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Japan updates corporate governance code for listed firms

Japan updates corporate governance code for listed firms

The revised code urges boards of directors to constantly examine whether resourc...

GPIF makes first direct private equity investment amid allocation bets

GPIF makes first direct private equity investment amid ...

The pension fund, one of the world's biggest, is putting ¥20 billion into a 10-y...

Toyota head vows to enhance ties with business partners

Toyota head vows to enhance ties with business partners

Toyota President Kenta Kon also indicated the company's stance to continue makin...

Credit Suisse veteran shakes up SMBC in new era for Japan banks

Credit Suisse veteran shakes up SMBC in new era for Jap...

Japan's second-largest lender is branching out into new products and moving towa...

Chinese AI sensation Moonshot’s gamble on big models pays off

Chinese AI sensation Moonshot’s gamble on big models pa...

Moonshot's emergence is a vindication not just for the country's AI industry, bu...

Climbing interest rates reshape Japan’s corporate bond market

Climbing interest rates reshape Japan’s corporate bond ...

While higher rates have raised borrowing costs for issuers, they have also incen...

U.S. imposes new 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products

U.S. imposes new 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Ca...

U.S. President Donald Trump invoked Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in sla...

TSMC’s $265 billion U.S. spend driven by demand and rivals, CFO says

TSMC’s $265 billion U.S. spend driven by demand and riv...

The company, fresh off reporting expectation-beating sales and profit and increa...

Suzuki’s no-frills cars once ruled India. Then buyers demanded frills.

Suzuki’s no-frills cars once ruled India. Then buyers d...

Suzuki's struggles reflect how cost-sensitive managers in Japan were slow to ada...

20% of Japan’s pledged U.S. investments underway a year after tariff deal

20% of Japan’s pledged U.S. investments underway a year...

The Japanese government has faced unrelenting criticism on the sheer size of the...

China’s Moonshot plans IPO in six months after AI breakthrough

China’s Moonshot plans IPO in six months after AI break...

The Chinese AI pioneer has officially distributed the shareholder resolution to ...

Moonshot AI’s Kimi upends conventional wisdom on U.S. lead over China

Moonshot AI’s Kimi upends conventional wisdom on U.S. l...

The surprising gains in performance have stunned some AI watchers and investors,...

Mitsubishi Electric eyes power-chip merger with Rohm and Toshiba

Mitsubishi Electric eyes power-chip merger with Rohm an...

The move would consolidate three of the world's top suppliers of a growing segme...

Nichirei to fully resume operations as early as next week

Nichirei to fully resume operations as early as next week

The company on Friday partially restarted operations at refrigerated warehouses ...

Uniqlo sister brand GU taps luxury designer to sell $18 jeans

Uniqlo sister brand GU taps luxury designer to sell $18...

The retailer this week unveiled the first collection overseen by Francesco Risso...

Japan’s ‘decisive action’ threat does little to scare yen bears

Japan’s ‘decisive action’ threat does little to scare y...

The lack of movement in the yen speaks to the diminishing power of verbal interv...