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  • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
    News in-depthToyota Motor Corp
    Toyota’s new chief set to steer conventional course towards electric future

    ‘Car guy’ Koji Sato tasked with reshaping strategy of world’s biggest carmaker

  • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
    News in-depthJapanese society
    Covid fears kill Japan’s travel bug

    Taboos around spreading coronavirus and weak yen keep travellers home and industry ailing

  • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
    Leo Lewis
    Death and Japan’s nuclear shelter salesman

    Khrushchev once speculated that the survivors of the apocalypse would envy the dead. I agree

  • Friday, 3 February, 2023
    John Gapper
    Toyota has a tragic flaw in the electric vehicle drama

    The world’s largest carmaker makes reliable hybrids but lags far behind in zero emissions technology

  • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
    Sony Corp
    Sony ‘obsessed with growth’ as new president appointed

    Finance chief Totoki’s promotion makes him natural successor to Yoshida as chief of media and tech conglomerate

  • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
    Simon Edelsten
    Why it’s finally time to take a look at Japan

    Good companies and a rising yen should tempt investors

  • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
    News in-depthRenault SA
    Why Nissan and Renault’s attempt to reset alliance might herald divorce

    Both sides feel bitter they may have given up too much for a new ‘equal’ relationship

  • Monday, 30 January, 2023
    Renault SA
    Renault and Nissan hammer out historic deal to salvage alliance

    Agreement aims to close bitter chapter following arrest of former boss Carlos Ghosn in 2018

  • Sunday, 29 January, 2023
    Japanese business & finance
    Japanese companies step up intelligence gathering as US-China tensions mount

    More businesses cite geopolitics, economic security or regulatory change as key risk

  • Sunday, 29 January, 2023
    Leo Lewis
    The problem with Kishida’s ‘new capitalism’ philosophy

    Mass tech lay-offs in the US have triggered an unlikely rethink of Japan’s corporate culture

  • Saturday, 28 January, 2023
    Semiconductors
    Netherlands and Japan join US in restricting chip exports to China

    Deal marks significant step in Washington’s efforts to limit rival’s efforts to develop its semiconductor industry

  • Friday, 27 January, 2023
    LexSemiconductors
    Semiconductor manufacturing equipment: Japanese makers weigh up cost of export controls Premium content

    China is vital market for lower-tech chip machinery makers such as Nikon and Tokyo Electron

  • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
    Toyota Motor Corp
    Toyota chief Akio Toyoda to step down as carmaker wages EV battle

    Koji Sato, head of company’s luxury Lexus unit, to take over

  • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
    Bank of Japan
    IMF warns of market impact of abrupt BoJ policy change

    Fund points to ‘significant upside risks’ to inflation and calls for flexible approach to controlling bond yields

  • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
    News in-depthBank of Japan
    ‘No margin for error’: Bank of Japan’s next chief faces daunting challenge

    Haruhiko Kuroda’s successor must steer economy towards interest rate normalisation

  • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
    LexDai Nippon Printing Co Ltd
    Dai Nippon Printing: Elliott’s value swoop relies on greater foil theory Premium content

    Activist investor is giving the Japanese manufacturer the publicity it badly needs

  • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
    FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
    Personal inflation calculator: what is your inflation rate?

    As the cost of living continues to rise, find out how much inflation could affect your personal finances

  • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
    Investor activism
    Elliott builds activist stake in 146-year-old Japanese conglomerate

    Fund aims to unlock value in critical EV battery parts supplier Dai Nippon Printing

  • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
    HTSI
    What makes Japanese eyewear so good?

    The country’s glasses remain unmatched. We find out why

  • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
    News in-depthJapanese government bonds
    Bank of Japan eases bond market strains with loans to banks

    Expanded lending package gives central bank a boost in struggle to contain government debt yields

  • Monday, 23 January, 2023
    LexJapanese business & finance
    Japan convenience stores: changing buying habits offers revival chance  Premium content

    All-time record sales last year at local chains suggest the sector is not finished yet

  • Sunday, 22 January, 2023
    Japanese war on deflation
    Japan’s wage watershed raises economic hopes

    Salary increases by big companies offer potential escape from deflation and low growth

  • Sunday, 22 January, 2023
    Leo Lewis
    All bets are off on Japan’s sports gambling craze

    As the country recovers from the pandemic, screen-oriented activities hold less appeal

  • Friday, 20 January, 2023
    Japanese economy
    Japan’s core inflation hits 41-year high with central bank under policy pressure

    4% price growth reading comes days after Bank of Japan stood by yield curve controls

  • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
    Japanese government bonds
    Dissecting the big bad Japanese bond bid

    Trouble ahead?

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