Business / Corporate Jun 25, 2021
Buddhist monk who built popular Tokyo startup seeks IPO in 2021
by Min Jeong Lee and Gearoid Reidy
Campfire's Kazuma Ieiri is one of a growing number of CEOs in Japan who have followed an atypical path to success.
Business / Corporate Jun 24, 2021
New Panasonic CEO says efficiency to fuel Tesla business and spur growth
by River Davis and Yuki Furukawa
What’s now critical to Panasonic’s future growth is its relationship with the world’s biggest maker of electric cars and ability to claim a share of the global market for EV batteries.
Business / Corporate | FOCUS Jun 24, 2021
Corporate governance issues haunt troubled Toshiba as it faces off with investors
by Kazuaki Nagata
Amid scandal, a shareholders meeting on Friday is set to be a showdown between Toshiba’s board, who are pushing to retain Chairman Osamu Nagayama, and investors who want him out.
Asia Pacific Jun 24, 2021
Pacific island turns to Australia for undersea cable after spurning China
by Jonathan Barrett
The United States and its Pacific allies have concerns that cables laid by China could compromise regional security.
World | FOCUS Jun 11, 2021
World’s richest face tax squeeze after 40% boost to fortunes
by Ben Steverman, Laura Davison and William Horobin
The proposals form part of a global revival of initiatives to target the rich, including new taxes on capital gains, inheritances and wealth.
Business / Corporate Jun 10, 2021
Toshiba sought ministry help to swing key vote, probe finds
by Gearoid Reidy and Min Jeong Lee
Toshiba sought government help in an attempt to influence a key shareholder vote that installed its slate of directors, a probe has found in a vindication for investor activism in Japan.
Business Jun 10, 2021
Biden drops plan to ban Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat
The Trump administration had claimed the apps posed national security risks and had sought to force the sale of TikTok to U.S. investors.
Business / Economy Jun 8, 2021
Japan must work with TSMC to rebuild chipmaking base, ex-economy minister says
by Isabel Reynolds, Pavel Alpeyev, Yuki Furukawa and Emi Nobuhiro
The nation is unable to return to cutting-edge chip development and manufacturing on its own, LDP lawmaker Akira Amari acknowledged, suggesting a tie-up with the Taiwanese chipmaker.
Business / Corporate Jun 7, 2021
'Nihonbashi Valley': Tokyo’s old trade quarters transforming into a startup hub
by Alex K.T. Martin
The financial district home to the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Bank of Japan is undergoing a makeover, luring dozens of life science and space technology startups.
Business Jun 4, 2021
G7 finance ministers meet in London to broker global tax deal
The talks are aimed at moving closer to a global deal to raise more tax revenue from the likes of Google, Facebook and Amazon.
World / Politics Jun 4, 2021
Biden order bans investment in dozens of Chinese defense and tech firms
The order prevents U.S. investment from supporting the Chinese military-industrial complex, as well as military, intelligence, and security research and development programs.