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The benchmark Nikkei 225 index has climbed about 30% in dollar terms this year, far outpacing the S&P 500 index’s 14% gain.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 10, 2025
Goldman sees U.S. investors flocking to Japan as Nikkei surges
The inflow of U.S. funds reflects the strong performance of Japanese equities in dollar terms this year.
Olympus plans to cut about 2,000 jobs, or roughly 7% of the firm’s global workforce, and overhaul its region-centric structure to improve productivity.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 10, 2025
Olympus soars most in six years on job cuts and shakeups
CEO Bob White said he plans to cut about 2,000 jobs, or roughly 7% of the firm’s global workforce.
Yasuyuki Fukuda, chief portfolio manager of Nomura Asset Management’s Japanese Information Electronics equity fund, says AI stocks are not in a bubble and have room to rise further.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 7, 2025
Japan’s largest tech fund says AI stocks not at bubble stage
With seven large tech companies now accounting for more than one-third of the S&P 500 index’s weighting, investors are asking if this is a sign of overheating.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock average index briefly tumbled more than 2,000 points on Wednesday morning following a downbeat session on Wall Street fueled by fears of a bubble in the artificial intelligence sector.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 5, 2025
Japan’s Nikkei 225 slumps 4%, led by losses in tech sector
Chip-related stocks faced strong selling pressure following overnight falls in U.S. high-tech shares, amid growing caution over recent sharp gains in AI-related equities.
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia, poses for a photo on the sidelines of the APEC CEO Summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Friday.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Nov 3, 2025
Nvidia is worth $5 trillion. Here’s what it means for the market
The chipmaker at the heart of the artificial intelligence revolution is not only the biggest company on Earth, it also may be the most influential stock in Wall Street history.
The Nikkei 225 stock average broke 52,000 just days after breaking 51,000.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 31, 2025
Nikkei 225 breaks 52,000 as records continue to topple
The surprise rally remains strong despite significant economic uncertainty.
Screens display stock market information while news breaks about Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.Com Co. in Tokyo on Oct. 21.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 30, 2025
Trick or trade: Talking about the stock market's 'Halloween effect' in Japanese
Japanese investors say Halloween is the best time to buy stocks — a seasonal trend known as the “Halloween effect.”
OpenAI is considering filing with securities regulators as soon as the second half of 2026, some people familiar with the matter said.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 30, 2025
OpenAI lays groundwork for juggernaut IPO at up to $1 trillion valuation
The company appears eager to tap public markets now that a complex restructuring that reduces its reliance on Microsoft is complete.
An electronic quotation board in Tokyo shows the Nikkei 225 stock average topping 51,000 on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 29, 2025
Nikkei 225 breaks 51,000 for the first time ever
The stock index achieved the 50,000 mark just two days ago.
Nidec's Qingdao Industrial Park in China. The Tokyo Stock Exchange has designated Nidec as a "security on special alert" for a possible delisting.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 28, 2025
Nidec faces delisting risk as Tokyo Stock Exchange boosts scrutiny
The move by the exchange may deal another blow to Nidec’s shares, which have tumbled roughly 20% since the start of September as its accounting issues came to light.
An electronic signboard in Tokyo shows the benchmark Nikkei 225 index above 50,000.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 27, 2025
Nikkei 225 breaks 50,000 for first time ever on trade and rate optimism
The rally comes after China and the United States reached a framework trade agreement.
Investors appear to be skeptical that artificial intelligence will generate widespread prosperity despite its potential for significant profits in certain sectors.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2025
What does the market really think about AI?
Investors appear to be skeptical that artificial intelligence will generate widespread prosperity despite its potential for significant profits in certain sectors.
Brian Kim (center), founder of Kakao Corp., leaves the Southern District Court in Seoul on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 21, 2025
Billionaire Kakao founder cleared in stock manipulation case
The acquittal allows Kakao to refocus on stabilizing its sprawling businesses, which ranges from messaging and fintech to mobility and entertainment.
Regulators are ratcheting up pressure on startups to gain more scale before debuting on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, warning that the TSE will seek to delist companies that fail to reach a market value of at least ¥10 billion within five years of going public.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 21, 2025
Deals for startups reach record in Japan before listing curbs
Starting in 2030, the Tokyo Stock Exchange will seek to delist companies that fail to reach a market value of at least ¥10 billion within five years of going public.
Nikkei 225 stock index breaks record and nears the 50,000 mark on Tuesday just ahead of the vote on the next prime minister.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 21, 2025
Nikkei 225 retreats as Takaichi becomes prime minister
Tokyo stocks hit a record earlier in the day only to give up most of the gains.
Pedestrians walk past an electronic quotation board displaying numbers of the Nikkei 225 stock index outside a brokerage in Tokyo on Monday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 20, 2025
Nikkei 225 breaks 49,000 and hits record as political stability returns
The benchmark index rose more than 3% in strong trade throughout the day.
The 'Takaichi trade' is in doubt and Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi faces challenges from opposition parties.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 14, 2025
China-U.S. trade war and political turmoil in Japan weigh on Tokyo stocks
The Nikkei 225 fell as much as 1,500 points, and closed the day down 2.58%, at 46,847.32.
Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District on Oct. 2. While Chinese markets will get their first chance to respond on Monday, any following of the U.S. selloff may be tempered by weekend signals from the White House that it’s open to a deal.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 13, 2025
China markets under threat from risk of renewed U.S. trade war
After Beijing unveiled curbs on the export of rare earths earlier in the week, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would put an additional 100% tariff on China from Nov. 1.
In a ranking of the best-performing equity indexes this year, the U.S. doesn’t crack the Top 50. You need to go all the way to No. 66 before the world’s most valuable equity index shows up — one of the worst relative performances since the global financial crisis for the U.S. benchmark.
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Oct 12, 2025
A great year for U.S. stocks? Not compared with rest of the world.
The underperformance, market participants say, owes just as much to a broader shift in the mindset among foreign investors
The prospect of faster inflation and rising asset prices under Sanae Takaichi, who’s likely to become the next prime minister, is seen as favoring loose monetary policy that would probably further boost paper gains in corporate property, luring activist funds.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 10, 2025
Japan’s political shakeup opens door for real estate activism
The prospect of faster inflation and rising asset prices is seen as favoring loose monetary policy that would probably further boost paper gains in corporate property.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Government and bad actors are at the root of the foreign national issue
A maiko walks down a street crowded with tourists in Kyoto. Challenges that come with a massive influx of overseas visitors and foreign nationals buying up real estate are just some of the immigration problems that have become hot-button political issues in Japan.
Japan lawmakers eye firm response to Chinese envoy's threat to behead PM
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Friday.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.

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