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Astellas Pharma acquires Potenza Therapeutics in $404.7m deal
Japanese pharmaceutical giant Astellas Pharma has announced the acquisition of US-based Potenza Therapeutics in a significant transaction valued…
December 16, 2018
Visa invests in Japanese fintech company Paidy
Global payment technology company Visa has made an undisclosed investment in Japanese fintech company Paidy, which offers instantly-issued…
September 4, 2018
Hotel Okura to invest $1bn to renovate Hotel Okura Tokyo as The Okura Tokyo
Japanese hotel chain Hotel Okura said that it Hotel Okura Tokyo, a luxury grand hotel in downtown Tokyo…
June 25, 2018
Takeda Pharmaceutical proposes $62bn acquisition of Shire to expand rare disease capabilities
Takeda Pharmaceutical, a major Japanese pharmaceutical company, has made a $62 billion offer to acquire Shire, an Ireland-based…
April 21, 2018
SoftBank to invest $77m in Canadian lithium mining company Nemaska Lithium
Mining industry news : Japan’s SoftBank Group has agreed to acquire a stake of up to 9.9% in…
April 7, 2018
Japan Tobacco to acquire Russian tobacco company Donskoy Tabak for $1.6bn
Cigarette industry news : Japan Tobacco (JT), a Japanese government-controlled cigarette manufacturing company has made a deal to…
March 18, 2018
eBay to acquire online shopping site Qoo10 & other Japan business of Giosis
eBay acquisition of Qoo10 : E-commerce giant eBay has agreed to acquire the Japanese business of Giosis, including…
February 28, 2018
Pacifico Energy begins construction of Minami Mega solar project in Japan
Solar industry news : Japanese solar power developer Pacifico Energy has started construction of the 55MW Minami Mega…
February 3, 2018
Walmart, Rakuten partner on online grocery delivery service in Japan
Retail business news : Retail giant Walmart and Japanese ecommerce conglomerate Rakuten have announced a new strategic partnership…
January 26, 2018
Canadian Solar’s Gunma Aramaki solar power plant in Japan begins operations
Solar industry news : Canadian Solar says that its Gunma Aramaki solar power plant in Japan built at…
December 27, 2017