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Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 23, 2023
Markets skeptical whether BOJ will change ultraloose policy
After decades fighting deflation, the BOJ wants robust wage growth and a stable inflation rate of 2%, fearing that tightening monetary policy too soon could backfire.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2023
Japan's retailers see earnings windfall as consumers tolerate inflation
Profits and rising share prices in the sector, undiminished by customer hesitancy, are adding to speculation the Bank of Japan may upgrade its inflation forecast next week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 19, 2023
Disney pins hopes for stock recovery on more Iger
The second coming of Disney’s Bob Iger has been extended given the challenges he faces — particularly when it comes to restoring the stock market magic of his first tenure.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2023
Financial world failing to account for likely cost of record-breaking heat
The world just had the hottest week on record, which followed the hottest June on record, but many companies and investors have not considered the risk this poses to their physical assets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 11, 2023
Japanese companies drive stock split boom, outperforming the market
More than 80 firms have announced stock splits so far in 2023 — almost double the pace of a year earlier and the most for the period in five years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2023
Japan pension fund GPIF posts ¥10.3 trillion quarterly return on global equities rally
GPIF gained 5.41% for the quarter, raising its total assets to above ¥200 trillion, it said in its annual report for fiscal 2022, which ended in March.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 7, 2023
Rakuten’s ¥1.8 trillion debt fuels concern despite funding
The e-commerce giant has racked up four years of losses as its mobile-phone business drains cash.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2023
The governance threat to global economic prosperity
The past few years have been characterized by growing political instability, which increases the risk of abrupt policy reversals that could dampen investment and undermine global economic growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 6, 2023
Japan IPOs top Asia for gains as global investment continues
The nation's top performance comes as it boasts a stock market that has soared to levels unseen in more than three decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2023
Fund that beat 99% of peers by betting on China shares is shifting to booming Japan
Midas International Asset Management is betting on Japanese technology firms and companies bolstered by the economy’s reopening.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2023
Rakuten applies to list brokerage arm as debt concerns mount
Billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani’s online retailer has seen its shares tumble to a 14-year low.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 4, 2023
Top-ranked fund trims Japan chip stocks for makers of soap and noodles
The Alma Eikoh Japan Large Cap Equity fund has cut its position in Renesas Electronics by almost a third over the past month as the stock more than doubled in value to date.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2023
Apple hits historic $3 trillion milestone
The iPhone-maker gained 2.3% on Friday, adding to a rally that’s added more than $983 billion to its size this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 30, 2023
Warren Buffett points the way, but other trends upping Japan’s investment appeal
A weak yen, renewed efforts to lift corporate value and geopolitical tensions are all playing a role in foreign investors' reassessment of Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 27, 2023
After the buzz, investors are doing their own homework on AI
Businesses ranging from IT services and consulting to media, information and education are now under portfolio managers' microscopes to assess the potential for AI disruption.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2023
Markets warm to Toyota after EV and battery development plans ease fears
Nomura Securities and Mizuho Securities are among firms that have have raised their price targets for the Japanese auto giant since it revealed details of a new push into electrification.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 22, 2023
Japanese startups are catching up to broader market rally
An upcoming rush of initial public offerings has lifted sentiment toward startups, with more than 10 new stocks expected to start trading in Tokyo between now and the end of June.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2023
CEOs should focus on profits, not politics
Target proves yet again that companies are better off avoiding the minefield of social activism.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 16, 2023
Tokyo stocks end at 33-year highs after BOJ keeps ultralow rates in place
The 225-issue Nikkei stock average ended up 220.59 points, or 0.66%, from Thursday at 33,706.08, its highest close since March 9, 1990, when Japan was experiencing an asset price bubble.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jun 16, 2023
Shareholder ire takes shine off stock rally for Toyota chairman
Akio Toyoda’s reappointment to the board this week with 85% of voted shares marked a decline from 96% last year and the lowest on record for him since 2013.

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