WeWork sues SoftBank for dropping $3 billion tender offer
REUTERS/Kate MunschThe tender offer was part of a $9.6 billion rescue financing package that SoftBank agreed with WeWork in October that gave it control of the company. An independent two-m…
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Running out of beds and gear, Tokyo medical staff say Japan's 'state of emergency' already here
That meant coronavirus patients were initially treated alongside everyone else, allowing the virus to spread. The next day, Tokyo saw its daily coronavirus cases top 100 for the first time, and …
Japan's contract allows postponing of Games to end of year: minister
A man wearing a protective face mask, following the outbreak of the coronavirus, walks past Tokyo Olympic 2020 souvenir shop at Shibuya shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, March 3, 2020. REUTERS/…
Japan's Aeon signs up Ocado in online grocery bet
TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) - Japan’s biggest supermarket group, Aeon Co Ltd has hired British online grocery pioneer Ocado to develop its e-commerce business, hoping to fend off rivals such as …
SoftBank says WeWork Japan can become profitable 'in near future'
TOKYO (Reuters) - WeWork’s Japan unit can become profitable “in the near future”, the Japanese partner of the U.S. office-space sharing startup said on Tuesday, amid investor scepticism ove…
Nintendo's second-quarter profit doubles as Switch Lite delivers boost
TOKYO/OSAKA (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd’s (7974.T) second-quarter operating profit more than doubled, blowing past analyst estimates, on strong demand for its Switch console. REUTERS/M…