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  • Wednesday, 6 July, 2022
    LexJapanese business & finance
    Japanese food: rising prices threaten to eat into margins  Premium content

    The yen’s sharp depreciation has pushed up the cost of imports and logistics

  • Wednesday, 6 July, 2022
    South Korea Politics & Policy
    South Korea launches bid to resolve compensation for wartime slave labourers

    Relationship with fellow US ally Japan has been strained by legacy of colonial occupation

  • Wednesday, 6 July, 2022
    News in-depthJapanese politics & policy
    Japan election offers PM Kishida ‘golden’ chance to reform pacifist constitution

    Security at stake in Sunday’s poll under shadow of Ukraine war and worries about China

  • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
    Markets InsightBenjamin Shatil
    Why the yen is down but not necessarily cheap

    A sustained appreciation of the currency will ultimately require a shift in the composition of Japanese trade flows

  • Monday, 4 July, 2022
    The Big Read
    Global inflation: Japan faces a moment of truth

    The collapse of the yen piles pressure on the central bank to change course after decades of loose monetary policy

  • Monday, 4 July, 2022
    Japanese business & finance
    Japanese court ruling poised to make Big Tech open up on algorithms

    Legal experts suggest case related to recommendations site Kakaku.com could have broader implications

  • Sunday, 3 July, 2022
    Natural gas
    Shipping boss says Japan has no choice but to buy Russian gas

    Mitsui OSK chief says it will try ‘to continue our normal services regardless of Russian national policy’

  • Sunday, 3 July, 2022
    News in-depthNato
    China’s rise pushes Asia-Pacific nations to embrace Nato

    North Atlantic alliance to expand co-operation with Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand

  • Friday, 1 July, 2022
    Russian business & finance
    Putin orders transfer of Sakhalin-2 gas project to Russian entity

    Development in which Shell, Mitsubishi and Mitsui are stakeholders is first to be nationalised since Ukraine invasion

  • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
    Sanrio Co Ltd
    Hello Kitty parent company Sanrio’s shares surge on Alibaba deal

    Five-year licensing agreement comes as Japanese group works to introduce characters to new markets

  • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
    Leo Lewis
    AGM season in Japan shines an unforgiving light on corporate governance

    There are signs that domestic institutional stewardship may not be the painless rubber stamp it once was

  • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
    LexTata Motors Ltd
    Tata/Renesas: Indian electric cars as the new hedge Premium content

    Partnership could reinvigorate the shares of both groups in the long term

  • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
    Japanese business & finance
    Hong Kong elite descends on Tokyo for bargain property buys

    Investors join luxury real estate tours as yen hits record lows and Bank of Japan sticks to ultra-loose policies

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    LexUtilities
    Japanese power: utility companies struggle to cover rising input costs Premium content

    More attention should be paid to continuing disaster-related expenses

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    Toshiba Corp
    KKR takes back seat in Toshiba bidding process

    Move leaves rival Bain in lead position to take Japanese conglomerate private

  • Monday, 27 June, 2022
    #techFT
    Tech’s uninspiring hiring and firing Premium content

    Naspers to sell down Tencent stake, EY’s big NSO valuation, Binance approval questioned

  • Monday, 27 June, 2022
    Japanese politics & policy
    Japan tells business and public to save power to avert Tokyo blackout

    Energy crunch in the capital and surrounding areas will revive debate on restarting nuclear reactors

  • Monday, 27 June, 2022
    Special ReportThe Future of Cities
    Radical neighbourhood redevelopment model splits opinion in Tokyo

    Mori Building pioneered developing large areas of the city, attracting interest across Asia

  • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
    Semiconductors
    Japan’s biggest chipmakers from Toshiba to Sony brace for engineer shortage

    Industry body says 35,000 engineers needed within 10 years to revive country’s semiconductor sector

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    Technology sector
    Internet Explorer shutdown to cause Japan problems ‘for months’

    Government and corporate users in rush to adopt alternative to Microsoft browser

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    The Top LineLeo Lewis
    Why Japanese corporates are less reliant on dollar-yen rate for profits

    Exchange rates have become less important as companies build products closer to customers

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    SoftBank Group Corp
    SoftBank’s Son backs Nasdaq listing for Arm despite UK pressure

    Billionaire says US share offering for chipmaker still his ‘favourite’ but decision not final

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    LexToshiba Corp
    Toshiba: weak yen strengthens hand of foreign bidders Premium content

    The currency’s plunge against the dollar makes Japanese companies and assets very cheap for overseas buyers

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Toyota Motor Corp
    Toyota recalls EV fleet as challenge to Tesla dominance suffers setback

    World’s largest carmaker recalls 2,700 battery SUVs with safety issue less than two months after launch

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Japanese economy
    Investors crank up bets on BoJ surrendering yield curve controls

    Wagers against Japanese bonds divide foreign and domestic fund managers

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