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  • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
    Japanese society
    Death and Japan’s nuclear shelter salesman

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

  • 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 politics & policy
    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

  • 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
    #techAsia
    Supply chains shifts and splits Premium content

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

  • 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
    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

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

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

  • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
    Automobiles
    Renault and Nissan near deal to reshape historic alliance

    Longstanding partnership between carmakers has demanded constant navigation of rivalries

  • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
    Japanese business & finance
    Japan is going to have to start culling its zombies sooner or later

    Maintaining ultra-loose monetary policy for now merely defers the euthanasia of persistently unprofitable companies

  • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
    Bank of Japan
    Bank of Japan defies market pressure and holds firm on yield curve control

    Yen tumbles 2% after decision to maintain ultra-loose monetary policy

  • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
    Bank of Japan
    Yen traders brace for volatility as BoJ meets

    Outcome risky to predict for investors waiting for pivot in bank policy

  • Monday, 16 January, 2023
    Chinese business & finance
    Which will be the growth stocks in the loneliness economy?

    As China’s population approaches shrinking point, investors contemplate the future of an ageing Asian market

  • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
    Bank of Japan
    Bond traders set to test BoJ ahead of key policy decision

    Expectation grows among investors that Haruhiko Kuroda could scrap yield curve control measures

  • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
    News in-depthKorea Electric Power Corp
    Energy crisis roils Kepco and local debt market

    South Korean utility resorts to bumper bond issuance as it struggles to cope with rising costs

  • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
    The Big Read
    The lure of Singapore: Chinese flock to ‘Asia’s Switzerland’

    Geopolitical tension has increased the city-state’s attraction as a financial outpost and safe haven. But can it maintain its neutrality?

  • Friday, 13 January, 2023
    The Top LineJapanese business & finance
    Japan’s ‘widow-maker’ trade has finally come good

    The BoJ’s shifting monetary policy could presage a regime shift for the global economy

  • Friday, 13 January, 2023
    Bank of Japan
    BoJ under pressure over next move as bond yields and yen surge

    Recent policy tweaks seen as failing to restore order to government debt market

  • Sunday, 8 January, 2023
    Japanese society
    Japan’s reckoning with religious threats, real and imagined

    Abe’s murder has led to a crackdown on the Unification Church — and on parents frightening children with hellfire

  • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Resurgent Chinese travel would reset the country’s global image

    It’s not only the spending power of tourism that matters — views of China will change

  • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
    News in-depthESG investing
    China ESG reckoning looms for investors

    Sustainability rules and standards common in western jurisdictions are at odds with realities in China

  • Monday, 2 January, 2023
    Japanese society
    Japan to offer families ¥1mn per child to leave Tokyo

    Government attempts to reverse decades of demographic decline away from the big cities

  • Friday, 30 December, 2022
    The Long ViewBank of Japan
    Uncertainty over Bank of Japan casts a shadow over markets

    Lack of clarity on the successor to governor Haruhiko Kuroda adds to questions over yield control policy change

  • Friday, 30 December, 2022
    Bank of Japan
    Bank of Japan makes unscheduled bond purchases for third straight day

    Move comes after the central bank adjusted yield curve control measures

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