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Cash-rich Japanese companies are looking overseas for acquisitions as domestic market shrinks
With wages set to rise, the convenience shop sector needs automation
GMO demands urgent corporate governance changes and further unwinding of cross-shareholdings
Aichi prefecture seeks to develop future forms of transport as next driver of region’s industrial growth
Tokyo hopes diplomatic breakthrough will boost premier’s domestic popularity
Approach for Aloha state carrier seems timed to gain from a rally in the currency but there are factors working against that too
‘Idiosyncratic’ lender’s overexposure to office market is a reminder of possible risks in fragmented banking sector
Japanese group’s likelihood of scoring promising companies at a decent price is positive
Soaring value of Arm stake and T-Mobile share windfall help Japanese group break four-quarter streak of losses
Japanese trading house says it will purchase up to $3.4bn in stock
Mobile carrier teams up with Mitsubishi to take joint control of 15,000-strong chain
World’s biggest automaker’s bet on technology justified by a nearly 50% increase in hybrid-electric car sales in latest quarter
US investor calls on Mitsui Fudosan to stage ¥1tn buyback and sell stake in company behind Tokyo Disneyland
New York university complaint comes ahead of likely takeover of JSR by Japanese government-backed fund
Aozora hit by exposure to struggling US commercial property market but risk of similar losses at bigger banks is low
Bank’s shares fall more than 20% after it warns more commercial property loans could turn sour
Investors in the Japanese carmaker should not dismiss its looming reputational problems
Akio Toyoda says he takes ‘full responsibility’ and wants to recreate vision for world’s biggest carmaker by sales
Tokyo’s $6.4bn swoop for JSR has rekindled memories of heavy state intervention and cast doubt on corporate reforms
Japanese printer and camera maker’s nanoimprint lithography technology could challenge industry leader ASML
The fragmented US housebuilding industry — and demographic arbitrage — tempts acquisitive Japanese companies
World’s biggest carmaker’s plans for an overhaul at its subsidiary could extend into its broader governance structure
Farmers, retailers and builders rethink business models as world’s fastest-ageing society runs out of workers
Reputational damage for Japanese conglomerate may affect demand for its AI products and IT services
Helped by low domestic interest rates, Sekisui is the latest Japanese company to strike a cross-border deal
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