Business & EconomyJapan Activation Capital raises $512 million in second fund from domestic investorsReutersMarch 27, 2025March 27, 2025 by ReutersMarch 27, 2025March 27, 2025 By Anton Bridge and Miho Uranaka TOKYO (Reuters) -Tokyo-based investment firm Japan Activation Capital (JAC) said on Thursday it had... Read more
Business & EconomyFoxconn plans EV event in Japan to woo manufacturers, sources sayReutersMarch 26, 2025 by ReutersMarch 26, 2025 By Wen-Yee Lee, Maki Shiraki and Yimou Lee TAIPEI/TOKYO (Reuters) – Foxconn is set to hold a seminar in Japan... Read more
Business & EconomyHillhouse hires Japan co-heads for real estate investment arm from Blackstone, source saysReutersMarch 26, 2025March 26, 2025 by ReutersMarch 26, 2025March 26, 2025 By Sam Nussey and Miho Uranaka TOKYO (Reuters) -Hillhouse Investment has hired co-heads for its Japan real estate investment business,... Read more
Business & EconomyJapan lawmaker says yen undervalued, eyes steps to reverse outflowsReutersMarch 26, 2025 by ReutersMarch 26, 2025 By Makiko Yamazaki and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s economic fundamentals suggest the yen’s real value is closer to... Read more
Business & EconomyJapan PM Ishiba to adopt 'strong measures to counter rising prices', coalition partner saysReutersMarch 25, 2025 by ReutersMarch 25, 2025 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told the leader of a junior party in the coalition government that... Read more
Business & EconomyJapan's core inflation hits 3% in February, keeps alive BOJ rate-hike betsReutersMarch 20, 2025March 21, 2025 by ReutersMarch 20, 2025March 21, 2025 By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s core inflation hit 3.0% in February and an index stripping away the effect of... Read more
Business & EconomyMost Japan firms stay committed to diversity despite US moves, Reuters survey showsReutersMarch 20, 2025 by ReutersMarch 20, 2025 By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) – More than three-quarters of Japanese companies have no plan to pull back from promoting... Read more
Business & EconomyJapan says economy recovering, but flags risks from Trump trade policiesReutersMarch 19, 2025 by ReutersMarch 19, 2025 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government stuck with its cautiously optimistic outlook for the economy U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policies... Read more
Business & EconomyJapan Airlines to buy 17 more Boeing 737-8sReutersMarch 19, 2025March 19, 2025 by ReutersMarch 19, 2025March 19, 2025 TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan Airlines (JAL) said on Wednesday it plans to buy 17 more Boeing 737-8 aircraft to refresh its... Read more
Business & EconomyJapan manufacturers' mood sours in March over Trump tariffs, Chinese economy: Reuters pollReutersMarch 18, 2025 by ReutersMarch 18, 2025 By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) – Business sentiment among Japanese manufacturers in March worsened for the first time in three... Read more