Japan
Why Apple Raised iPhone Prices in Japan and What It Could Mean for Other Markets
Apple raised iPhone prices only in Japan.Weak yen drove the mid-cycle price increase.Global iPhone prices remain unchanged for now.Future launches will test Apple's pricing strategy.Apple rarely changes iPhone prices...
Toshifumi Suzuki, Founder of 7 Eleven Japan and ‘God of Retail’, Dies at 93
Toshifumi Suzuki, the founder of 7-Eleven Japan in 1973 and widely considered as the father of Japan's 7 Eleven convenience store industry, died of heart failure at the age...
China Sanctions Keiji Furuya Japan PM Takaichi Ally Over Taiwan Relations
China sanctions Japanese lawmaker Keiji Furuya over Taiwan tiesBeijing bars entry and freezes assets citing Taiwan engagementMove targets ally of Prime Minister Sanae TakaichiAction reflects rising China-Japan tensions over...
A family fights to keep control of 157-year-old firm in Japan
Nearly half of Japan’s listed companies are tied to a founding family, many of which no longer have enough equity to guarantee control[TOKYO] Ishikawa is a remote, mountainous prefecture...
Bank of Japan keeps yen watchers on edge for rate-hike clues
Yen weakness and negative real rates risk fuelling inflation, leaving the BOJ behind the curve[TOKYO] The upcoming Bank of Japan (BOJ) meeting offers scope for sharp movements in the yen as...
Bank of Japan says sales of its ETF holdings to start next week
[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan said it will start selling its holdings of exchange-traded funds on Monday (Jan 19), a project that may take more than a century if...
Japan finance minister says US Treasury’s Bessent shares concerns about weak yen
JAPAN’S Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said she and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shared concerns over what she called the yen’s recent “one-sided depreciation”, as Tokyo stepped up threats...
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...
