Olympus Issues Disappointing Guidance
Olympus Corp (7733 JP) has a habit of announcing and holding its meetings on the evening before Golden Week holidays commence, so it was difficult...
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Toshiba: The Surprising Lack of Read-Across to the Rest of Japan Inc.
There is a tendency to view Toshiba (6502 JP) as an extreme, but ultimately typical example of Japanese corporate culture (e.g. this well-worth...
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Toshiba: On or Off Alert by March?
With the expiration of its eighteen-month deadline approaching in Mar 2017, Toshiba awaits the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s (TSE) final decision which...
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Cyberdyne: Citron Ups the Ante
Ever since Masayoshi Son brought his clunking fist down on CLSA for a "Sell" report on Softbank, sell-side analysts in Japan have been...
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Sony's Purchase of SonyFin Shares: Cash Management or Asset Management?
Sony Corp's announcement of a 2.1ppt purchase of Sony Financial shares for ¥13.5 billion is entirely understandable both from a tax viewpoint and...
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