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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…
More Japanese companies are giving gifts at annual general meetings (AGMs) in a practice that could increase the ranks of loyal retail investors as pressure from activist investors grows.…
The Bank of Japan is likely to hold off raising interest rates this year unless a dramatic, positive turn of events in US tariffs allows it to overhaul gloomy projections made in May, its…
Japan’s economy contracted in the first quarter, a revised estimate confirmed on Monday (Jun 9), weakness that supports the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) cautious stance and keeps political…
A Japanese company trying to land a spacecraft on the moon Friday said that the unmanned lander is believed to have crashed into the lunar surface. The Tokyo-based private space…
Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking and Mizuho Bank are considering jointly operating automated teller machines (ATMs) to reduce costs, said sources familiar with the matter. The…
Northern TK Venture alleges Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo blocked its 2018 bid for an Indian hospital chain, causing financial losses. Healthcare said on Tuesday (May 20) its unit…
The company says it expects to sell 2.2 million to 2.3 million hybrid vehicles by 2030 Honda Motor said on Tuesday (May 20) that it was scaling back its investment in electric…
The sale comes after a recent surge in longer Japanese bond yields and increased volatility owing in part to US President Donald Trump’s policy measures Japan’s auction of 20-year…
The figure represents around 4% of the firm’s total workforce of nearly 230,000 Japanese electronics giant Panasonic said Friday (May 9) it was targeting 10,000 job cuts worldwide…
It would launch a tender offer for NTT Data at 4,000 yen (S$35.91) per share, representing a 34% premium from Wednesday’s closing price Japanese telecoms firm Nippon Telegraph and…
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) is close to agreement on acquiring a stake in Yes Bank, with the Japanese firm eyeing a majority 51 per cent equity in the Indian lender, three sources…
Japan’s massive holdings of U.S. Treasurys can be “a card on the table” in negotiations over tariffs with the Trump administration, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said Friday. “It does…
Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) and Japan’s Seven & i said that they have signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that will give the Canadian company access to the Japanese retailer’s…
Japan’s Nikkei share average gained on Wednesday (Apr 30) as investors awaited developments in US-Japan tariff talks, helping the benchmark to register its first monthly gain since…
Seoul-based Pinkfong Company, the outfit behind the global kids phenomenon “Baby Shark,” has formed a strategic partnership with Japanese broadcasting giant TBS Television to jointly…
The Chinese social media platform is looking to expand its business outside of the US, where it awaits a deal that will secure its presence in the country Chinese social media…
Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday (Apr 24) that the central bank will continue to raise interest rates if underlying inflation converges towards its 2 per cent…
TOKYO — Shunsuke Teranishi never set out to create a fashion brand. In fact, he refers to Mizen, the label that he designs and runs with his wife and business partner Chien-Tsu Teranishi,…
Korean entertainment company Kakao Entertainment is expanding its global footprint through a new partnership with Japanese content studio Babel Label. The alliance aims to co-produce new…
INTEREST rate hikes from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) should help cut currency protection costs for Japanese investors, spurring their appetite for US investment-grade corporate bonds,…
JAPAN’S corporate bond market is booming, as an economic rebound and plans to get ahead of higher interest rates encourage a flurry of issuance. Japanese companies have sold 14.7 trillion…
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) is likely to keep raising its benchmark rate to a level exceeding the current market consensus, and there’s a chance two more moves could come this year on top of…
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