Chip design firm ARM debuts on Nasdaq

Chip design firm ARM debuts on Nasdaq

An electronic bulletin board outside the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square displays chip design firm ARM Holdings CEO Rene Haas (C) taking part in the opening bell ceremony as his company began trading on the high tech-focused market on Sept. 14, 2023.

Arm IPO

Arm IPO

YICHANG, CHINA - AUGUST 22, 2023 - British semiconductor giant Arm Holdings, owned by Japan's SoftBank Group, formally files IPO documents with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Yichang, Hubei Province, China, August 22, 2023.

Arm IPO

Arm IPO

YICHANG, CHINA - AUGUST 22, 2023 - British semiconductor giant Arm Holdings, owned by Japan's SoftBank Group, formally files IPO documents with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Yichang, Hubei Province, China, August 22, 2023.

Arm IPO

Arm IPO

YICHANG, CHINA - AUGUST 22, 2023 - British semiconductor giant Arm Holdings, owned by Japan's SoftBank Group, formally files IPO documents with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Yichang, Hubei Province, China, August 22, 2023.

Arm IPO

Arm IPO

YICHANG, CHINA - AUGUST 22, 2023 - British semiconductor giant Arm Holdings, owned by Japan's SoftBank Group, formally files IPO documents with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Yichang, Hubei Province, China, August 22, 2023.

Arm IPO

Arm IPO

YICHANG, CHINA - AUGUST 22, 2023 - British semiconductor giant Arm Holdings, owned by Japan's SoftBank Group, formally files IPO documents with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Yichang, Hubei Province, China, August 22, 2023.

Jan.-June mineral water shipments hit record high

Jan.-June mineral water shipments hit record high

TOKYO, Japan - A saleslady puts mineral water bottles on the shelves at a Tokyo convenience store run by Seven-Eleven Japan Co., a Seven & I Holdings Co. arm, on Aug. 15. A market research institute said Aug. 16 that mineral water shipments in Japan hit a new high in the January-June period at 74.5 million cases, reflecting consumers' growing health-consciousness and the introduction of a greater variety of products.

Nomura Holdings CEO steps aside over insider info leaks

Nomura Holdings CEO steps aside over insider info leaks

TOKYO, Japan - Kenichi Watanabe (R), chief executive officer of Nomura Holdings Inc., and Koji Nagai (C), president of Nomura Securities Co., hold a press conference in Tokyo on July 26, 2012. Watanabe said he will resign from his post effective on July 31 as part of the company's bid to restore customer trust following a series of insider information leaks at its key arm Nomura Securities, the country's largest securities house. Nagai will succeed Watanabe.

Nomura Holdings CEO steps aside over insider info leaks

Nomura Holdings CEO steps aside over insider info leaks

TOKYO, Japan - Kenichi Watanabe (R), chief executive officer of Nomura Holdings Inc., and Koji Nagai (C), president of Nomura Securities Co., bow at a press conference in Tokyo on July 26, 2012. Watanabe said he will resign from his post effective on July 31 as part of the company's bid to restore customer trust following a series of insider information leaks at its key arm Nomura Securities, the country's largest securities house. Nagai will succeed Watanabe.

Cargill Japan president becomes head of Sapporo Beverage

Cargill Japan president becomes head of Sapporo Beverage

TOKYO, Japan - Sapporo Holdings Ltd. said Jan. 15 that Hideyo Suzuki (photo), president of Cargill Japan Ltd., the Japanese arm of U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill Inc., has been appointed president of Sapporo Beverage Co.

Citigroup to wholly own Nikko Cordial via triangular merger

Citigroup to wholly own Nikko Cordial via triangular merger

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuyoshi Kimura (L), deputy chairman of Nikko Cordial Corp., Douglas Peterson (C), chief executive officer of Citigroup Japan Holdings Ltd., and Shoji Kuwashima, director of Nikko Cordial, shake hands after a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Oct. 2 at which they announced that Citigroup will wholly own its Japanese brokerage arm Nikko Cordial by the end of January under a triangular merger scheme.

Citigroup to wholly own Nikko Cordial via triangular merger

Citigroup to wholly own Nikko Cordial via triangular merger

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuyoshi Kimura (L), deputy chairman of Nikko Cordial Corp., Douglas Peterson (C), chief executive officer of Citigroup Japan Holdings Ltd., and Shoji Kuwashima, director of Nikko Cordial, hold a joint press conference in a hotel in Tokyo on Oct. 2 to announce that Citigroup will wholly own its Japanese brokerage arm Nikko Cordial by the end of January under a triangular merger scheme.

Japan to cut stake in Azadegan, gives up project operator status

Japan to cut stake in Azadegan, gives up project operator status

TOKYO, Japan - Katsujiro Kida, executive senior vice president of Inpex Corp., the operating arm of Inpex Holdings Inc., tells a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 6 that Inpex, owned by 29.35 percent by the government, will cut its concession in a project to develop Iran's Azadegan oil field to 10 percent from the current 75 percent.

(1)Shiro Tsuda, ex-NTT DoCoMo exec, to become Vodafone Holdings CEO

(1)Shiro Tsuda, ex-NTT DoCoMo exec, to become Vodafone Holdings CEO

TOKYO, Japan - Shiro Tsuda (L), former senior executive vice president of NTT DoCoMo Inc., shakes hands with J. Brian Clark, board chairman of Vodafone Holdings, at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 16 after being appointed president and chief executive officer of Vodafone Holdings K.K., the Japan arm of the British mobile phone company Vodafone Group Plc. Tsuda takes over the post, now concurrently held by Clark on a temporary basis.

(2)Shiro Tsuda, ex-NTT DoCoMo exec, to become Vodafone Holdings CEO

(2)Shiro Tsuda, ex-NTT DoCoMo exec, to become Vodafone Holdings CEO

TOKYO, Japan - Shiro Tsuda, former senior executive vice president of NTT DoCoMo Inc., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 16 after being appointed as president and chief executive officer of Vodafone Holdings K.K., the Japanese arm of British mobile phone company Vodafone Group Plc.

UFJ admits falsifying dossiers on borrowers' business conditions

UFJ admits falsifying dossiers on borrowers' business conditions

TOKYO, Japan - UFJ Bank President Takamune Okihara (C), flanked by is aides, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 28. The bank, a key arm of UFJ Holdings Inc. at the center of a row over its merger plan with Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc., admitted it had systemically falsified documents on the business conditions of its large corporate borrowers and submitted them to the Financial Services Agency.

Clark becomes president of Vodafone's Japanese arm

Clark becomes president of Vodafone's Japanese arm

TOKYO, Japan - Vodafone Holdings K.K. said Brian Clark (in file photo), chief executive of Vodafone Group PLC's Asia Pacific Region, was appointed June 23 as president and chief executive officer of the Japanese arm of the British mobile giant. Clark, a 55-year-old South African native, took over from Darryl Green for immediate effect. Clark also succeeded Green as president of Vodafone K.K., which operates under the umbrella of Vodafone Holdings.

Ripplewood announces acquisition of Japan Telecom

Ripplewood announces acquisition of Japan Telecom

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Telecom Holdings President William Morrow (L) and Ripplewood Holdings LLC Managing Director Jeffrey Hendren shake hands at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 21 after signing an agreement on Ripplewood's acquisition of Japan Telecom Co., the fixed-line carrier arm of Japan Telecom Holdings Co., which operates under the wing of British mobile giant Vodafone Group PLC.

(1)Shiro Tsuda, ex-NTT DoCoMo exec, to become Vodafone Holdings

(1)Shiro Tsuda, ex-NTT DoCoMo exec, to become Vodafone Holdings

TOKYO, Japan - Shiro Tsuda (L), former senior executive vice president of NTT DoCoMo Inc., shakes hands with J. Brian Clark, board chairman of Vodafone Holdings, at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 16 after being appointed president and chief executive officer of Vodafone Holdings K.K., the Japan arm of the British mobile phone company Vodafone Group Plc. Tsuda takes over the post, now concurrently held by Clark on a temporary basis. (Kyodo)

(2)Shiro Tsuda, ex-NTT DoCoMo exec, to become Vodafone Holdings

(2)Shiro Tsuda, ex-NTT DoCoMo exec, to become Vodafone Holdings

TOKYO, Japan - Shiro Tsuda, former senior executive vice president of NTT DoCoMo Inc., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 16 after being appointed as president and chief executive officer of Vodafone Holdings K.K., the Japanese arm of British mobile phone company Vodafone Group Plc. (Kyodo)

Japan to cut stake in Azadegan, gives up project operator status

Japan to cut stake in Azadegan, gives up project operator status

TOKYO, Japan - Katsujiro Kida, executive senior vice president of Inpex Corp., the operating arm of Inpex Holdings Inc., tells a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 6 that Inpex, owned by 29.35 percent by the government, will cut its concession in a project to develop Iran's Azadegan oil field to 10 percent from the current 75 percent. (Kyodo)

Jan.-June mineral water shipments hit record high

Jan.-June mineral water shipments hit record high

TOKYO, Japan - A saleslady puts mineral water bottles on the shelves at a Tokyo convenience store run by Seven-Eleven Japan Co., a Seven & I Holdings Co. arm, on Aug. 15. A market research institute said Aug. 16 that mineral water shipments in Japan hit a new high in the January-June period at 74.5 million cases, reflecting consumers' growing health-consciousness and the introduction of a greater variety of products. (Kyodo)

Citigroup to wholly own Nikko Cordial via triangular merger

Citigroup to wholly own Nikko Cordial via triangular merger

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuyoshi Kimura (L), deputy chairman of Nikko Cordial Corp., Douglas Peterson (C), chief executive officer of Citigroup Japan Holdings Ltd., and Shoji Kuwashima, director of Nikko Cordial, shake hands after a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Oct. 2 at which they announced that Citigroup will wholly own its Japanese brokerage arm Nikko Cordial by the end of January under a triangular merger scheme. (Kyodo)

Citigroup to wholly own Nikko Cordial via triangular merger

Citigroup to wholly own Nikko Cordial via triangular merger

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuyoshi Kimura (L), deputy chairman of Nikko Cordial Corp., Douglas Peterson (C), chief executive officer of Citigroup Japan Holdings Ltd., and Shoji Kuwashima, director of Nikko Cordial, hold a joint press conference in a hotel in Tokyo on Oct. 2 to announce that Citigroup will wholly own its Japanese brokerage arm Nikko Cordial by the end of January under a triangular merger scheme. (Kyodo)

Cargill Japan president becomes head of Sapporo Beverage

Cargill Japan president becomes head of Sapporo Beverage

TOKYO, Japan - Sapporo Holdings Ltd. said Jan. 15 that Hideyo Suzuki (photo), president of Cargill Japan Ltd., the Japanese arm of U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill Inc., has been appointed president of Sapporo Beverage Co. (Kyodo)

Clark becomes president of Vodafone's Japanese arm

Clark becomes president of Vodafone's Japanese arm

TOKYO, Japan - Vodafone Holdings K.K. said Brian Clark (in file photo), chief executive of Vodafone Group PLC's Asia Pacific Region, was appointed June 23 as president and chief executive officer of the Japanese arm of the British mobile giant. Clark, a 55-year-old South African native, took over from Darryl Green for immediate effect. Clark also succeeded Green as president of Vodafone K.K., which operates under the umbrella of Vodafone Holdings. (Kyodo)

SoftBank's Son gives interview

SoftBank's Son gives interview

Japan's SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son is interviewed by the media in Tokyo on July 19, 2016, a day after Softbank announced it will buy ARM Holdings plc, a major British semiconductor designer, for $31 billion. In the interview, Son said he decided not to retire in June because the purchase of ARM Holdings came into sight. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

SoftBank's Son gives interview

SoftBank's Son gives interview

Japan's SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son is interviewed by the media in Tokyo on July 19, 2016, a day after Softbank announced it will buy ARM Holdings plc, a major British semiconductor designer, for $31 billion. In the interview, Son said he decided not to retire in June because the purchase of ARM Holdings came into sight. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

SoftBank's Son gives interview

SoftBank's Son gives interview

Japan's SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son is interviewed by the media in Tokyo on July 19, 2016, a day after Softbank announced it will buy ARM Holdings plc, a major British semiconductor designer, for $31 billion. In the interview, Son said he decided not to retire in June because the purchase of ARM Holdings came into sight. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

SoftBank share price plunges

SoftBank share price plunges

An electric board in Tokyo shows the share price of SoftBank Group (below) plunging 620 yen to close at 5,387 yen on July 19, 2016, after the Japanese telecommunication and Internet business group said it will buy ARM Holdings PLC, a British semiconductor designer, for $31 billion, raising concerns about its increasing liabilities and financial strength. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

SoftBank to buy Britain's ARM Holdings

SoftBank to buy Britain's ARM Holdings

Japan's SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son explains his company's planned purchase of ARM Holdings plc, a major British semiconductor designer, during a press conference in London on July 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Sharp in talks to sell HQ building to Nitori

Sharp in talks to sell HQ building to Nitori

One of Sharp Corp.'s building (R) housing its headquarters functions in Osaka's Abeno Ward is seen in this file photo taken in April 2015. Sharp is in talks to sell the building to furniture retail chain operator Nitori Holdings Co. The building on the left is Sharp's Tanabe building that the struggling Japanese electronics maker also plans to sell to NTT Urban Development Corp., NTT Group's real estate arm. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tepco probe locates melted fuel inside damaged Fukushima No. 2 unit

Tepco probe locates melted fuel inside damaged Fukushima No. 2 unit

An official of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. says at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2018, that a survey using a telescopic arm inside the crippled No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi complex located melted nuclear fuel at the bottom of the primary containment vessel, in a step toward the ultimate goal of decommissioning the plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

SoftBank CEO confident about Sprint's recovery, ARM takeover

SoftBank CEO confident about Sprint's recovery, ARM takeover

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son briefs reporters on the company's group financial results during the April-June period at a press conference in Tokyo on July 28, 2016. Son said his growing confidence in an earnings recovery by U.S. mobile communication subsidiary Sprint Corp. prompted him to pursue the takeover of Britain's semiconductor designer ARM Holdings plc. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

SoftBank CEO confident about Sprint's recovery, ARM takeover

SoftBank CEO confident about Sprint's recovery, ARM takeover

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son briefs reporters on the company's group financial results during the April-June period at a press conference in Tokyo on July 28, 2016. Son said his growing confidence in an earnings recovery by U.S. mobile communication subsidiary Sprint Corp. prompted him to pursue the takeover of Britain's semiconductor designer ARM Holdings plc. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

SoftBank's Son meets with British PM May

SoftBank's Son meets with British PM May

SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son meets with reporters following his talks with British Prime Minister Theresa May in London on July 25, 2016. Son explained to May about his company's purchase of Britain's ARM Holdings plc. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

UFJ admits falsifying dossiers on borrowers' business conditions

UFJ admits falsifying dossiers on borrowers' business conditions

TOKYO, Japan - UFJ Bank President Takamune Okihara (C), flanked by is aides, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 28. The bank, a key arm of UFJ Holdings Inc. at the center of a row over its merger plan with Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc., admitted it had systemically falsified documents on the business conditions of its large corporate borrowers and submitted them to the Financial Services Agency. (Kyodo)

Ripplewood announces acquisition of Japan Telecom

Ripplewood announces acquisition of Japan Telecom

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Telecom Holdings President William Morrow (L) and Ripplewood Holdings LLC Managing Director Jeffrey Hendren shake hands at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 21 after signing an agreement on Ripplewood's acquisition of Japan Telecom Co., the fixed-line carrier arm of Japan Telecom Holdings Co., which operates under the wing of British mobile giant Vodafone Group PLC. (Kyodo)