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Chipmaker Kioxia debuts in one of Japan's biggest IPOs this year

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. President Nobuo Hayasaka rings the bell during a ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024, as his company debuts on the TSE's top-tier Prime Market the same day in one of the country's biggest initial public offerings this year. (Kyodo)

SG Holdings Co., Ltd. and Chilled & Frozen Logistics Holdings Co., Ltd. (C&F Holdings) Announce Takeover Bid

SG Holdings Co., Ltd. and Chilled & Frozen Logistics Holdings Co., Ltd. (C&F Holdings) at a press conference regarding the tender offer. Photo shows, from left to right; C&F Logistics HD President Hiromasa Aya, SGHD President Hidekazu Matsumoto, and Sagawa Express President Masahide Kimura. ＝May 31, 2024, Tokyo, Japan

SG Holdings Co., Ltd. and Chilled & Frozen Logistics Holdings Co., Ltd. (C&F Holdings) press conference regarding tender offer

SG Holdings Co., Ltd. and Chilled & Frozen Logistics Holdings Co., Ltd. (C&F Holdings) press conference regarding takeover bid. Photo shows, from right to left are SGHD President Hidekazu Matsumoto and C&F Logistics HD President Hiromasa Aya. ＝ May 31, 2024, Tokyo, Japan

Tohoku University and TEPCO to conduct joint research on decommissioning

The term is five years. The division will conductresearch in a wide range of fields to solve various technical problems at the decommissioning site, including evaluation technology to detect the aging deterioration of structures. With the aim of fostering human resources, a CFReND branch office will be established at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant site this summer. On-site exchanges of opinions between engineers at the decommissioning site and Tohoku University faculty and graduate students will be promoted. Nobuyoshi Hara, vice president of Tohoku University (photo at right), says, "We will continue our efforts to promote decommissioning. (Photo taken on March 24, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Fujifilm HD Chairman Komori emphasizes the significance of the acquisition.

FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation (HD), which will acquire Hitachi, Ltd.'s diagnostic imaging systems such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance tomography (MRI), as well as electronic medical record (EMR) related services, held a press conference in Tokyo on April 18, and Chairman Shigetaka Komori emphasized the significance of the acquisition, saying, "The healthcare domain is a market with high growth potential. In particular, the company has positioned the "Diagnostics" business, including diagnostic imaging systems and medical IT, as its core business. Kenji Sukeno, President and CEO, said, "This acquisition is a combination of products with little overlap and highly complementary technologies. In September, the company acquired Yokogawa Medical Solutions, a maker of medical information systems. (Photo taken on December 18, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

JDI President Kikuoka at a press conference

Japan Display Inc. (JDI) has finalized a new fundraising framework totaling over 100 billion yen. In addition to raising 80-90 billion yen from Ichigo Asset Group, an independent investment fund, JDI will also sell some of its facilities at its Hakusan plant (Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture) to Apple Inc. On April 12, JDI announced that it had reached a basic agreement with Ichigo Trust to raise up to 90 billion yen from Ichigo. Minoru Kikuoka, president of JDI, explained the purpose of the framework at a press conference on January 12, saying, "We will sell assets in order to enhance our capital and at the same time minimize the impact on existing shareholders through dilution. He explained the purpose of the framework. Wistron, a major Taiwanese electronics manufacturing service (EMS) company, also intends to invest 50 million dollars (about 5.4 billion yen) in JDI. December 12, 2019, Tokyo, Japan; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Joint Conference by SOMPO Holdings and Palantir Technologies

Palantir Technologies (California) , a U.S. provider of big data analysis, announced on the 18th that it has established a joint venture with SOMPO Holdings (HD) (photo). On December 1, Palantir will provide a service to analyze all kinds of data within Japanese companies and public institutions, including Excel, e-mail, and call records. The data will be used to predict the possibility of free recalls of automobile parts and to detect money laundering. The new company, Palantir Technologies Japan (Chuo Ward, Tokyo), is 50% owned by Palantir and 50% by SOMPOHD. It will be capitalized at 100 million dollars (about 10.8 billion yen), and aims to achieve sales of 100 billion yen in the medium to long term. President Kengo Sakurada expressed his hope that the company will pursue its dream of becoming a real data platformer. Photo taken on November 18, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Otsuka to buy U.S. biopharmaceutical firm Avanir for $3.5 bil.

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuo Higuchi, president of Otsuka Holdings Co., attends a press conference in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Dec. 2, 2014, on the planned acquisition by its subsidiary Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. of California-based biopharmaceutical firm Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $3.54 billion through a tender offer to be followed by a merger. The Japanese nutrition product and drug manufacturer will pay $17 per Avanir share in the takeover bid through its U.S. subsidiary.

Recruit's 1st half net profit falls 4% to 28.48 bil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Masumi Minegishi, president of Recruit Holdings Co., briefs reporters on the company's half-year earnings report for the April-September period in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2014. The media and human resources company's net profit for the period fell 4.1 percent from a year earlier to 28.48 billion yen in its first earnings report since listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange last month. (Kyodo)

Jobs media Recruit listed on TSE

TOKYO, Japan - Masumi Minegishi, president of media and human resources firm Recruit Holdings Co., rings the bell at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Oct. 16, 2014, in a ceremony celebrating the company's listing on the exchange's First Section. Recruit, which expanded rapidly in the 1980s before running into difficulties in 1988 when it was involved in a major bribery scandal, has since achieved a turnaround.

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