Sony Says Spin-Off Will Give Financial Arm Fundraising Capabilities May 29, 2025 By Sam Nussey Sony’s CEO said on Thursday the spin-off of the group’s financial services arm will give that business its own fundraising...
Data Firm Palantir’s Partnership with Japan’s Sompo Insurance Targets Health, Cyber November 18, 2019 By Jane Lanhee Lee and Sam Nussey Silicon Valley data analytics company Palantir Technologies Inc. has established a joint venture with Japanese insurance holding company Sompo Holdings...
Japan’s SoftBank in Talks to Buy Stake in Swiss Re February 7, 2018 By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi and Sam Nussey Swiss Re said it is in preliminary talks to sell a minority stake to SoftBank Group – a deal that...
Cost-Cutting Japanese Factories Struggle to Maintain Safety October 31, 2017 By Sam Nussey A series of safety scandals at Japanese companies have put the country’s lionized factory floor under scrutiny as manufacturers struggle...
Kobe Steel Admits Falsifying Data on Components Used by 200 Firms October 10, 2017 By Sam Nussey and Yuka Obayashi Japan’s government sought on Tuesday to contain the fallout from the disclosure by the nation’s third-biggest steel maker, Kobe Steel...