HC Picks Category: 01 Business

2018/05/03
Japan’s bloated retail banks need to downsize
According to the World Bank, high-income countries have on average 17.3 commercial-bank branches per 100,000 adults. Japan has 34.1.
2018/04/07
Softbank borrows $8bn using Alibaba shares as collateral
2018/04/06
Japan Has Perfected the Niche Business Model. Just Ask These ‘Boneheads’
Another good example of a niche targeted business.
2018/04/04
SoftBank waived day-to-day control of Fortress to win deal
Cfius pressure…
2018/03/27
Japan's top bank to offer AI-based loan screening for startups
2018/03/01
Corporate Japan redirects asset mix from real estate to stocks
2018/02/28
Japan's First-Ever, Self-Driving Robo-Taxis Testing On Public Roads
Would shapes of the car change dramatically?
2018/02/26
How Japan Is Creating New Opportunities in the Field of Regenerative Medicine
Partnerships in the healthcare industry might accelerate.
2018/02/12
Japan’s staff-heavy banks downsize and turn to technology for survival
From money transfer to credit analysis. Now the width and depth of datasets availabilities are questioned.
2018/02/08
Japan's KDDI and Daiwa team to offer investing by smartphone
Daiwa Securities opening a cloud shop.