Business

From KPCB’s internet trends report released yesterday, comes an interesting factoid: 60% of the top 25 tech companies [were] founded by 1st and 2nd generation Americans. (p.148, see table above) …

A missed opportunity for Japan’s startup ecosystem Read More

TOKYO: Japan’s economy slipped into recession for the first time in 4-1/2 years in the last quarter, putting the nation on course for its deepest postwar slump as the coronavirus …

Japan braces for worst postwar economic slump Read More

Analysts expect a record 21.5% GDP contraction this quarter The last time Japan suffered recession was in the second half of 2015. Japan’s economy slipped into recession for the first …

Japan slips into recession, but worst is yet to come Read More

Japan is casting an even wider protectionist net to shield its big companies. It has less to do with defending against unsolicited overtures into strategic assets than with squeezing out …

Hedge funds, go home: Japan is closing the door Read More

In what would have been a windfall year had the Olympic Games proceeded as planned, Japan’s hotel chains are instead facing an existential threat after the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc …

Coronavirus presents existential threat to Japan’s hotels Read More

TOKYO: Lending by Japan’s major banks rose in April at the fastest pace since the global financial crisis in 2009, data showed on Wednesday, highlighting a jump in borrowings by …

Japan’s big banks boost lending as pandemic intensifies corporate funding strains Read More

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. (AP) — Federal and state regulators in the U.S. are preparing to file antitrust lawsuits alleging Google has abused its dominance of online search and advertising to stifle …

Report: Google Facing Onslaught of Antitrust Cases in US Read More