Miho Uranaka
Stories by Miho Uranaka
US fund Taiyo says it may buy into Brother bid for niche Japanese printer
The tussle over Roland DG, a low-profile maker of commercial printers, may herald an increase in contested deals in Japan.
Bain proposes IPO for Japanese chipmaker Kioxia to refinance $5.8b loan
Kioxia was acquired by a Bain-led group in a $18b carve-out in 2018.
Japanese space junk removal startup Astroscale eyes Tokyo IPO: report
The firm had considered going public last year but postponed due to mismatch over valuation.
TSMC weighs advanced chip packaging capacity in Japan
The move will add momentum to Japan's efforts to reboot its semiconductor industry.
Japan to offer $300m subsidies for optical chip tech development
The chip industry aims to harness light for sending signals, speeding up transmission and cutting power consumption.
Japanese startup Preferred Networks ramps up investment in AI chip design
Companies around the world are scrambling to secure AI chips amid excitement over the tech's potential.
Toshiba, Rohm to invest $2.7b to jointly produce power chips
Rohm had participated in the $14b buyout of Toshiba.
Japanese robot maker Yaskawa mulls $200m US investment
The firm eyes making its industrial robots there for the first time.
Warren Buffett’s stamp of approval helps Japan’s Mitsubishi gain investor confidence
The result has put Japanese equities soundly back in fashion for the first time in years.
Kokusai Electric shares jump 28% in Tokyo market debut
KKR sold shares in the chip equipment maker for $724m in Japan's largest IPO in five years.
