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InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The Japanese stock market has been surging this year, with the Nikkei 225 ... ( read original story ...)

Bain Capital plans to increase its workforce in Japan and has established a team to help firms make effective use of their real estate with low profitability. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo wakes up quietly. From a 19th-floor balcony at the Janu ... On paper, it sounds like a typical international business hub, with Japan’s tallest building, the 330-metre JP Mori Tower; corporate ... ( read original story ...)

The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan hit a 10-year-high in the first half of 2024, marking the 3rd consecutive year of incre ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's corporate bankruptcies for the first half of this year hit the highest level in a decade, data from a research firm showed on Friday, as high prices, labor shortages and reduction of COVID-era ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese financial groups including Tokio Marine, Sompo and two MS&AD units will sell Honda Motor shares worth 535 billion yen ($3.3 billion) to unwind cross-shareholdings, a regulatory filing showed ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese asset managers are increasingly supporting the targeting of poorly performing firms by activist fund Oasis Management, its founder said, paving the way for more campaigns to improve corporate ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 has surged to a record close of 40,913.65, while most other major world markets also advanced ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Japan has said that it will help South-East Asian countries train large language models (LLMs) in their local languages to promote the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) in the region, ... ( read original story ...)

Many business owners in Japan are struggling to find enough workers to stay afloat. The number declaring bankruptcy as a result was at a record high in the first half of this year. ( read original story ...)

Reuters reported the insurers' plans earlier this week. Cross-shareholding, or companies holding shares in each other, has long been seen as a way to reinforce business ties in Japan. But governance ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark closed Thursday at a fresh record high of 40,913.65, pushing past its most recent record close set in March. The index gained 0.8%, buoyed by heavy buying of ... ( read original story ...)

BANGKOK — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 surged Thursday to a record close of 40,913.65, leading markets in most of Asia higher. Shares fell in Chinese markets, while U.S. futures edged higher. ( read original story ...)

Japan issued its first new banknotes in two decades Wednesday, yen packed with 3D hologram technology to fight counterfeiting. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida praised as historic the ... ( read original story ...)

The Pentagon announced the fighter jet overhaul on Wednesday, which includes transferring dozens of F-35s to replace older aircraft. ( read original story ...)

Asia-Pacific markets are set to open mixed after Fed Chair Powell noted progress on inflation, and ahead of June business activity data in the region. ( read original story ...)