BUSINESS

How activist investors turned a Toyota buyout into a ba...

The transaction has become a test case for dealmaking in Japan, which prizes sta...

Tokyo inflation slows to 2 percent in January

The decrease was mainly due to a smaller rise in food prices excluding perishables.

Japan Gas Association leader says it's hard to give up ...

Securing alternative suppliers will not be easy since Russian LNG has an "econom...

Heavy metal: Soaring gold price a crushing weight in Vi...

The extraordinary run-up in gold prices has brought an unexpected windfall to ma...

U.S. removes call for BOJ to raise interest rates

The U.S. Treasury Department removed its call for the Bank of Japan to raise int...

Chinese brands claim 9.5% of Europe's overall car marke...

Data shows the share held by Chinese makers more than doubled in December from a...

Japan to see fewer food and beverage price hikes in Feb...

The number of such price increases is set to drop by nearly 60% from a year earl...

Japan's private-sector rice imports jump by 95 times in...

Demand for foreign rice was strong despite high tariffs because of surging price...

Nomura beats Goldman to top spot in record M&A year for...

The total value of mergers and acquisition transactions in Japan shot up 89% to ...

ASML lifts outlook on record AI chip orders, but analys...

The giant chip equipment maker's orders exceeded expectations as the global chip...

Traders highlight risks for Japan going solo on yen int...

Hopes were dented after Bessent said on Wednesday the U.S. is “absolutely not” i...

BOJ set to see progress with balance sheet cuts with CP...

The outstanding amount of commercial paper holdings on the central bank’s books ...

Toyota keeps title as top carmaker with sales at record...

The numbers show that Toyota has been able to remain on track despite U.S. Presi...

SoftBank in talks to invest $30 billion more in OpenAI,...

The increase in commitment that reflects Masayoshi Son’s ambitions to play a cen...

Nomura’s revival faces challenge from Japan’s ambitious...

The market capitalization of the country’s largest brokerage remains at 2007 lev...

TikTok joins Snap settling youth addiction suit before ...

TikTok is moving to settle a lawsuit with a woman who alleged that the company a...