News Headlines - 28 August 2015

▽Japanese police bracing for gang war as Yamaguchi-gumi mafia group splits | The Guardian

Police in Japan are bracing for an outbreak of gang violence after reports that the Yamaguchi-gumi — the country’s biggest crime syndicate — is about to split.

▽While Many Panicked, Japanese Day Trader Made $34 Million - Bloomberg Business

While a lot of investors were hitting the panic button Monday, a Japanese day trader who’d made a big bet against the market timed the bottom almost perfectly and narrated a play-by-play of the trade to his 40,000 Twitter followers. He claims to have walked away with $34 million.

▽Sharp mulls selling most of LCD business: Report - The Times of India

Sharp was considering various options for its liquid crystal display business after a report said it may sell a majority stake in the struggling operations to rival Japan Display.

▽Japan protests against Chinese media call for emperor's apology | Reuters

Japan has lodged a protest with China over a call by China's Xinhua state news agency for Japan's Emperor Akihito to apologize for its past military aggression, a Japanese government spokesman said on Friday.

▽Japan ruling party sets date for leadership vote PM bound to win | Reuters

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Friday set a date for a party leadership election that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is bound to win, effectively assuring him of staying leader of the world's third-largest economy.