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Category Archives: Japan
Country Risk Climate: Coface Downgrades Corporates in Europe, Ivory Coast, Japan and South Africa
Coface, the credit insurer has warned that with the ongoing malaise in the European economy, companies heavily exposed to Europe continue to be a relatively risky investment. To that end, Coface has downgraded its risk assessment of corporates in … Continue reading
Japan Risk Climate: Printing Industry in Japan is Struggling!
According to Teikoku Databank, In the first half of 2012, 68 bankruptcies were filed, which is 6.3% higher than same term last year, and the highest since 2009 with 92 bankruptcies. However, the total debt from bankruptcies occurred was about … Continue reading
BIIA Member Teikoku Databank America Inc. Celebrates its 20th Anniversary – Launches New Website
In conjunction with its 20th anniversary of its US Office Teikoku Databank America Inc. (TDB) has launched a new website. TDB America Inc. is a subsidiary of Teikoku Databank, Ltd., one of the largest suppliers of business information in Japan. … Continue reading
Baidu Q1 Revenue Up 75% – Closes JV with Rakuten
Baidu announced its first quarter results for 2012. Revenues were US$677 million, up 75% over the same period in 2011. Net income attributable to the company was US$299 million, a jump of 76% over the first quarter last year. Diluted … Continue reading
Alibaba in New Talks with Yahoo?
The leadership change at Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) looks to be prompting a fresh wave of friendly overtures toward partners Alibaba and SoftBank Capital. The Hong Kong-based Alibaba and Japan’s SoftBank have been making efforts to buy back shares from Yahoo. The … Continue reading
Experian Acquires Altovision Inc. Japan
Experian announces that it has acquired Altovision Inc., an email marketing company in Japan. Founded in 2000, Altovision provides email distribution, marketing consulting (including business-to-business marketing), creative design and technical support to over 200 medium and large-sized clients in segments … Continue reading
Data Theft: The Sony Corporation Debacle Widens
Sony Corporation and Sony Computer Entertainment announced on May 3rd that their ongoing investigation of illegal intrusions into Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) systems revealed on May 2 that hackers may have stolen SOE customer information on April 16th and … Continue reading
Data Security in Peril: Sony Online Gaming Network Data Breach
Sony announced that customer data of 70 million of its gaming network had been stolen. Data elements affected are names, passwords, and e-mail addresses. It appears to be the largest privacy breach of its kind. Sony notified its gaming network … Continue reading
D&B Releases Free Tool to Identify Businesses Potentially Impacted by Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan
Tool Provides Insight on Customers, Partners and Suppliers in the Region SHORT HILLS, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– D&B (NYSE: DNB), the world’s leading source of commercial information and insight on businesses, has released a free search tool that allows individuals to identify … Continue reading