News by Country: Japan

Localmart Service is Now Available in Japan
The service of classified advertisements, popular all over the world, is now open to Japanese who are looking for the goods and services.

December 14, 2013

Kangen Ukon Produces The Best Healer and Protector For Human Skin
Kangen Ukon has been known to be one of the best healer and protector for centuries now.

December 12, 2013

MicroAd Wins IAIR Asian Award 2013 For "Best Company for Innovation & Leadership"
MicroAd, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "MicroAd"; Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Kentaro Watanabe) a leading Online Ad Platform company in Japan.

December 4, 2013

MicroAd Wins 2013 Red Herring Top 100 Global
MicroAd, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as MicroAd; Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Kentaro Watanabe) a leading online ad platform company in Japan.

November 29, 2013

MicroAd is A Finalist for the 2013 Red Herring 100 Global Award
MicroAd, Inc., a leading Online Ad Platform company in Japan, announced that it has been selected as a candidate for Red Herring's 2013 Top 100 Global award

November 6, 2013

Sakata Denshi Ltd. Completes Minor System Upgrade
Sakata Denshi Ltd. announces the completion of minor system upgrades and improvements, with all server functions now at full capacity.

October 28, 2013

Hendren Group Comments on Tesla & Musk Early Repayment
Hendren Group looks at Tesla and Elon Musk’s latest achievement of early repayment to the US government of $20 Million dollars.

October 27, 2013

Harver Group Appoints Senior Analyst Steven Vaughan
Experienced Trader to replace Senior Analyst at Harver Group.

October 27, 2013

Koyal Group Outperforms Global Equity Markets in 2013 Q1
Figures released this morning by Tokyo based Boutique equity research house Koyal Group show the company´s Private Equity Department has outperformed all major global equity markets during the first quarter of 2013

October 27, 2013

Research on Japan becomes a premium source for market research on Japanese industries
The Research on Japan platform provides a single solution for Japan-centric market research reports for clients and publishers.

October 25, 2013

TCL Associates Asia Roundup - Markets Surge On Fed News
Markets have surged after the Fed decided not to taper. Emerging markets, that experienced a sell off over the summer rally strongly. The Nikkei is also approaching a bull market after a difficult August.

October 25, 2013

TCL Associates Asia Roundup - Japan Reaches Two Month High
The possibility of tapering from the Fed has little effect on the Asian Markets today, which closed with mixed results. Chinese Real Estate developers were some of the day’s worst performers, as fears rise of price control from the government.

October 22, 2013

Harver Group Investing Heavily In Potential Cancer Cure
Harvard Bioscience Inc. and its subsidiary Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology have high profit potential, stemming from ground breaking technology and a buy out of the parent company.

October 18, 2013

Sakata Denshi Ltd. Recognized For Innovative Bilingual Website
After nearly one year after launching a full service, bilingual site in both Japanese and English to better serve its clients, Tokyo based Sakata Denshi Ltd. has been awarded a Platinum Web Award.

October 17, 2013

CVS Group Claims Wireless And Telecommunication Firms Are Seriously Undervalued
The smart phone revolution has swept the world, but the telecommunication sector has underperformed this year.

October 17, 2013

TCL Associates Recruits American Equity Researchers
Howard Richardson, Hugh Griffin, and Graham Meyers will join the staff at TCL Associates. They will research small and mid-cap mutual funds, commodities, and the forex markets.

October 15, 2013

Harver Group Appoints Senior Analyst Steven Vaughan
Experienced Trader to replace Senior Analyst at Harver Group.

October 15, 2013

The Lexington Group Recommends Mirco-cap Gem, Elephant Talk Communications Corp
Dutch-based Elephant Talk Communications is a leader in mobile security solutions, their breakthrough fraud prevention products when launched will earn massive revenues.

October 14, 2013

CVS Group Predicts Large Upside For Emerging Markets
CVS Group's analysts believe that since the Fed has postponed tapering, that China and Turkey are now attractive investments for their clients in the short to medium term.

October 14, 2013

CVS Group To Open Tokyo Based Commodities Advisory
Equity Researcher CVS Group in Tokyo, announce the creation of a commodities advisory department for private investors.

October 11, 2013

Sakata Denshi Ltd. Announces Promotion Recovering Lost Stock Certificates
Specializing in researching defunct and obscure share certificates, Sakata Denshi Ltd. is offering discounts on finding lost or stolen stock certificates and other securities.

October 10, 2013

TCL Associates Focus On Asia As Markets Continue to Climb
The Chinese markets traded higher as they published data showing that industrial output and retail sales increased in August.

October 10, 2013

Harver Group Releases IPO Forecast For July 2013
Tokyo based equity researcher Harver Group has released its predictions for the top performing IPOs of July 2013.

October 9, 2013

TCL Associates Predicts 30% Upside For American Auto Manufacturers
The American auto industry has made a radical turn around in the over the last year, TCL Associates analysts are predicting huge upsides for Ford and General Motors as the industry experiences its best year of sales in more than a decade.

October 8, 2013

CVS Group Tokyo Ramp Approve Aggressive Emerging Small-Cap Fund Creation
Tokyo based equity research company CVS Group have today announced the creation of managed small-cap fund, to be focused with the emerging markets.

October 7, 2013

TCL Associates Report Asian Markets Decline On Syria Concerns
After rallying on Monday and Tuesday, the Asian markets fell over worries of military intervention in Syria. The yen weakened helping Japanese shipping firms.

October 5, 2013

Michael Thomas and Marcus Davis of Hendren Group to Attend Conference on Banking in Emerging Markets
Hendren Group’s Michael Thomas, Head of Investment Analysis, and Marcus Davis, Head of Principal Investments, will join a conference on “Understanding Banks in Emerging Markets: Observing, Asking, or Experimenting"

October 4, 2013

Equity Researcher CVS Group Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Stock market research provider CVS Group, Tokyo, has today announced record profits in Q2 of 2013, attributing gains to its client portfolio expansion, and small cap performance.

October 4, 2013

TCL Associates Takes Short Term Position in Gamestop
TCL Associates has identified Gamestop, a video game retailer, as having major upcoming catalyst that will drive the stock higher. Microsoft and Sony will be competing as they release new consoles, but whoever win Gamestop will profit.

October 2, 2013

CVS Group Founder & CEO Hiroto Shizuka To Retire In 2015
In a surprise announcement made this morning at CVS Group’s headquarters in Tokyo, company founder and CEO Hiroto Shizuka announced he will retire in January 2015 due to health concerns.

October 1, 2013

Harver Group Releases Precious Metals Forecast
Tokyo based equity research house Harver Group today released its forecast for Gold, Silver, Palladium and Platinum.

September 30, 2013

TCL Associates To Form Indonesian Real Estate Investment Trust
Since 2012 the property market in Indonesia has been booming. TCL Associates has decided to take the opportunity to enter the market and create an REIT. They will finance the construction of a hotel and purchase several office buildings.

September 29, 2013

Dalian Fortune Research Invites Applications for Family Golf Day
Sponsored by Dalian Fortune Research and organized by the Shenzhen Golf Association, the 8th DFR Golf Doubles Family Fun Day is now open for application until September 1st 2013.

September 28, 2013

CVS Group Confident On Asia As BOJ Declares Economic Recovery, Australia Boosted By China
The Bank of Japan said the economy is recovering albeit slowly. Australia saw gains, boosted by positive trade data with top partner China. Australia's import and export data was much higher than expected.

September 28, 2013

TCL Associates’ Senior Management To Attend European Business Research Conference
TCL Associates Chairman Souta Tochigi, and selected senior staff members will attend the European Business Research Conference in Rome from the 5th to 6th of September.

September 22, 2013

TCL Associates Europe Review - Markets Edge Down As Investors Wait For Fed
The European Markets fell slightly on Tuesday as investors are concerned of taking new positions before the release of the Fed´s meeting minutes. GSW Immobilien jumped significantly on the back of an all share bid.

September 19, 2013

CVS Group To Launch Blue Chip Advisory
CVS Group in Tokyo has today announced plans to launch an advisory service for blue chip investors on selected markets.

September 18, 2013

Koyal Group Advises Investors On Stable Japanese Economy
Edward Neilson C.E.O. at equity researcher Koyal Group has today advocated the Japanese investment markets supporting comments made by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

September 16, 2013

TCL Associates Asia Review - Japanese Market Finished Higher, While China Declined
The Japanese market performed well on the back strong finish on Wall Street and due to rumors of a cut in corporate tax on Wednesday. While the Commonwealth Bank of Australia dropped after posting positive results.

September 16, 2013

TCL Associates Releases Its Conviction Buy List For The United States
On Thursday, TCL Associates announced the release of its American Conviction Buy List, a freely distributed group of 15 to 30 shares that their team of analysts believe will outperform the market over the coming twelve months.

September 13, 2013

Lifetime Achievement Award Given to Martin Owen At Harver Group
At Harver Group´s annual awards dinner last weekend, Senior Analyst Mr. Martin Owen received the Company’s highest honor; The Lifetime Achievement Award.

September 12, 2013

TCL Associates Releases IPO Forecast For The Week of August 12th
Tokyo Based Equity Researcher TCL Associates releases its list of IPOs that they expect to hit the market the week of August 12th. Companies in a range of sectors from REIT, reinsurer, and medical services will have their IPO.

September 9, 2013

The Avanti Group’s Richard Armitage and Marcus Hill to Join the 5th International IFABS CONFERENCE
Based in Chuo, Tokyo, Japan, The Avanti Group’s Director of Private Equity, Richard Armitage, and Head of Principal Investments, Marcus Hill, will attend the coming 5th International IFABS CONFERENCE NOTTINGHAM 2013

September 9, 2013

Harver Group Long On Asian Stocks as US Job Market Improves
Mr. Koji Masuto at Harver Group in Tokyo will insist that the Company continues to invest in Asian equity this week as the Japanese markets look strong on US job markets and seem to have escaped the correction period.

September 9, 2013

Peter Anderson, Senior VP M&A, Deep Blue Group
Peter Anderson, Senior VP M&A, Deep Blue Group, Set to Attend High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2013 in New York City on July 30

September 4, 2013

TCL Associates Launches Portfolio-Level Trading Algorithm
The new QI-System launched by equity researcher TCL Associates will aid corporate clients in managing risks and maximizing profits. The algorithm employs several strategies including trend following and statistical arbitrage.

September 3, 2013

Harver Group Delegation to Attend AsFA Annual Meeting
Harver Group is to sending a delegation including CFO Mr. Masaaki Hisashi and Director of Investments Ms. Anita Schultz to attend the Asian Finance Association (AsFA) Annual Conference next week.

September 3, 2013

Kanagawa Associates Makes $6 million Commitment to Protect Forests in Asia
Investment Part of Three-Year, $20 Million Global Contribution to Conserve Forest Ecosystems and Wildlife Habitats

August 31, 2013

Harver Group to Host Open Day at Hong Kong Branch
Founding partners at Harver Group Mr. Koji Masuto and Mr. James Aiguo today announced Harver Group is to hold a public open day in Hong Kong upon the opening of its new office in early 2014.

August 31, 2013

Lexington Group Analysts Predict Rising Oil Prices
Analysts at Tokyo based equity researcher The Lexington Group suggest oil prices will continue to rise due a number of factors including the value of the dollar and oil stockpiles.

August 31, 2013