Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. has applied to list its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, possibly in October, in what is expected to be the biggest initial public offering this year, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday. The leading maker of NAND flash memory chips is targeting a market capitalization of 1.5 […]
As preparations for the 2025 World Expo in Osaka are in full swing, the iconic giant wooden roof known as the “Grand Ring” was on display in its entire circular shape at the venue on Wednesday. According to the Expo organizers, the ring will be one of the largest wooden structures in the world. It […]
Tomiko Itooka, a 116-year-old woman from the western Japanese city of Ashiya, is set to be declared the world’s oldest living person, according to Guinness World Records, a nonprofit organization that tracks supercentenarians, it said on Wednesday. Itooka became a candidate for the title after the previous titleholder, Maria Branyas Morera, a 117-year-old from Olot […]
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday praised outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for transforming the country’s role in global security and helping to create closer trilateral ties with South Korea. “Led by unwavering courage and moral clarity, Prime Minister Kishida transformed Japan’s role in the world,” Biden said in a statement. Japanese Prime Minister […]
