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  • Friday, 31 March, 2023
    Semiconductors
    Japan to restrict semiconductor equipment exports as China chip war intensifies

    Tokyo aligns with Washington in move expected to significantly curtail activity by Beijing

  • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
    US trade
    US and Japan strike trade deal on critical minerals for electric car batteries

    Move comes as Biden administration prepares guidance on qualifying for tax credits under IRA

  • Monday, 27 March, 2023
    Inside BusinessJapanese economy
    There are signs wages in Japan are finally on the rise

    Inflation and the risk of employees being poached by rivals are prompting a shift to pay workers more

  • Sunday, 26 March, 2023
    Banks
    Japanese banks take post-SVB hit over bond fears

    Silicon Valley Bank’s fatal bet on hold-to-maturity treasuries has worrying echoes for Japan’s regional banks

  • Friday, 24 March, 2023
    Japanese economy
    Key measure of Japan inflation reaches highest level in 41 years

    Strong ‘core-core’ price reading adds pressure on central bank over monetary policy

  • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
    Toshiba Corp
    Toshiba approves $15bn buyout offer from Japanese private equity fund

    Sale of struggling conglomerate would be country’s largest take-private deal

  • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
    Arm Ltd
    Arm seeks to raise prices ahead of hotly anticipated IPO

    SoftBank-owned group aims to charge more for each chip design in radical shake-up of business model

  • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
    Banks
    Credit Suisse fallout threatens to halt issuance of risky bank debt

    Some of Asia’s largest lenders may pause sales of additional tier 1 bonds after $17bn wipeout at Swiss bank

  • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
    Asia-Pacific
    Japan and South Korea resolve trade dispute as leaders hail ‘new era’

    Breakthrough after first leaders’ summit in 12 years follows compensation fund for victims of wartime forced labour

  • Monday, 13 March, 2023
    Japanese business & finance
    Japan’s new anti-takeover rules could spur protectionism, investors warn

    Funds say proposals will thwart domestic bids and foreign buyers and are skewed against shareholders’ interests

  • Saturday, 11 March, 2023
    Space exploration
    Japan’s space ambitions fizzle after rocket failure

    Decade-long effort was source of national pride and meant to be symbol of technological prowess

  • Friday, 10 March, 2023
    Bank of Japan
    Kuroda sticks to guns in last BoJ meeting after ‘bazooka’ decade

    Departing governor leaves measures to change ultra-loose policies to successor Kazuo Ueda

  • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
    #techAsia
    Japan’s space setback and AI market fever Premium content

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

  • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
    ExplainerJapanese economy
    How 3 everyday items tell the story of Japanese inflation

    Rapid price growth of popular products exemplifies challenge for central bankers, bond markets and consumers

  • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
    Special ReportWomen in Business
    On a mission for the appliance of science to Japanese family life

    After stints at Google and Apple, Yoky Matsuoka is turning her tech focus on the home

  • Monday, 6 March, 2023
    South Korea Politics & Policy
    US hails South Korea and Japan for plan to compensate forced labour victims

    Rights groups denounce proposal as Pacific countries ease trade tensions amid push for regional co-operation

  • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
    #techAsia
    China Inc in Barcelona and Hong Kong’s crypto ambitions Premium content

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

  • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
    Arm Technology China
    China holds up Arm’s exit from troubled joint venture

    Unresolved restructuring looms over SoftBank’s plans for blockbuster listing of UK chip designer

  • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
    Bank of Japan
    Ditching bond yield cap will be tricky task for new Bank of Japan governor

    Kazuo Ueda has hinted that ‘yield curve control’ is unlikely to survive in its existing form once he takes the helm

  • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
    Tokyo Olympics
    Japanese prosecutors charge Dentsu over Olympic bid-rigging scandal

    Advertising giant says five executives will hand back pay after indictments

  • Monday, 27 February, 2023
    Hitachi Ltd
    Hitachi plans US hiring spree as Big Tech slashes jobs

    Japanese conglomerate eyes further stateside acquisitions, focused on cloud services

  • Friday, 24 February, 2023
    Bank of Japan
    Next BoJ head Kazuo Ueda calls for ‘creative’ monetary policy

    Academic says central bank should sustain easing measures until 2% inflation target in sight

  • Friday, 24 February, 2023
    News in-depthSony Corp
    Anime and ‘The Last of Us’ are transforming Sony’s business

    Incoming president Hiroki Totoki will inherit an electronics brand that is morphing into a media giant

  • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
    Toyota Motor Corp
    Toyota raises wages in Japan by biggest amount in two decades

    Step by country’s largest carmaker puts pressure on other companies as living costs rise

  • Saturday, 18 February, 2023
    ObituaryShoichiro Toyoda
    Shoichiro Toyoda, Japanese business executive, 1925 — 2023

    As president of Toyota, he turned the carmaker into a global success story

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