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    • 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

    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
      News in-depthChinese economy
      China’s economy begins to reopen after 3 years of Covid isolation

      Demand for international travel soars but some countries fear influx of tourists carrying the virus

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