Japan’s Kirin Holdings to Acquire Blackmores Limited for $1.24 Billion

Kirin Holdings Co Ltd of Japan will buy Australia’s Blackmores Ltd for $1.24 billion, operating a natural health business in the Asia-Pacific region, the two companies announced on Thursday.
Dollar hits four-week peak on resilient U.S. jobs market

The dollar held near an almost one-month high on Friday, after U.S. economic data highlighted a still-tight labour market that could keep the Federal Reserve on its aggressive rate hike path.
Exclusive: Tokyo Gas unit nears $4.6 billion deal to buy U.S. natgas producer

A unit of Tokyo Gas Co Ltd is in advanced talks to buy U.S. natural gas producer Rockcliff Energy from private equity firm Quantum Energy Partners for about $4.6 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
Dollar edges up as Fed’s Waller cautions on inflation

The U.S. dollar steadied on Monday amid fading expectations of a less aggressive Federal Reserve interest rate hike after Governor Christopher Waller said the central bank was not softening its fight against inflation.
Exclusive: Toshiba’s preferred bidder offers price short of key 6,000 yen a share, sources say

The preferred bidder to buy out Toshiba Corp has offered to pay less than the widely regarded threshold of 6,000 yen a share, two sources said, indicating the premium for the Japanese conglomerate may not be as rich as investors had hoped.
Sony to buy ‘Destiny’ videogame developer Bungie in $3.6 bln deal

Sony Interactive Entertainment (6758.T) will acquire Bungie Inc, the original creator of the “Halo” videogame and developer of “Destiny”, in a deal valued at $3.6 billion, making it the latest in a wave of consolidations sweeping the gaming sector.
Toyota to launch its own automotive software platform by 2025 – Nikkei

Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) is planning to launch its own operating system, which would be capable of handling advanced operations such as autonomous driving, for its vehicles by 2025, Nikkei reported on Monday.
Toshiba CEO Tsunakawa named interim chairman after investors oust Nagayama

TOKYO, June 25 (Reuters) – Toshiba’s (6502.T) board appointed CEO Satoshi Tsunakawa as interim chairman on Friday after investors voted to oust his predecessor in a stunning rebuke for its collusion with the Japanese government against shareholders. Tsunakawa’s appointment came after shareholders delivered a clear message to management by voting out Osamu Nagayama as chairman and another […]
Covid-19 and travel news: Travel restrictions To be lifted in spain for the UK and Japanese citizens

The UK government strongly advises against non-essential travel to most other EU countries, particularly Germany and Spain. Spain officially announced that restrictions on UK visitors would be lifted when a declaration goes into effect. According to the government, the United Kingdom and Japan will be included on a list of countries whose citizens will be […]
Trouble befalls Japanese manufacturing workers following earthquake in February and ongoing Covid worries

The manufacturing sector in Japan is experiencing significant fall in semiconductor/chips output and affecting the automobile and electrical machinery production since the Fukushima-ken Oki earthquake (7.1-7.3 magnitude) off the East coast of Japan adding to ongoing Covid worries.