SBI Holdings CEO Yoshitaka Kitao, a member of Dalton Investments put forward to hold a post on Fuji Media Holdings' board of directors, said he will “fight to the end” if it refuses to rethink its board lineup. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/17/companies/sbi-dalton-fuji-tv/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sbiholdings #daltoninvestments #fujitv #investments #fujimediaholdings #yoshitakakitao #corporategovernance
SBI Holdings CEO to 'fight to the end' if Fuji Media resists leadership rethink

Yoshitaka Kitao said he will increase SBI Holdings’ stake in Fuji Media Holdings depending on how the TV network responds.

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“He (#PeterDutton) cites #DataCentres in the US where those #tech companies are having conversations with nuclear power providers:

The beauty of an #investment like #nuclear into the #Hunter region for example is you can attract the data centres which is exactly what is happening in the US. #Apple and #Oracle and #Microsoft, or these #companies are willing to spend tens of billions of dollars but they are only having conversations with #NuclearPower providers.”

#Straya gov cant #science or #compute, the LNP are garbage at business. Nuclear generation is #toxic. #Multinationals avoid tax.

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Japanese financial services firm Keyaki Capital has launched the country’s first online private asset investment platform for high-net-worth investors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/16/companies/keyaki-capital-online-private-asset-platform/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #keyakicapital #investments #internet
Keyaki Capital starts first Japan online private asset platform

The platform features an open-ended private credit fund currently distributed by Keyaki Capital.

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Somalia Invites U.S. Oil Companies as Nugaal Valley Force Majeure Ends #Somalia #WestAfrica #companies #ends #force #invites #Majeure #Nugaal #oil #Somalia #U.S #Valley 
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For years Nobuhiro Doi resisted calls for Japan's banks to end the long-standing practice of holding shares in their corporate clients, but the 68-year-old president of Kyoto Financial Group is coming around to the idea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/16/companies/kyoto-bank-more-open-to-mergers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #kyotofinancialgroup #kyoto #regionalbanks #stocks #mergers
Kyoto bank shifts stance on mergers and cuts to cross-shareholdings

Kyoto Financial has been a symbol of Japan’s old guard holding out against selling the stakes, given its historic ties to exporters based in the city.

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In a first, the Japan Fair Trade Commission has issued a cease-and-desist order against Google, accusing it of violating the country's anti-monopoly law by forcing manufacturers to preinstall its apps in smartphones. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/15/companies/google-anti-monopoly-law/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #google #phones #bigtech #search #ftc #tech #apps
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google

The Japan Fair Trade Commission has accused the U.S. tech giant of violating the country's anti-monopoly law by forcing manufacturers to preinstall its apps in smartphones.

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Nomura Holdings has scaled back its original focus on China wealth to prioritize an expansion in brokerage and asset management in the world’s second largest economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/15/companies/nomura-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nomura #china #brokerages
Nomura scaling back China wealth unit, shifting focus to brokerage and assets

Japan's biggest brokerage is currently seeking a new CEO for the securities business on the mainland.

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Norinchukin Bank’s disastrous last fiscal year has had one silver lining for Japan’s $300 billion investing giant — it helped shield it from the turmoil unleashed by Donald Trump’s tariffs this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/15/companies/norinchukin-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #norinchukinbank #banks #tariffs #us #donaldtrump #tarokitabayashi
Norinchukin dodges Trump’s market chaos after selling Treasuries

New Chief Executive Taro Kitabayashi said the bank finished selling off its unprofitable U.S. Treasury holdings by the end of March.

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India will adopt East Japan Railway's upcoming E10 series of shinkansen bullet trains for its national high-speed railway under construction in the west of the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/15/companies/india-high-speed-railway-shinkansen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #indiajapanrelations #jreast #shinkansen #rail #bullettrains
India to adopt JR East's new E10 shinkansen trains

The E10 trains are expected to be put into service in the South Asian country in the early 2030s.

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