TOKYO—Global private equity firm Carlyle said on Wednesday it led a $312 million funding round for Japanese biotech company Spiber Inc, joining other global investors in betting on a growing number of late-stage Japanese startup firms. Carlyle’s 10 billion yen ($91 million) stake in Spiber represents the group’s first non-buyout, minority investment in an unlisted…
Carlyle Leads $312 Million Funding Round for Japanese Unicorn Spiber
Japan Minister Kono May Gain Rival Camp’s Support in Prime Minister Race
TOKYO—Japanese COVID-19 vaccine minister Taro Kono’s chances of becoming the next leader of the ruling party, and subsequently prime minister, were boosted on Tuesday when a rival’s party faction splintered. Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will hold a leadership election on Sept. 29, after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced last Friday he was stepping down….
Japan Minister Kono May Gain Rival Camp’s Support in Prime Minister’s Race
TOKYO—Japanese COVID-19 vaccine minister Taro Kono’s chances of becoming the next leader of the ruling party, and subsequently prime minister, were boosted on Tuesday when a rival’s party faction splintered. Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will hold a leadership election on Sept. 29, after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced last Friday he was stepping down….
The Japanese Secret to Undertake With Meaning
By Jesús De Hoyos Freymann The best-kept secret for entrepreneurship and success comes from the remote and small island of Okinawa in Japan. It is said that its inhabitants have a purpose for which to get up every morning and enjoy life. We hear a lot about why it is so important to have a business…
Japan Has Its Best Olympic Medal Haul: 27 Gold, 58 Overall
August 8, 2021
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TOKYO—Despite the pandemic, the one-year delay and the soaring costs, the Japanese public may still find a sweet spot for the Tokyo Olympics, the way it did for the storied 1964 Games. Why? A historic haul of medals. Japan had its best Olympic production in every category: the most gold medals (27), the most overall…
Ice-Cold Noodles for Hot Summer Days
There are only so many foods you can throw down a waterslide—well, only so many foods that would survive the trip. Pizza? Nope. Rotisserie chicken? Yuck. But somen, slippery and thread-thin, seems made for it. In fact, Japanese summers wouldn’t be the same without the delicate noodles barreling down a bamboo pipe of ice-cold water,…
Cold Somen With Homemade Tsuyu (Noodle Dipping Broth)
Serves 4 8 bundles dried somen (2 bundles per person, depending on appetite) Ice cubes Tsuyu, for serving (store-bought or homemade, recipe follows) Toppings: grated ginger, chopped scallions (or Japanese negi), sliced myoga (Japanese ginger), julienned cucumbers, citrus supremes, julienned shiso leaves, shredded egg omelette, sliced ham or fishcakes, etc. Bring a large pot of…
The Path of Flowers | Mythical Roads
By following the flowering of the trees, the Path of Flowers crosses Japan from Kyushu to Hokkaido. The route offers about 250 varieties of cherry trees that nourish the Japanese soul. In Japan, the legendary meeting place of tradition and modernity, everything is possible: from the poetry of cherry blossom to the science of creating…
Aging Japanese Nuclear Reactor Restarted After a Decade
TOKYO—A more than 40-year-old nuclear reactor in central Japan which suffered a deadly accident has resumed operation after being taken offline for a decade after the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, as Japan pushes to meet its carbon emissions reduction goal. Kansai Electric Power Co. said the Mihama No. 3 reactor in Fukui prefecture went…
How to Make Umeshu, the Spirit of a Japanese Summer
Just as spring slips and summer arrives in Japan, before the mosquitoes swarm and the thick humidity hits in earnest, ume leads the charge into the new season. Ume, Japanese plums, are just as much a part of Japanese art and life as sakura, cherry blossoms. The trees bloom earlier, at the end of winter…
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