Miho Uranaka
Stories by Miho Uranaka
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.
Chip tool maker Kokusai Electric raises $724m in Japan’s biggest IPO in 5 years
The IPO price of 1,840 yen per share values the company at $2.8b.
SoftBank weighs US listing for its PayPay business
New York is seen as a more attractive destination than Tokyo for listings.
Japan’s Rakuten plans to raise around $2.2b via new share sale
Rakuten's board could meet as early as this week to decide on the capital raising.
Rakuten Bank amended its IPO filing after investors sought details of troubled parent: report
The questions highlight concerns about the e-commerce giant's losses and mounting debt.
