Japan
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Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies
Since the 2010 scare, the Japanese government and private companies have built stockpiles of the minerals [SHIZUOKA] A Japanese mining ship departed on Monday (Jan 12) for a remote coral…
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Japan Moves to Bring Cryptocurrency Under Core Financial Laws
Japan is taking decisive steps to move cryptocurrency out of the regulatory fringes and into the country’s mainstream financial system, as authorities prepare to subject major digital assets to rules…
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Top Japan brokerage CEOs see more gains after shares hit record
Nomura’s Okuda says the bullishness stems from the nation’s corporate performance, demand from overseas investors and others [YOKOHAMA] As Japan’s stocks hit a record high on the first day of…
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Goldman seeks to raise US$500 million for Japan real estate fund
Property in the North Asian nation has been attractive to foreign funds because borrowing costs still remain low [TOKYO] Goldman Sachs is raising a Japan real estate fund, targeting around…
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Bank of Japan chief vows to keep raising interest rates
[TOKYO] Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday the central bank will continue to raise interest rates if economic and price developments move in line with its forecasts.…
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Citigroup, Daiwa are latest to expand Japan dealmaking teams
This is due to hostile takeovers no longer being taboo, and private equity and activist investors are more prominent [TOKYO] It is a good time to be an investment banker…
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Chinese airlines see hopes dim for profit return with Japan spat
China’s “Big Three” have racked up combined losses of 206.4 billion yuan (S$37.7 billion) from 2020 to 2024 THE standoff between China and Japan threatens to exacerbate a seasonally weak…
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Citigroup to boost Japan investment banking team on deal boom
Other banks are strengthening their investment banking operations in Japan as well CITIGROUP will further increase its investment banking team in Japan to capitalise on a record-breaking boom in mergers…
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Uniqlo’s owner boosts new graduate pay as Japan faces inflation
UNIQLO owner Fast Retailing will raise base salaries for new graduates in Japan by as much as 12 per cent, stepping up efforts to secure and retain talent as the…
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Record US$350 billion deals boom fuels upbeat M&A outlook in Japan
Corporate governance reforms aimed at improving shareholder returns are helping to transform country into a hive of activity IT HAS been a record year for deals involving Japanese companies, with…
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Record US$350 billion deals boom fuels upbeat M&A outlook in Japan
Corporate governance reforms aimed at improving shareholder returns are helping to transform the country into a hive of activity IT HAS been a record year for deals involving Japanese companies,…
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Bank of Japan hikes interest rates to 30-year-high of 0.75%
THE Bank of Japan on Friday hiked interest rates to 0.75 per cent, marking the first increase since January and its highest level in 30 years. The bank decided by…
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Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 30-year high, signals more hikes
[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised interest rates on Friday (Dec 19) to levels unseen in three decades and signalled its readiness for further hikes, taking another landmark step…
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Chip shortage lingers as Honda to halt output in Japan, China
HONDA Motor will halt production at plants in Japan and China in coming weeks, highlighting the lingering fallout of the global chip shortage. The Japanese carmaker will suspend output in…
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SBI Shinsei Bank to debut after second-biggest Japan IPO of 2025
SBI Shinsei Bank will start trading in Tokyo on Wednesday after raising 322 billion yen (S$2.7 billion) in Japan’s second-biggest initial public offering of the year. The sale saw the…
