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  • Sunday, 1 October, 2023
    Special ReportInvesting in Japan
    Investors read the runes on course of Japan’s monetary policy

    Central bank watchers deeply divided on when and how ultra-loose approach will unwind

    Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda chats with US Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell and European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde
  • Sunday, 1 October, 2023
    Special ReportInvesting in Japan
    Japan’s prime minister Kishida says: ‘reassess our economy’

    Investors, notably in Asia, seek reassurance that bounceback will last, as ‘unpredictable’ China loses its sheen

    People take pictures on an escalator of an observation deck
  • Sunday, 1 October, 2023
    Special ReportInvesting in Japan
    Japan government sweeteners aim to attract investors

    Official push is on to lure more investment but the real issue may be lack of asset managers’ transparency

    Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference
  • Sunday, 1 October, 2023
    Special Report
    Investing in Japan

    Prime minister Kishida says: reassess our economy; yen falls, inflation bites; equities offer ‘new opportunity’; Bank of Japan rates scrutinised; overseas property buyers keen to enter; population strain prompts pension action; art market surges

    Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at an event hosted by the Economic Club of New York
  • Sunday, 1 October, 2023
    Bruce Kirk
    It’s time for Japanese equities to leave the doldrums

    Ukraine and pandemic aftermath set scene for reversal of main stock index underperformance

    A man walks past an electronic board showing the numbers on the Tokyo Stock Exchange along a street in Tokyo
  • Sunday, 1 October, 2023
    Special ReportInvesting in Japan
    Sun rises on resurgent Japanese art market

    Changing tastes and a more international audience are boosting demand

    The ‘Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own’ evening sale at Sotheby’s on September 06, 2023 in London, England
  • Sunday, 1 October, 2023
    Special ReportInvesting in Japan
    Japan government pension acts on population strain

    World’s largest retirement fund turns to data science in hunt for higher returns

    The Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) logo is displayed on a brochure
  • Sunday, 1 October, 2023
    Special ReportInvesting in Japan
    Yen tumbles and shares soar as Japan inflation begins to bite

    Export industries report all-time highs, while households face rising cost of imports

    A worker assembles a vehicle on the production line of a factory
  • Sunday, 1 October, 2023
    Special ReportInvesting in Japan
    Overseas real estate buyers identify Japan as an opportunity

    Once a place to enjoy but leave, the country has now become one for outsiders to plant roots

    Skyscraper
  • Saturday, 30 September, 2023
    The Long ViewKatie Martin
    A breakout year for Japanese stocks

    After a series of false dawns, investors sense a long-awaited shift in the Tokyo market

  • Friday, 29 September, 2023
    Hino
    Truckmaker Hino hauls in 49,900% return with Japan property deal

    Land sale indicative of value hidden in Japanese corporate sector

    Hino logo
  • Thursday, 28 September, 2023
    #techAsia
    China’s EV makers look west as Huawei puts in overtime Premium content

    The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

    A BYD Co Yangwang U9 vehicle at the Shanghai Auto Show in Shanghai, China
  • Tuesday, 26 September, 2023
    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
    How TSMC’s chip plant is shaking up Japan

    Semiconductor giant’s arrival in a small town highlights broader challenges for Asia’s most advanced economy

    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s factory under construction in Kikuyo, Japan
  • Saturday, 23 September, 2023
    Technology sector
    Video games become part of the furniture in Japan as suppliers read the room

    Tokyo Game Show features soft furnishings and whole apartments designed to improve gaming experience

    Attendees walk past a sign for the Tokyo Game Show in Chiba, Japan on September 21 2023
  • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
    LexAsia-Pacific companies
    Kokusai Electric: Japanese listing arrives in time for chip boom   Premium content

    Debuts in the local market have been the best performers in the region this year

    Kokusai Electric signage
  • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
    SoftBank Group Corp
    SoftBank finance chief criticises S&P for lack of credit upgrade after Arm deal

    Analysts had expected an upgrade after tech group raised $5bn in listing

    SoftBank finance chief Yoshimitsu Goto
  • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
    LexBYD Co Ltd
    BYD: China’s cheap EVs charge up Japanese market Premium content

    Release of Dolphin model will test loyalty to domestic carmakers

    The BYD Dolphin at a launch event. The car is bathed in pink/purple light
  • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
    Sexual misconduct allegations
    Japanese boy band abuse scandal rocks entertainment industry

    Some of country’s largest businesses and media groups try to distance themselves from troubled talent agency

    Noriyuki Higashiyama, left, and Julie Fujishima
  • Monday, 18 September, 2023
    SoftBank Group Corp
    SoftBank leads Mapbox fundraising as it pushes into AI

    Japanese group’s decision to back US location-mapping company comes in wake of Arm listing

    The Mapbox logo on a screen
  • Monday, 18 September, 2023
    LexTechnology sector
    SoftBank/OpenAI: next bet on AI unlikely to be more successful than the last Premium content

    Chief’s key portfolio returns have been heavily reliant on consumer internet companies, not artificial intelligence

    SoftBank chief Masayoshi Son
  • Monday, 18 September, 2023
    Chinese business & finance
    Nippon Paint targets China expansion despite property market slowdown

    Co-president predicts company can make ‘good money’ even as developers wrestle with turmoil

    A worker moves pallets of paint at a Nippon Paint plant in China
  • Saturday, 16 September, 2023
    SoftBank Group Corp
    SoftBank seeks OpenAI tie-up as Son plans deal spree after Arm IPO

    Japanese conglomerate is looking to invest tens of billions of dollars in AI after Arm’s blockbuster listing

  • Sunday, 10 September, 2023
    Mizuho Financial Group Inc
    Mizuho seeks to break curse over foreign forays on Wall Street

    Japanese lender targets US investment banking top 10 after acquisition of boutique firm Greenhill

    Traders work on the Mizuho Americas trading floor
  • Thursday, 7 September, 2023
    South Korean business & finance
    South Korea launches samurai bond in Japan as bilateral relations improve

    Bank of Japan’s dovish monetary policy has made yen-denominated debt issuance attractive

    From left, US president Joe Biden, Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol
  • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
    Foreign exchange
    China and Japan push back against dollar strength

    People’s Bank of China sets renminbi trading band higher than expected while Tokyo warns against yen’s decline

    A hand holding $100 bills
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