The Japan Bank for International Cooperation and Mizuho Bank have signed a $330 million syndicated loan for a plan to build what will ... ( read original story ...)
Short Activist Hedge Fund Says Buy This Japan-Listed Cybersecurity Stock
Gabriel Grego, managing partner at Quintessential Capital, is best known for his short-selling campaigns that have seen average returns of 83% over the last five years. He has now turned his attention ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese banks keep lending at record pace in July as pandemic pain persists
Japanese bank lending hit a record high in July as regional lenders continued to boost loans to small firms hit by the coronavirus pandemic, central bank data showed on Tuesday. But the annual pace of ... ( read original story ...)
The Trial review – coolly observational view of Brazil’s crypto-coup
Maria August’s somewhat dry chronicle of Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment is a reminder that democracy can sometimes be undermined from within the system ... ( read original story ...)
Akita Michinoku Capital Says SoftBank-Backed KE Aims to Raise $2.1 Billion in U.S. IPO
Head of Corporate Trading at Akita Michinoku Capital, Martin Thornton, said "KE were previously offering 106 million American depositary shares priced at $17 to $19 each, however, the company has now ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese tech companies topple Japan, chase US in market share
according to a Nikkei survey. China is now chasing the U.S. after topping Japan in the number of sectors in which it has taken top market share. In 2019, China posted the largest market share in ... ( read original story ...)
Head of World’s Largest Pension Fund Looks Beyond Sovereign Debt
The head of the world’s largest pension fund said he is looking beyond the safety of sovereign debt as an era of falling rates forces even the most conservative of investors to rethink ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares rise on weaker yen but U.S. stimulus doubts cap gains
Japanese stocks edged higher on Wednesday as some investors bought shares of major exporters on the back of a slightly weaker yen, although sentiment was cautious due to a stalemate in talks over ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Seen Taking Four Years to Regain Lost Ground
Japan’s economy won’t recover ground lost during the pandemic until the year starting April 2024, according to a gloomier-than-consensus analysis by a Japanese think tank that highlights the long-term ... ( read original story ...)
KKR and Carlyle Are Betting on a Resurgence in Japan Dealmaking
“Corporate demand for consultation over future business models has been growing quite strongly” Kazuhiro Yamada, head of Carlyle’s Japan buyout advisory team, said in an interview. The firm ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 Brings Japan’s ‘Peter Pan Economy’ Down To Earth
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda had argued in 2015 that the key to reanimating Asia’s second-biggest economy was for tens of millions of Japanese to believe in a little magic. Five years on, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks edge up on weaker yen, stalemate in U.S. stimulus talks weighs
Japanese stocks edged higher on Wednesday as some investors bought shares of major exporters on the back of a slightly weaker yen, although sentiment was cautious due to a stalemate in talks over ... ( read original story ...)
News Navigator: What are government bonds and why is Japan taking on debt?
The Mainichi Shimbun answers common questions readers may have about government bonds in Japan and why Japan continues to issue them. ( read original story ...)
Chile picks Japan’s trans-Pacific cable route in snub to China
Chile has chosen a route proposed by Japan for the first fibre-optic cable to directly connect South America and the Asia-Pacific region, designating Australia and New Zealand as endpoints while ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo area received more new foreign residents than Japanese ones last year
Though the population of Japan has been in decline for quite some time now, the population of Japan’s capital continues to grow. And it’s not just Tokyo, either, as the city and the three prefectures ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Current Account Surplus at 5-Year Low as Exports Plunge
JapanToday reports Japan's Current Account Surplus Shrinks to 5-Year Low. Japan posted its smallest current account surplus in more than five years in June, Ministry of Finance data showed on Tuesday, ... ( read original story ...)