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    • Monday, 27 March, 2023
      Inside BusinessKana Inagaki
      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

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    • 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

    • Sunday, 26 March, 2023
      Daikin Industries Ltd
      Japan’s Daikin targets India as air-con and heat-pump manufacturing hub

      World’s largest air-conditioner maker sees huge export potential and untapped domestic demand for cooling systems

    • 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, 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

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      Leo Lewis
      Parts of the SVB model would not go amiss in Japan

      A visit by the now failed bank’s executives has lessons for Tokyo but it also highlights the need for change

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      LexSilicon Valley Bank
      Japan banks: US bank woes makes scrapping yield curve control difficult  Premium content

      Analysts have been betting that the policy would end around May — that now looks highly unlikely

    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      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
      LexFood Prices
      Japan/eggs: mayonnaise crisis highlights food price pressures Premium content

      Bird flu has led to shortages of household staple, hitting manufacturers, retailers and consumers

    • 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
      Sahoko Kaji
      Japan must lose its Showa mentality

      The attitude of my postwar cohort has gripped the country for too long

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Investors warn Japan’s foreign bond buying spree is at risk

      Cost of hedging against swings in the yen wipes out extra returns for buyers looking overseas

    • 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

    • 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
      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
      Private equity
      Investcorp opens Tokyo office to target Japan deals

      Middle Eastern fund manager is latest private equity group to chase succession-related acquisitions

    • 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

    • Monday, 20 February, 2023
      Markets InsightBenjamin Shatil
      A shift in fund flows from Japan will be felt around the world

      If policy of yield control is phased out under incoming BoJ head Kazuo Ueda, a flight from foreign markets may accelerate

    • 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

    • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
      Leo Lewis
      Corporate Japan is bracing itself for change at the BoJ

      New governor Kazuo Ueda is set to review the central bank’s ultra-loose policy

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