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Reflections on the past forty years of Japanese business in the UK – what’s next? – 2
This post is also available in: JapaneseI lived in Japan three times in my life. The first time was in 1972, when I was six years old, following my stepfather’s appointment as a visiting lecturer at Tohoku University in Sendai. It was not at all common for British people to travel to Japan at that…
Reflections on the past forty years of Japanese business in the UK – what’s next? – 1
This post is also available in: JapanesePernille Rudlin gave a talk in Japanese to the Jiji Top Seminar on November 22nd 2024. She took look at 40 years of Japanese business in the UK, how it has evolved and what the future might hold. Through the lens of her own career working in and with…
Monstarlab pulls the plug on UK operation
This post is also available in: JapaneseJapanese digital transformation consulting and software company Monstarlab is winding up its UK subsidiary. Monstarlab listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2023, but announced in August 2024 that due to significant solvency issues with growing losses and negative net assets, it would start on headcount reduction and other…
Marubeni-Itochu Steel adds another British company to its supply network
This post is also available in: JapaneseMarubeni-Itochu Steel has acquired Scotland based plate processor Angus F. Gunn via its UK subsidiary Barclay & Mathieson. This adds to Marubeni-Itochu Steel’s capacity to supply British oil and gas, renewable energy and construction industries. Marubeni-Itochu Steel accquired Glasgow based Barclay & Mathieson in 2022. It has around 400…
What impact will Tokyo Metro’s stake in the Elizabeth Line operating company have?
This post is also available in: JapaneseTokyo Metro and Sumitomo Corporation have 17.5% share each of consortium that won the 7 year contract to run the Elizabeth Line, meaning Hong Kong owned incumbent MTR lost. Sumitomo Corporation is looking to develop commercial and retail opportunities around stations – as happens in Japan and is beginning…
Toppan to acquire Swedish Assa Abloy’s Citizen ID business
This post is also available in: JapaneseToppan will acquire the Citizen ID business of HID Global Corporation, which is in turn owned by Sweden’s Assa Abloy. Although Assa Abloy is Swedish, HID Global is headquartered in the USA, and Toppan say they are acquiring it to expand their global security business in South America, Africa,…
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