Business / Corporate Jan 14, 2022

Green push ending 150-year tradition of bank passbooks in Japan

The country’s largest bank will soon require new clients to pay ¥550 a year for a passbook in a bid to encourage them to embrace digital services.

Business Dec 3, 2021

Caution needed on ESG bonds, top Japanese finance official says

Like many countries, Japan has pledged to go net carbon neutral by 2050, but its borrowing practices differ from those in France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom.

Business Nov 26, 2021

Female graduates to outnumber men for first time at Japan’s financial regulator

Women account for eight of the 14 fresh bureaucrats planning to join the Financial Services Agency in April.

Business / Corporate Sep 25, 2020

Top Toshiba investor calls for inquiry in widening vote scandal

Because receipts were issued a day after voting forms were received, some were mistaken for being late even though they'd been delivered on time.

Business / Economy Sep 23, 2020

Japan's SBI, eyeing shake-up of regional banks, may get a Suga boost

Suga has pledged to strengthen local economies and encourage regional banks to consolidate, a shake-up that many say is long overdue.

Business / Corporate Aug 11, 2020

Japan kept activist investor in limbo over key Toshiba vote, sources say

The news illustrates how Japan's tighter rules on foreign ownership may also be used to keep activist shareholders in check.

National / Politics Nov 2, 2016

Government lobbies wary firms to invest in Russia in bid to resolve territorial dispute

The government is lobbying Japanese firms to invest in Russian projects to help secure a breakthrough in a festering territorial row with Moscow when President Vladimir Putin visits Japan in December, sources have said. The dispute over three islands and a set of islets off ...