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DANIEL LOEB

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 14, 2019
Activist investor Dan Loeb calls on Sony to spin off its semiconductor business
Activist investor Dan Loeb has disclosed a $1.5 billion stake in Sony Corp. and pushed the company to make dramatic changes, including spinning off its semiconductor business and listing it in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 9, 2019
Daniel Loeb¡¯s Third Point hedge fund building a stake to pressure Sony, sources say
Daniel Loeb¡¯s hedge fund Third Point LLC is building a stake in Sony Corp. to push for changes, the second time in six years it has targeted the electronics maker, according to sources familiar with the matter.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Apr 20, 2016
Loeb¡¯s pick to run 7-Eleven operator faces next task: boosting margins
The head of 7-Eleven convenience stores in Japan survived an attempt by his boss to remove him and emerged as president at Seven & I Holdings Co. His next hurdles: turn around weaker units and navigate a leadership transition at the country¡¯s largest retailer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 28, 2016
Activist investor Loeb warns Seven & I on nepotism deciding CEO
Third Point LLC¡¯s billionaire founder Daniel Loeb has targeted Seven & I Holdings Co. for management succession planning criticism, warning the grocery and retail group against letting nepotism determine its next chief executive officer.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2015
Loeb¡¯s Third Point takes stake in Seven & i Holdings
Activist investor Daniel Loeb¡¯s Third Point LLC said it acquired a stake in Japan¡¯s second-largest grocery and retail group Seven & i Holdings Co. and proposed a spinoff of its supermarket unit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 4, 2015
Loeb makes fourth foray in Japan, declares new activists¡¯ age
Billionaire Daniel Loeb is starting to make a habit of looking for bargains in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 28, 2015
Loeb shows how to get at Japan Inc. $1.9 trillion cash pile
Activist investor Daniel Loeb is proving determination can pay off, even in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 12, 2014
Loeb¡¯s opponents cheered even as Sony tightened belt
When activist investor Daniel Loeb announced in October he¡¯d sold his Sony Corp. stake, executives at the company¡¯s Culver City, California, studio lot expressed relief.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2014
Sony suffering seen as prelude to Loeb-inspired revamp
Sony Corp.¡¯s latest earnings disappointment held a silver lining: the company¡¯s willingness to entertain some of activist investor Daniel Loeb¡¯s suggestions. And it may be just the beginning.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 30, 2013
Loeb presses Sony on IPO, blasts film flops
Sony Corp. investor Daniel Loeb, pressing the case for an initial public offering of the company¡¯s entertainment unit, has leveled new criticism at management of the company¡¯s film and television studio.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 20, 2013
Loeb Sony drive based on faith in Abe
Corporate activist Daniel Loeb took his team to Japan in April 2012 to determine if the world¡¯s third-largest economy was ready for investment. The Bank of Japan had set a new 1 percent inflation goal, an encouraging step in a country where growth had stagnated for two decades.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

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