For Gearoid Reidy's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
The threat of the omicron variant is becoming real for many of Asia’s biggest countries just as it looks set to subside in some Western nations, and that’s complicating investors’ search for winning share bets in the region. The problem is that Asian governments are ...
COVID-19 cases have recently surged across the nation, led by an uptick in omicron infections in Okinawa, Tokyo and Osaka. Bloomberg's Gearoid Reidy talks about what the rapid spread of omicron means for Japan.
Japan Exchange Group Inc. said 1,841 constituents would make up the new "prime” section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, but some analysts see it as little more than window-dressing.
The company claims the new formula, which will go on sale next month, will improve the drinkability and aroma of the beverage while maintaining its hallmark crispness.
Japan’s startups are increasingly attracting interest from overseas investors as the country starts to shake off it's reputation as a unicorn-free venture backwater.
Share buybacks surged in Japan under the Abe administration, who implemented a corporate governance code for companies to make them more responsive to shareholders.
Vacancies fell by 0.12 percentage points to 6.35% in the capital's five main business districts, ending months of increases amid the pandemic.
Gearoid Reidy, senior editor at Bloomberg Japan, joins to discuss Japan's low COVID-19 case count, and if the country can expect another wave.
While Japan’s stock market might have had an unassuming year overall, one sector is running red-hot: new listings.
The firm will exit its carbon products and petrochemicals businesses over the next several years as a step toward carbon neutrality, Jean-Marc Gilson said.
