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The central bank is confronting headwinds to scrap its policy of holding interest rates below zero
Central bank governor Kazuo Ueda fuels speculation of end to negative rates with comments to parliament
To many, the legal pursuit of an avicidal driver will look like a sign of gross fiscal indiscipline
Influential carmaker may prod other companies to rethink their numerous cross-shareholdings
Three of the country’s biggest developers eye growth outside shrinking domestic market
The latest in the monster series can be seen as an allegory that lets the country move on from past traumas
Policies come as Beijing increases control over international financial hub
SMFG executive spearheaded expansion into US and south-east Asia
The confrontation between Kitao and Murakami shows how much the country has changed
Younger workers have new expectations of risk, reward and responsibility
Asian financial hub investigating whether $2bn money laundering ring used the vehicle
Highest number of takeover proposals since 2010 fuels predictions MBOs could become biggest driver of deals
Move accelerates end to career of one of the biggest figures in Tokyo’s financial industry
The chaotic build-up to Japan’s event suggests it is a relic of a past global order
Investors say Japanese video game publisher is not taking full advantage of its franchises and characters
The country should pause to consider what would happen if the talismanic investor decided to walk away
The country’s regulator is exerting ‘unprecedented’ influence to unlock value
Investors say Beijing’s sanctions could offer an unexpected boost by creating a national champion
Investor reaction to the BoJ removing the hard ceiling on 10-year yields has so far been muted
Muted celebrations in Shibuya have resurrected past economic demons
Lessons from our most (and least) productive peers
Central bank raises interest rate cap under pressure from weakening yen, inflation and rising US Treasuries
Two-day policy meeting could end with changes to trading band for government bonds
Opposition from rival SK Hynix puts brakes on Bain Capital’s ambitions to create US-Japan chip giant
Global investment banks have struggled to make a profit in the country
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