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Business News > Mint Authors > Makiko Yamazaki

Makiko Yamazaki

ARTICLES BY MAKIKO YAMAZAKI

Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk (REUTERS)

Tesla's Musk hints of battery capacity jump ahead of industry event

1 min read . 25 Aug 2020

Japan's SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son bows his head after his presentation at a news conference in Tokyo. (REUTERS)

SoftBank unveils $4.8 billion buyback after stock tumble, Elliott backs move

2 min read . 14 Mar 2020

The Tesla emblem is seen on a vehicle. (AFP)

Tesla, Panasonic to seek productivity gains before new battery investments

2 min read . 12 Apr 2019

A Toshiba spokesman says the company was still aiming to complete the sale as soon as possible. Photo: Reuters

Toshiba eyes cancelling chip unit sale if no China approval by May

1 min read . 22 Apr 2018

If the deal does not close before March, Toshiba is likely to end a second consecutive year in negative net worth, putting pressure on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to strip it of its listing status. Photo: Reuters

Toshiba signs deal to sell chip unit to Bain Capital-led group for $18 billion

1 min read . 28 Sept 2017

Toshiba chose Bain over a group led by KKR & Co. and two state-backed funds, Innovation Network Corp. of Japan and Development Bank of Japan. Photo: Reuters

Toshiba says seals $18 billion deal to sell chip unit to Bain Capital group

1 min read . 20 Sept 2017

Toyota Motor Corp. president Akio Toyoda (left) and Mazda Motor Corp. president Masamichi Kogai. Photo:Shizuo Kambayashi/AP

Toyota, Mazda to build $1.6 billion US plant, develop electric cars tech

1 min read . 04 Aug 2017

Toshiba has been favouring a rival bid from US chipmaker Broadcom Ltd. Photo: Bloomberg

Western Digital to raise Toshiba chip offer to $18 billion or more: report

1 min read . 10 Jun 2017

Toshiba is depending on the sale of its chip business to cover cost overruns at its now bankrupt US nuclear unit Westinghouse. Photo:

Apple, Amazon to join Foxconn bid for Toshiba chip business: Report

1 min read . 05 Jun 2017

Foxconn is not seen as a frontrunner in the sale of the unit, which Toshiba has valued at at least $18 billion, due to its deep ties with China. Photo: Reuters

Foxconn says Apple, Amazon to join its bid for Toshiba chip business : report

1 min read . 05 Jun 2017

Toshiba aims to have Westinghouse off its consolidated accounts by the end of the next financial year in March 2018. Photo: Bloomberg

Toshiba pushes sale of nuclear unit Westinghouse as crisis deepens

3 min read . 14 Mar 2017

SoftBank may increase the size of the secondary investment to nearly $2 billion for a total investment of almost $4 billion. Photo: Bloomberg

SoftBank nears deal to invest $3 billion in US start-up WeWork: report

1 min read . 27 Feb 2017

Toshiba has not decided on the size of the stake to be sold, preferring to focus on the amount that can be raised but would like to retain a one-third holding as that would give it a degree of control over the business. Photo: Bloomberg

Toshiba seeks $8.8 billion for chip unit stake as banks fret over risks

3 min read . 21 Feb 2017

Panasonic declined to comment on whether the current discussions are related to that investigation.

Panasonic says its avionics business being probed by US authorities

1 min read . 02 Feb 2017

Toshiba chief executive Satoshi Tsunakawa also said the company was looking to sell less than 20% of its memory chip business which comprises the bulk of the conglomerate’s operating profit. Photo: Bloomberg

Toshiba to sell part of chip business, puts overseas nuclear ops under review

3 min read . 27 Jan 2017

Toshiba is currently in talks with its creditor banks, who are expecting details on the write-down over the coming days. Photo: Bloomberg

Toshiba eyes stake sale in chip business as write-down looms: report

2 min read . 18 Jan 2017

Toshiba is expected to hold its next meeting with creditors in February, when the company is scheduled to have finalised write down figures. Photo: Reuters

Toshiba asks creditors not to call in loans: report

1 min read . 10 Jan 2017

SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son. Photo: Bloomberg

SoftBank to invest $1 billion in OneWeb as part of $50 billion pledge to Trump

1 min read . 19 Dec 2016

Sony’s sensors business continued to struggle in the second quarter as a key factory damaged by a series of earthquakes in April took almost half a year to recover. Photo: Bloomberg

Sony’s quarterly profit almost halves as quake impact lingers

1 min read . 01 Nov 2016

The announcement comes at a time when sales of increasingly sophisticated smartphones and tablet computers squeeze demand in a global PC market that peaked half a decade ago. Photo: Reuters

Fujitsu confirms Lenovo PC tie-up talks, says to retain brand

1 min read . 27 Oct 2016