Leo Lewis

Thursday, 23 November, 2023

Sunday, 19 November, 2023

Japanese business & finance

Start-ups challenge culture of the Japanese salaryman

Younger workers have new expectations of risk, reward and responsibility

Sunday, 19 November, 2023

Singapore

Singapore family office applicants face 18-month wait amid tighter scrutiny

Asian financial hub investigating whether $2bn money laundering ring used the vehicle

Sunday, 19 November, 2023

Japanese business & finance

Japan embraces management buyouts as pressures mount at listed groups

Highest number of takeover proposals since 2010 fuels predictions MBOs could become biggest driver of deals

Friday, 17 November, 2023

Goldman Sachs Group

Goldman Sachs Japan president departs in shake-up

Move accelerates end to career of one of the biggest figures in Tokyo’s financial industry

Thursday, 16 November, 2023

Japan

What is the point of an expo in today’s world?

The chaotic build-up to Japan’s event suggests it is a relic of a past global order

Wednesday, 15 November, 2023

Nintendo Co Ltd

‘Zelda’ film tests Nintendo’s ability to tap intellectual property trove

Investors say Japanese video game publisher is not taking full advantage of its franchises and characters

Thursday, 9 November, 2023

Japanese business & finance

Can Japan ever pass the ‘Buffett horizon’?

The country should pause to consider what would happen if the talismanic investor decided to walk away

Sunday, 5 November, 2023

News in-depthJapanese business & finance

Hiromi Yamaji: The banker turned stock exchange boss rattling Japan’s listed companies

The country’s regulator is exerting ‘unprecedented’ influence to unlock value

Sunday, 5 November, 2023

News in-depthJapanese business & finance

Japan’s scallop industry seeks safe harbour from China ban

Investors say Beijing’s sanctions could offer an unexpected boost by creating a national champion

Thursday, 2 November, 2023

ExplainerJapanese government bonds

What the end of Japan’s yield curve control experiment means for markets

Investor reaction to the BoJ removing the hard ceiling on 10-year yields has so far been muted

Thursday, 2 November, 2023

Japan

Should investors be spooked by Tokyo’s Halloween?

Muted celebrations in Shibuya have resurrected past economic demons

Tuesday, 31 October, 2023

Working It podcast18 min listen

How Scandinavia cracked the productivity puzzle

Lessons from our most (and least) productive peers

Tuesday, 31 October, 2023

Bank of Japan

BoJ sets stage for end of bond yield controls

Central bank raises interest rate cap under pressure from weakening yen, inflation and rising US Treasuries

Monday, 30 October, 2023

Bank of Japan

Bank of Japan under pressure from weak yen and soaring yields

Two-day policy meeting could end with changes to trading band for government bonds

Friday, 27 October, 2023

Western Digital Corp

Chipmaker Western Digital walks away from Kioxia merger talks

Opposition from rival SK Hynix puts brakes on Bain Capital’s ambitions to create US-Japan chip giant

Thursday, 26 October, 2023

Nomura Holdings Inc

Nomura overhauls China joint venture as losses mount

Global investment banks have struggled to make a profit in the country

Thursday, 26 October, 2023

Japanese business & finance

Japan prays for a solid-state battery miracle

Can the country’s automakers jump from laggard to leader on EVs?

Wednesday, 25 October, 2023

Asia-Pacific equities

Japan equity fees top China for the first time since 1999

A sustained rally in Tokyo drives a spate of new listings as foreign investors turn away from Chinese markets

Wednesday, 18 October, 2023

Semiconductors

Bain Capital’s ambitions to create US-Japan chip champion in jeopardy

Kioxia and Western Digital merger opposed by South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix

Tuesday, 17 October, 2023

Japanese business & finance

Hunt for trophy apartments in Tokyo sends prices sky high

Newly minted millionaires vie with foreign buyers for scarce property

Tuesday, 17 October, 2023

Keisei Electric Railway Co Ltd

Activist fund targets Japan rail company with $12bn stake in Tokyo Disneyland owner

Palliser’s campaign comes as companies are under intensifying pressure to raise corporate value

Tuesday, 17 October, 2023

News in-depthGeopolitics

Companies on the hunt for geopolitical advice as tensions rise

Specialists including former diplomats, politicians and civil servants are increasingly in demand at board level

Sunday, 15 October, 2023

Japan Exchange Group Inc

Japan stock exchange adopts name and shame regime to boost corporate valuations

Plan to list groups that are meeting guidelines will enhance investor scrutiny of laggards

Saturday, 14 October, 2023

Asia

Collection mania is coming for Japan’s majestic manhole covers

The iron art forms may have had a prosaic start but the national hobby of spotting them is set to turn acquisitive

Leo Lewis

Asia business editor

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