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Yields on hedged Japanese government bonds may increase on rising costs for US dollar funding Japanese government bonds (JGBs) may become an inadvertent beneficiary of a wave of…
Japan‘s premium video-on-demand sector achieved $7.2 billion in total revenue during 2025, marking a 15% year-over-year increase, according to a new report from Media Partners Asia. The…
The breakout success of LGBTQ+ dating series “The Boyfriend” has turbocharged Netflix‘s Japanese unscripted slate, with Ota Dai, who oversees the streamer’s Japan unscripted division,…
Concerns over the impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs also continue to weigh on the sector Japanese brewer Kirin Holdings said that it will sell its Four Roses bourbon…
Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) booked a 6 per cent rise in third-quarter net profit, it said on Wednesday (Feb 4). The banking group generated 520.6 billion yen…
Mitsui OSK Lines, Japan’s second-largest shipping company, said on Thursday (Jan 29) that it had agreed with PSA Singapore to create a joint venture to develop a roll-on/roll-off…
Move is part of the Japanese shipping firm’s regional strategy to expand its automotive business Japanese shipping firm Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has formed a joint venture with port operator…
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle – Part 1:” anchored a banner year for Japan’s theatrical market in 2025, helping push total box office receipts to a record…
The company’s founder Shigenobu Nagamori has already stepped down as chairman of the board Japanese electric motor maker Nidec delayed the release of its quarterly results and…
Japan’s Nikkei share average fell for a fifth straight session on Wednesday as global trade frictions weighed on risk sentiment, while the nation’s bonds bounced back after a plunge in the…
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday Tokyo would not rule out any options to counter excessive foreign exchange volatility, including coordinated intervention with the…
Japan’s Nikkei share average fell back from a record high on Thursday, as the yen’s rebound weighed on exporters and a red-hot rally in technology shares lost steam. The benchmark Nikkei…
Japan’s Nikkei share average surged to a record high on Tuesday, as markets played catch-up with Wall Street’s recent two-day rally following a public holiday in the Asian nation earlier…
Japan’s Nikkei share gauge edged lower on the final trading day of 2025, dragged down by the technology sector that has been a key driver of the year’s massive gains. The benchmark Nikkei…
Japan’s Eneos Holdings is ahead of rival bidders for US heavyweight Chevron’s stake in a Singapore oil refinery, according to people familiar with the matter. Other suitors for the 50 per…
Japan’s Mizuho Securities on Wednesday (Dec 17) said that it will buy a majority stake in Indian investment bank Avendus from US investment firm KKR for up to 81 billion yen (S$675…
The first business dedicated to the manufacture and sale of shokuhin sampuru was founded in 1932 in Osaka by Iwasaki Takizō, one of the craft’s original three practitioners. A native of…
Leveraging stakes in banks in Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines enables MUFG to extend more support to its customers The appointment of Nobuya Kawasaki as chief executive…
The country is mirroring the decline in listings in developed markets that has been going on for decades Japan has nearly as many listed companies as the US, with an economy only a seventh…
The prefecture assembly is set to vote on this during its regular session beginning on Dec 2 Japan’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the world’s biggest, could be restarted as soon…
Japan’s Nikkei share average surged on Wednesday (Nov 26), with tech stocks leading the charge in a broad-based rally after Wall Street closed higher overnight on increasing prospects of…
Japan’s Nikkei share average sank by the most in more than seven months on Tuesday (Nov 18), as investors sold off tech stocks following Wall Street’s sharp decline overnight. The index…
The banks’ strong Q2 earnings demonstrate their success in weathering uncertain global economic conditions Japan’s largest banks raised their annual profit forecasts and expanded share…
The company’s results show how Japan’s largest banks are cashing in on the end of ultra-low interest rates Japan’s Mizuho Financial Group posted a 44 per cent rise in second-quarter net…
