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Japanese 30-year government bond yields climbed to a fresh all-time peak on Friday (Aug 22), tracking a rise in US Treasury yields as investors braced for a speech by Federal Reserve chair…
THE pace of Japan’s consumer inflation stayed well above the Bank of Japan’s target even as price growth moderated, supporting market speculation that the central bank will hike its…
Japan’s Nikkei share average extended its gains from last week to end at a record high on Monday (Aug 18), as a weaker yen pushed automakers’ stocks higher. The Nikkei rose 0.77 per cent…
Nissan Motor’s Oppama factory, opened in 1961, was once a crown jewel in Japan’s postwar rise to manufacturing powerhouse. Today, it represents the dangers of being caught flatfooted in a…
Japan’s Nikkei share average breached the 43,000-mark for the first time on Wednesday (Aug 13), with the broader Topix index also scaling a fresh all-time peak, tracking Wall Street’s…
Japan will auction five-year government bonds on Wednesday (Aug 13) against the backdrop of renewed concerns over poor liquidity and volatility in the nation’s debt market. The benchmark…
Japan’s Nikkei share gauge powered to an all-time high on Tuesday (Aug 12), driven by sharp gains for tech companies and renewed optimism over trade with the United States. With financial…
A Taiwanese investigation into the possible theft of chip technology at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is putting a low-profile, lesser-known tech linchpin in Japan under…
Kobe Steel, Japan’s No 3 steelmaker, on Thursday (Aug 7) reported a 3 per cent fall in quarterly crude steel output due to lower prices and the potential impact of US tariffs on car…
Japan’s Topix index rose to a record high and the Nikkei share average marked a one-year peak on Thursday, as stocks climbed for a second day after Tokyo struck a long-awaited…
Small and medium-sized (SME) firms such as Mitsuwa Electric that form the backbone of Japan’s economy have weathered many storms over the decades, and company president Yuji Miyazaki is…
The big-screen success of 1990s video game speedster Sonic the Hedgehog has brought new fans to Japan’s Sega, which says it is poised for a comeback after two tough decades. This year, all…
Japan’s Nidec is building an almost totally “made-in-China” electric vehicle (EV) motor to help Toyota Motor compete in the world’s largest auto market, according to chief executive…
Japan’s 30-year government bond fell on Tuesday (Jul 15), with the yield hitting a record high, on concerns about the nation’s fiscal health ahead of a closely monitored national election…
The week of July 7, 2025: Adapting to a falling population, tariffs, fiscal policy, Mamdani’s grocery stores, and much more. Source link
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) plans to expand its securitisation business globally, with a focus on North America, and will increase headcount in this area by around 25 per cent, a…
While Japanese automakers have announced some price increases, the country’s strategy of not raising prices too much has shown up in other data Japan’s automakers slashed the…
Japanese carmakers have largely absorbed the cost of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on auto imports, a move that may undermine the Asian nation’s negotiating power ahead of a Jul 9…
Japan’s annual general meetings in June saw a CEO voted out and an entire board of directors replaced in a sign shareholders are increasingly holding management to account and providing…
Japan’s annual general meetings in June saw a CEO voted out and an entire board of directors replaced in a sign shareholders are increasingly holding management to account and providing…
Japan’s auction of 30-year sovereign notes on Thursday (Jul 3) is shaping up as a barometer of policymakers’ success in quelling debt-market turmoil that pushed yields on the nation’s…
Japan’s Nikkei share average closed at a more than 11-month high on Monday (Jun 30) as investor risk appetite grew after a strong rally in US equities, driven by hopes for trade talks and…
Japan’s Nikkei share average closed at a six-month high on Friday (Jun 27), as technology stocks tracked Wall Street’s robust finish overnight. The Nikkei jumped 1.43 per cent to…
Japanese telco Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) is spinning off some of its data centres into a Singapore-listed real estate investment trust, or S-Reit, marking what is likely to be…
