thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

Nearly 50% of investments made through the new Nippon Individual Savings Account, or NISA, program went to Japanese stocks from January through March. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/05/japan-nisa-investments/ #business #nisa #stocks #japaneseeconomy #japantobacco

thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan

Ukraine's National Agency on Corruption Prevention has added Japan Tobacco International, a unit of Japan Tobacco, on its list of companies supporting war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/27/japan/politics/japan-tobacco-ukraine-war/?utm_content=bufferc7844&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #japantobacco #russiaukrainewar #russia #ukraine

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to business

Selling government stakes in some of the nation's largest companies to fund defense spending won't be straightforward, given the need to reach a consensus and, in some cases, change laws. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/08/03/raising-the-stakes-japan-may-sell-shares-to-fund-defense-spending/?utm_content=buffer73b85&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #defense #stocks #ntt #tokyometro #shokochukinbank #japantobacco #japanpost