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  • Monday, 4 July, 2022
    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

  • 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
    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
    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

  • 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

  • Sunday, 19 June, 2022
    Japan’s largest ¥100 discount store Daiso besieged by sinking yen

    Retailer’s president vows to stick to prices despite rising global inflation

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    Bank of Japan
    Yen sinks as BoJ sticks to ultra-loose monetary policy

    Japanese central bank sees inflation as transitory even as US Federal Reserve and others raise rates

  • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
    Inside BusinessKana Inagaki
    Is ‘Made in Japan’ back with the weaker yen?

    A tight labour market and rise of production outside the country by companies may limit ‘reshoring’ of jobs

  • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
    LexOil & Gas industry
    Idemitsu/Eneos: hydrogen reinvention requires leap of faith Premium content

    It will take time before batteries, hydrogen and ammonia become viable substitutes for oil refining

  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
    Currencies
    Yen hits 24-year low against dollar as Japan sticks to loose monetary policy

    Japanese currency comes under further pressure as US Treasury yields rise

  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
    Special ReportAsia-Pacific Climate Leaders
    Japan’s heavy industry looks to a greener future

    The country’s businesses see opportunities in the government’s net-zero push

  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
    Interview
    Nomura chief predicts weak yen will kick off foreign M&A wave

    Kentaro Okuda says rate rises and Toshiba privatisation will usher in ‘paradigm shift’ for corporate Japan

  • Sunday, 12 June, 2022
    Electric vehicles
    European pension funds attack Toyota for not going ‘all in’ on electric cars

    Japanese car manufacturer is a vocal critic of rapid transition to battery-powered vehicles

  • Saturday, 11 June, 2022
    Leo Lewis
    The rise and rise of Japan’s unsackable slacker

    In a culture that rewards seniority, young workers feel resentment towards older unproductive colleagues

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    News in-depth
    Japan to tap vast pension fund in drive to create more start-ups

    Pumping money into early-stage companies is part of prime minister’s ‘new capitalism’ agenda

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