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Japan’s NTT files billion-dollar Reit listing with MAS; IPO set to be SGX’s biggest in four years
Japan’s NTT files billion-dollar Reit listing with MAS; IPO set to be SGX’s biggest in four years
[SINGAPORE] 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...
Japan’s NTT files billion-dollar Reit listing with MAS; IPO set to be SGX’s biggest in four years
Japan’s NTT files billion-dollar Reit listing with MAS; IPO set to be SGX’s biggest in four years
[SINGAPORE] 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...
Investors wooed with freebies at Japan’s shareholder meetings
Investors wooed with freebies at Japan’s shareholder meetings
[TOKYO] 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...
Bank of Japan’s gloomy projections suggest no rate hike this year: ex-top economist
Bank of Japan’s gloomy projections suggest no rate hike this year: ex-top economist
[TOKYO] 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...
Japan’s Nikkei hits 4-month high on Wall Street’s lead
Japan’s Nikkei hits 4-month high on Wall Street’s lead
Published Tue, Jun 17, 2025 · 03:25 PM[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average advanced to a four-month high on Tuesday (Jun 17), tracking overnight Wall Street gains following signs of...
Japan confirms GDP contraction, backing Bank of Japan’s cautious stance
Japan confirms GDP contraction, backing Bank of Japan’s cautious stance
[TOKYO] 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...
Japan’s top banks said to mull joint ATM operation to cut costs
Japan’s top banks said to mull joint ATM operation to cut costs
Published Wed, Jun 4, 2025 · 11:29 AM[TOKYO] MUFG Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking and Mizuho Bank are considering jointly operating automated teller machines (ATMs) to reduce costs, said sources...
Malaysia’s IHH unit seeks up to 109 billion rupees in damages from Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo
Malaysia’s IHH unit seeks up to 109 billion rupees in damages from Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo
Northern TK Venture alleges Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo blocked its 2018 bid for an Indian hospital chain, causing financial losses.Published Tue, May 20, 2025 · 07:08 PM[BENGALURU] IHH Healthcare said...
Japan’s Honda to scale back on electric vehicles, concentrate on hybrids
Japan’s Honda to scale back on electric vehicles, concentrate on hybrids
The carmaker says it expects to sell 2.2 million to 2.3 million hybrid vehicles by 2030Published Tue, May 20, 2025 · 02:17 PM[TOKYO] Honda Motor said on Tuesday (May...
Japan’s 20-year bond auction gets weakest demand since 2012
Japan’s 20-year bond auction gets weakest demand since 2012
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 measuresPublished Tue, May 20, 2025...