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'Adani Group Looks Most Attractive Among India Corporates, No Signs Of Stress': Nomura
Japanese brokerage Nomura has said Adani Group companies appear "most attractive" among Indian corporates.
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Disney Bets on Korean and Japanese Originals in Asia Growth Push
Disney is focusing on select Asian markets to help scale up the local subscriber base and draw international viewership, while cutting content investment in Southeast Asia. Its India operation merged with Reliance Industries’s media business to form a joint venture called JioStar.
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Sony Said to Be in Talks to Buy Elden Ring Maker FromSoftware's Parent Company
Sony is in talks to acquire Kadokawa. The talks between the two sides are ongoing and, if successful, a deal could be signed in the coming weeks, the sources said. Sony's focus includes anime, whose growth worldwide has been fueled by the spread of streaming services and greater familiarity with Japanese culture.
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SoftBank to Invest $500 Million in OpenAI: Report
OpenAI's latest funding round has attracted Japanese telecom company SoftBank's Vision Fund, that will invest $500 million (roughly Rs. 4,190 crore) in the AI firm. The deal represents SoftBank's first investment in the Sam Altman-led firm.
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Intel Said to Have Lost Sony's PlayStation 6 Chip Contract to AMD
Intel lost out on a contract to design and fabricate Sony’s PlayStation 6 chip in 2022. A dispute over how much profit Intel stood to take from each chip sold to the Japanese electronics giant blocked Intel from settling on the price with Sony, according to two of the sources
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More Than 40% Of Japanese Companies Have No Plan To Make Use Of AI: Reuters Poll
Nearly a quarter of Japanese companies have adopted artificial intelligence (AI) in their businesses, while more than 40% have no plan to make use of the cutting-edge technology
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Japanese Company From 578 AD, World's Oldest, Shares Secret Of Survival
The average American business closes shop after about 21 years. (Spare a thought for those enterprises in the back half of the bell curve, which never reach the legal drinking age.) Some businesses, though, last longer lot longer.
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Japan Eatery Where People Pay To Get Slapped By Waitresses Stops Bizarre Service
The service started in 2012 and revived the establishment's business, attracting an increasing number of patrons willing to try the experience.
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Adani Group Forms Joint Venture With Japanese Trading House Kowa Group
Billionaire Gautam Adani's group on Friday said it has formed an equal joint venture with Japanese trading house Kowa Group for marketing of green ammonia and green hydrogen produced by the Indian conglomerate.
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Bank of Japan Initiates Discussion With 60 Firms on Pilot Programme for Digital Yen
The Bank of Japan on Thursday kicked off a series of discussions with 60 companies on a pilot programme for developing a digital yen, joining peers around the globe ramping up efforts towards issuing digital versions of their currencies for retail use. The discussions will touch on various themes including the business and technological features of...
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Anime Luminary Masao Maruyama Warns Japan’s Top Spot Is at Risk
Industry heavyweight Masao Maruyama warns that the Japanese anime business could be overtaken by the Chinese competition, owing to a tilt towards commercialism. The protege of manga great Osamu Tezuka fears that Japan is losing its edge. ‘The only reason China hasn't quite caught up with Japan yet is because of a bunch of restrictions imposed on ...
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Samsung Said to Be Planning to Set First Chip Test Line in Japan for Advanced Chip Packaging
Samsung is considering setting up a chip test line in Japan, five people said, to bolster its advanced packaging business and forge closer ties with Japanese makers of semiconductor equipment and materials. It would be the first such test line for Samsung, the world's largest maker of memory chips, in Japan.
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Toshiba Accepts $15 Billion Buyout Bid From Private Equity Firm Japan Industrial Partners
Toshiba accepted a $15.3 billion (roughly Rs. 1.25 lakh crore) buyout offer from a Japanese consortium, the Nikkei newspaper reported, as the iconic conglomerate moved a step closer to ending a troubled chapter in its more-than-140-year history. The Tokyo-based company’s board approved on Thursday a bid of about CNY 2 trillion ($15.3 billion) fro...
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India, Australia Aim To Strengthen Economic, Defence Ties
The three-day visit by Anthony Albanese, the first by an Australian prime minister since 2017, comes days ahead of a visit by Japanese PM Fumio Kishida, another member of the so-called Quad grouping that seeks to counter China's growing domination in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Passenger Flying Business Class Shocked To Get ONE Banana For In-Flight Meal
The business class passenger was travelling in a Japanese airline flight from Indonesia to Japan. He pre-ordered VGML (vegan) option from the pre-lunch snack menu.
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'Adani Group Looks Most Attractive Among India Corporates, No Signs Of Stress': Nomura
Japanese brokerage Nomura has said Adani Group companies appear "most attractive" among Indian corporates.
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Disney Bets on Korean and Japanese Originals in Asia Growth Push
Disney is focusing on select Asian markets to help scale up the local subscriber base and draw international viewership, while cutting content investment in Southeast Asia. Its India operation merged with Reliance Industries’s media business to form a joint venture called JioStar.
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Sony Said to Be in Talks to Buy Elden Ring Maker FromSoftware's Parent Company
Sony is in talks to acquire Kadokawa. The talks between the two sides are ongoing and, if successful, a deal could be signed in the coming weeks, the sources said. Sony's focus includes anime, whose growth worldwide has been fueled by the spread of streaming services and greater familiarity with Japanese culture.
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SoftBank to Invest $500 Million in OpenAI: Report
OpenAI's latest funding round has attracted Japanese telecom company SoftBank's Vision Fund, that will invest $500 million (roughly Rs. 4,190 crore) in the AI firm. The deal represents SoftBank's first investment in the Sam Altman-led firm.
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Intel Said to Have Lost Sony's PlayStation 6 Chip Contract to AMD
Intel lost out on a contract to design and fabricate Sony’s PlayStation 6 chip in 2022. A dispute over how much profit Intel stood to take from each chip sold to the Japanese electronics giant blocked Intel from settling on the price with Sony, according to two of the sources
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More Than 40% Of Japanese Companies Have No Plan To Make Use Of AI: Reuters Poll
Nearly a quarter of Japanese companies have adopted artificial intelligence (AI) in their businesses, while more than 40% have no plan to make use of the cutting-edge technology
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Japanese Company From 578 AD, World's Oldest, Shares Secret Of Survival
The average American business closes shop after about 21 years. (Spare a thought for those enterprises in the back half of the bell curve, which never reach the legal drinking age.) Some businesses, though, last longer lot longer.
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Japan Eatery Where People Pay To Get Slapped By Waitresses Stops Bizarre Service
The service started in 2012 and revived the establishment's business, attracting an increasing number of patrons willing to try the experience.
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Adani Group Forms Joint Venture With Japanese Trading House Kowa Group
Billionaire Gautam Adani's group on Friday said it has formed an equal joint venture with Japanese trading house Kowa Group for marketing of green ammonia and green hydrogen produced by the Indian conglomerate.
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Bank of Japan Initiates Discussion With 60 Firms on Pilot Programme for Digital Yen
The Bank of Japan on Thursday kicked off a series of discussions with 60 companies on a pilot programme for developing a digital yen, joining peers around the globe ramping up efforts towards issuing digital versions of their currencies for retail use. The discussions will touch on various themes including the business and technological features of...
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Anime Luminary Masao Maruyama Warns Japan’s Top Spot Is at Risk
Industry heavyweight Masao Maruyama warns that the Japanese anime business could be overtaken by the Chinese competition, owing to a tilt towards commercialism. The protege of manga great Osamu Tezuka fears that Japan is losing its edge. ‘The only reason China hasn't quite caught up with Japan yet is because of a bunch of restrictions imposed on ...
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Samsung Said to Be Planning to Set First Chip Test Line in Japan for Advanced Chip Packaging
Samsung is considering setting up a chip test line in Japan, five people said, to bolster its advanced packaging business and forge closer ties with Japanese makers of semiconductor equipment and materials. It would be the first such test line for Samsung, the world's largest maker of memory chips, in Japan.
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Toshiba Accepts $15 Billion Buyout Bid From Private Equity Firm Japan Industrial Partners
Toshiba accepted a $15.3 billion (roughly Rs. 1.25 lakh crore) buyout offer from a Japanese consortium, the Nikkei newspaper reported, as the iconic conglomerate moved a step closer to ending a troubled chapter in its more-than-140-year history. The Tokyo-based company’s board approved on Thursday a bid of about CNY 2 trillion ($15.3 billion) fro...
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India, Australia Aim To Strengthen Economic, Defence Ties
The three-day visit by Anthony Albanese, the first by an Australian prime minister since 2017, comes days ahead of a visit by Japanese PM Fumio Kishida, another member of the so-called Quad grouping that seeks to counter China's growing domination in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Passenger Flying Business Class Shocked To Get ONE Banana For In-Flight Meal
The business class passenger was travelling in a Japanese airline flight from Indonesia to Japan. He pre-ordered VGML (vegan) option from the pre-lunch snack menu.
