Japan’s Abe Declares Nationwide State of Emergency
TOKYO—Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a nationwide state of emergency and more cash payouts to shield the blow, imposing more economy-stifling measures in a country that had mostly avoided th…
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‘Animal Crossing’ Gives Nintendo New Horizons
“Animal Crossing: New Horizons,” Nintendo’s new videogame, has been flying off the shelves. The Japanese company now faces a nice problem: how to make enough of its Switch consoles to meet soari…
SoftBank Needs a New Strategy
SoftBank’s record loss shows that throwing cash at startups isn’t much of a strategy. With the money tree almost bare, it will soon have to come up with a new approach. The Japanese technol…
WeWork Directors Sue SoftBank Over Terminated $3 Billion Share Offer
Two WeWork directors filed a lawsuit against SoftBank Group Corp. on behalf of the co-working company after the Japanese conglomerate backed away from a deal to buy up to $3 billion in WeWork’s …
Tokyo's Streets Aren't Empty Despite Coronavirus Emergency
Electric Scooters: Israel’s Two-Wheeled Solution to Traffic and SabbathElectric-scooter rental companies are hitting speed bumps in the U.S. over safety and other concerns. But in Tel …
SoftBank Says It Won’t Buy WeWork Co-Founder Neumann’s Shares
SoftBank Group Corp. terminated an offer to pay up to $3 billion for shares in office-space provider WeWork, depriving co-founder Adam Neumann of a potential windfall of nearly a billion do…
It’s All Smiles at Sony as Smartphone Cameras Boost Demand for Its Image Sensors
TOKYO—The rise of smartphones bristling with three or four cameras is producing a windfall for Sony Corp. The Tokyo electronics maker, which supplies Apple Inc. and other smartphone makers with …
Japan Display Says It Has Lined up $828 Million Financing
TOKYO—A financially strapped Japanese supplier to Apple Inc. that makes displays for the iPhone 11 said it has lined up financing of up to ¥90 billion ($828 million) from an investment fund with U.S.…
SoftBank Is Selling Wag Stake Back to Company
SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund has agreed to sell its nearly 50% stake in Wag Labs Inc. back to the struggling dog-walking startup, according to people familiar with the matter, marking anot…
Nintendo Turns On the Switch in China
Tencent Holdings Ltd. will start selling Nintendo Co.’s Switch console in China next week, the first time the Japanese company’s flagship product will be distributed officially in one of the world’s …