AviationFeaturedANA to fly cargo aircraft to Los AngelesPritam BordoloiMarch 22, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiMarch 22, 2021 All Nippon Airways will fly its Boeing 777s aircraft... Read more
FeaturedHealthcareJapan approves Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccinePritam BordoloiFebruary 15, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiFebruary 15, 2021 The vaccination programme in Japan is expected to begin in the middle of next week... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyJapan to launch a digital stock exchange by 2022Pritam BordoloiFebruary 5, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiFebruary 5, 2021 SBI Holdings has reportedly partnered with Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group for the programme... Read more
AviationFeaturedANA to retire its Boeing 777s ahead of schedulePritam BordoloiJanuary 28, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 28, 2021 The carrier would fly its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft to cover the destinations the 777s were deployed in... Read more
FeaturedLogisticsAXA IM Alts begins construction of a logistics facility in JapanPritam BordoloiJanuary 27, 2021January 27, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 27, 2021January 27, 2021 AXA IM Alts is an alternative asset arm of France’s AXA Investment Managers... Read more
FeaturedHealthcareJapan contributes $300 mn towards fight against Covid-19Pritam BordoloiJanuary 25, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 25, 2021 The funds will go towards the development and distribution of Covid-19 vaccine... Read more
FeaturedLogisticsGLP raises $532 mn to acquire seven Japanese warehouse propertiesPritam BordoloiDecember 16, 2020December 16, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 16, 2020December 16, 2020 The assets purchased by GLP includes six Greater Tokyo facilities and one Osaka-area warehouse... Read more
CurrencyFeaturedGlobal crypto exchange Bitterz launches in JapanPritam BordoloiDecember 1, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 1, 2020 It is offering $50 worth of bitcoins to all customers who open a new account... Read more
AviationFeaturedJapan mulls merging ANA and Japan AirlinesPritam BordoloiNovember 26, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiNovember 26, 2020 Reportedly, the merger idea comes from Heizo Takenaka, a former minister and advisor to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga... Read more
FeaturedInsuranceSumitomo Mitsui invests $350 mn in US insurtech HippoPritam BordoloiNovember 26, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiNovember 26, 2020 The Japanese insurer will purchase convertible bonds from Hippo, which is valued at $1.5 bn... Read more