Japan
Netflix Japan subscribers top 10 million with shows garnering attention
NETFLIX’S subscribers passed 10 million in Japan in the first half of this year with the streaming firm’s Japanese-language programming grabbing attention in the growing market.The subscriber base has...
Bank of Japan weighs case for first triple hike since Japan’s bubble burst
BANK of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda has plenty of data to support the case for raising the benchmark rate in December, an outcome that would mark the first...
Macquarie seeks Japan, India fund bets as China appetite cools
MACQUARIE Group, one of the world’s biggest infrastructure investors, is looking to deploy more of its growing Asia cash pile in markets such as Japan and India as its appetite...
Toyota’s sales, output plateau as slump persists in Japan, China
TOYOTA Motor’s sales and production plateaued last month, buoyed by a slight rebound abroad after a prolonged slump in Japan.Global sales, including that of subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor and Hino...
Mapletree Logistics Trust divests two warehouse properties in Japan for S$37.5 million
MAPLETREE Logistics Trust (MLT) has completed the divestment of two warehouse properties in Japan for 4.25 billion Japanese yen (S$37.5 million).Its manager said on Wednesday (Nov 27) that MLT’s...
Japan competition authorities raid Amazon Japan: source
JAPAN’S Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted an on-site inspection of Amazon Japan on suspicion of violating anti-monopoly laws, a government source said.The unit of Amazon.com Inc is suspected...
CapitaLand Ascott Trust sells Japan rental housing asset to Goldman Sachs for 12.7 billion yen: report
CAPITALAND Ascott Trust (Clas) has sold a rental housing asset in Japan to Goldman Sachs for 12.7 billion yen (S$110 million). Real estate intelligence firm Mingtiandi on Friday (Nov...
Kioxia market value set at 750 billion yen, Japan chipmaker to receive listing approval: sources
BAIN-BACKED Kioxia will have a market value of about 750 billion yen (S$6.5 billion) based on the indicative price for its initial public offering (IPO), with the chipmaker to...
