Japans
Japan’s megabanks, PE market see greater interest from investors amid stock boom
MORE investors interested in the Japan market are eyeing the private equity market and “megabanks”, which are likely to see gains in light of recent regulatory reforms in the...
IMF endorses Japan’s commitment to flexible yen
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Japan’s commitment to allow the yen to move flexibly will help the central bank focus on achieving price stability, warning against growing calls...
Japan’s carmakers look to China tech to claw back market share
Japan’s legacy automakers are jumping on the big-tech bandwagon as they race to revive waning interest among Chinese consumers.In recent weeks, Toyota Motor said it would partner with Chinese...
Japan’s NYK Line, Singapore’s GCMD to launch six-month biofuel bunker project
JAPANESE shipping major NYK Line and the Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) will launch a six-month project for trialing marine biofuel for bunkering, they said in a...
Japan’s Nippon Steel full-year profit down 21%, beats estimates
Nippon Steel, Japan’s biggest steel maker, posted on Thursday (May 9) a 20.8 per cent fall in net profit for the year ended in March to 549.4 billion yen...
Bank of Japan’s Ueda signals chance of policy action if yen moves affect inflation
BANK of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday the central bank may take monetary policy action if yen moves have a big impact on inflation, escalating his warning...
Japan’s Nikkei closes at 3-week high on US rate-cut outlook, tech boost
Japan’s Nikkei share average jumped more than 1 per cent on Tuesday (May 7), as investor sentiment brightened on higher bets of US interest rate cuts this year, while...
Philippines’ PLDT in talks to sell up to 49% of data centre business to Japan’s NTT
THE Philippines’ largest telecommunications group PLDT is in talks to sell up to 49 per cent of its data centre business to Japan’s Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT), PLDT...
