state-owned JOGMEC will buy the stake through a Dutch joint venture.
