Browsing: Japans

The Worldfolio: WM Partners Advances Japan’s Private Capital Market Through Growth Investing, Secondaries and Emerging Managers JAPANFINANCEASIA-PACIFICJAPANVENTURE CAPITALSECONDARIESGROWTH CAPITALPRIVATE EQUITY

Add preferred source The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (JICPA) issued a statement expressing regret from the standpoint of capital market credibility after PwC Japan LLC declined to express an audit opinion on Nidec Corporation’s Annual Securities Report for the fiscal year ended March 2026. Nidec’s filing was delayed by three months after accounting…

The Worldfolio: SPARX Invests in Japan’s Recovery Through Deep Research, Innovation and OneAsia Growth JAPANFINANCEASIA-PACIFICJAPANASSET MANAGEMENTINVESTMENT MANAGEMENTVENTURE CAPITALPRIVATE MARKETS

The Worldfolio: HOUSEI Accelerates Japan’s Digital Transformation Through AI, Software and Cross-Border Innovation JAPANDIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONASIA-PACIFICJAPANINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCESYSTEMS INTEGRATION

Add preferred source Japan’s Certified Public Accountants and Auditing Oversight Board, an arm of the Financial Services Agency, recommended on the 11th that the FSA take disciplinary action against audit firm Sido over its handling of accounting fraud at AI developer Alt Inc. The board found that Alt had inflated its revenue through circular transactions,…

Nissha Co. Ltd. plans to fully divest its controlling stake in Vietnamese medical device maker USM Healthcare Medical Devices Factory JSC, less than four months after acquiring the company, following the discovery of accounting irregularities related to circular transactions before the acquisition.

Celltrion (068270.KS) is joining forces with the Kobe Biomedical Innovation Cluster (KBIC), Japan’s largest biocluster, to identify promising biotech startups. The plan is to combine Japan’s strength in basic research with Celltrion’s experience in drug development and global commercialization, extending the partnership toward securing next-generation pipeline assets.

One year after TikTok Shop entered the Japanese market, its GMV stands at around 50 billion Japanese yen, and there are still barriers to its further expansion.

Add to Google Preferred Sources Anri Samata, general partner at Japanese venture capital firm Anri, argues that Japan’s startup industry has reached a turning point where it should move beyond imitating Silicon Valley and instead forge a distinctly Japanese model of innovation—one driven by M&A integration with large corporations. Drawing on 15 years of investment…

TOKYO, Aug 27 (Reuters) – Japan’s latest effort to prop up the yen revives memories of the Asian financial crisis, with the operation bearing little resemblance to traditional coordinated interventions, former top ‌currency diplomat Naoyuki Shinohara said on Thursday.