Japan
Japan adds to steel scrutiny with probes on China, Taiwan, Korea
[TOKYO] Japan has launched an anti-dumping probe into imports of key steel products shipped from China, South Korea and Taiwan, adding to signs of trade stress in a sector suffering from global overca...
Billionaire behind Japan’s tiny-room hotel empire bets on US
The heir to APA Hotels is expanding into North America, and says growth will come partly from acquisitions
SoftBank set to become Japan’s most valuable company
Investor tastes have shifted towards companies that are benefiting from the AI buildout
Japanese firms cut investment as war in Iran clouded outlook
[TOKYO] Japan’s biggest companies reduced capital spending in the first quarter, as corporate sentiment began to sag amid emerging uncertainty from escalating turbulence in the Middle East.
Bank of Japan’s rate hike timing secondary to economy’s readiness: ex-BOJ Deputy Governor Wakatabe
[TOKYO] Former Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe said on Thursday that the timing of a potential interest rate hike is less important than whether the economy can withstand tighter monet...
TE Capital Partners, Hillhouse-backed Dash Living acquire prime Tokyo housing asset
The Singapore-based private equity firm will have a supermajority stake in the joint venture
In the EV race, Japan’s most dangerous rival could be closer to home than China
Chinese carmakers may have pulled ahead in tech and value, but something else is holding the Japanese back
NTT Docomo has sold Tokyo land plots for 59 billion yen amid property market boom: sources
The sales come as the NTT subsidiary struggles to boost profits
Japan’s Takaichi unveils 3 trillion yen extra Budget, reassures on bond issuance
This marks a reversal from Takaichi’s previous remarks ruling out the need for extra spending
The war-driven supply shock already roiling manufacturing in Asia
A shortage of naphtha, stemming from the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, is hurting multiple sectors
