thejapantimes, 4 days ago to business

Vending machines aren't just for drinks and snacks. In South Korea, you'll find a much more unexpected item for sale — gold. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/08/south-korea-gold-bar-vending-machine/ #business #vendingmachines #southkorea #gold #investments

thejapantimes, 7 days ago to business

Suntory Holdings has priced a $500 million bond, making the manufacturer one of only a few nonfinancial Japanese companies to tap the U.S. currency debt market this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/05/companies/suntory-dollar-bond/ #business #companies #suntory #alcohol #bonds #investments

thejapantimes, 7 days ago to business

The government has designated four areas as special zones to promote new entry and expansion of financial and asset management businesses and attract inflows of foreign investment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/05/asset-management-zones/ #business #investments #tokyo #osaka #sapporo #fukuoka

thejapantimes, 9 days ago to business

U.S. investment fund KKR is considering entering the private credit market in Japan to provide an alternative to bank loans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/03/companies/kkr-japan-private-credit/ #business #companies #kkr #investments #banks

thejapantimes, 12 days ago to business

Ehime Prefecture is best known for hot springs, citrus fruit and cycling. It is also home to some savvy bond traders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/31/companies/iyogin-bank-bond-traders/ #business #companies #iyoginholdings #ehime #regionalbanks #bonds #investments

thejapantimes, 14 days ago to business

Private credit funds are trying to scoop up more of Japan’s ¥4.5 quadrillion ($28.7 trillion) of financial assets to lend globally, betting that inflation will prompt investors to channel more of that money into riskier overseas investments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/29/companies/private-credit-funds/ #business #companies #investments #yen #debt

thejapantimes, 16 days ago to Japan

Washington is reforming inbound and outbound investment rules in the context of economic security concerns. Japan needs to prepare for these changes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/27/japan/us-new-investment-regulations/ #commentary #japan #geoeconomicbriefing #us #investments #usjapanrelations #uschinarelations #economicsecurity

thejapantimes, 19 days ago to Japan

Poland and Japan can work together to reconstruct Ukraine, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in a recent interview. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/24/japan/politics/poland-japan-cooperation-ukraine/ #japan #politics #polandjapanrelations #poland #russiaukrainewar #investments

thejapantimes, 19 days ago to business

Japanese firms are trying to build loyalty with individual investors by doling out gifts to long-term shareholders, in an attempt to offset a wave of selling by institutions that has made them more vulnerable to activist investors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/24/companies/japan-firms-individual-investors/ #business #companies #stocks #investments

thejapantimes, 20 days ago to business

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a public push to woo foreign investment, pledging further capital market reforms and promoting asset management in a speech to hundreds of global investors in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/23/economy/japan-kishida-pushes-capital-market-reform/ #business #economy #fumiokishida #investments #stocks #banks #japaneseeconomy #morganstanley

thejapantimes, 21 days ago to business

Norinchukin, Japan's top agricultural bank, plans to raise ¥1.2 trillion ($7.7 billion) and reshape its overseas investments after significant losses on its bond holdings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/22/companies/norinchukin-bank-victim-of-surging-us-interest-rates/ #business #companies #norinchukin #banks #investments #bonds

thejapantimes, 21 days ago to business

Carlyle Group raised ¥430 billion ($2.8 billion) for its fifth Japan buyout fund, adding to signs of investor interest in the country despite a gloomy fundraising climate for private equity firms globally. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/21/carlyle-largest-japan-buyout-fund/ #business #carlylegroup #investments

thejapantimes, 22 days ago to business

Norinchukin Bank is considering raising $7.7 billion to boost capital and cover losses arising from a plan to get rid of low-yielding foreign bonds, a person familiar the matter said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/21/companies/japan-norinchukin-bank-fundraising/ #business #companies #norinchukin #banks #investments

thejapantimes, 23 days ago to business

Bain Capital says it plans to bolster its real estate team in Japan, making it the latest global investment firm seeking to capitalize on opportunities in the nation’s property market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/20/companies/bain-capital-to-boost-japan-real-estate-team/ #business #companies #baincapital #realestate #investments

thejapantimes, 24 days ago to business

From New York to London to Tokyo, if there’s one similarity among the world’s equity markets it’s this: record highs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/19/markets/global-stock-market-records/ #business #markets #globaleconomy #stocks #investments

thejapantimes, 27 days ago to business

Honda is doubling down on electric vehicles and software despite a recent slowdown in EV sales in several markets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/16/companies/honda-strategy/ #business #companies #honda #carmakers #electricvehicles #batteries #canada #investments

thejapantimes, 27 days ago to Japan

Japanese billionaire and influencer Yusaku Maezawa said that he sued Facebook's Japan branch and its American parent company Meta, for their negligence in regulating the use of his name and image in investment scams on their social media platforms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/japan/crime-legal/maezawa-sues-meta/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #fraud #investments #socialmedia #yusakumaezawa

davidbisset, 27 days ago to business

True. "VCs aren't your friends".

https://openvc.app/blog/vcs-arent-your-friends

#business #investments

thejapantimes, 29 days ago to business

Nomura Holdings has set its its sights on almost doubling its pretax profit by the end of the decade, as its Chief Executive Officer Kentaro Okuda seeks to build on last year’s earnings revival. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/14/companies/nomura-growth-plan/ #business #companies #nomura #brokerages #investments

thejapantimes, 30 days ago to business

BlackRock's head of Japan active investments warns that investing in Japanese stocks will become harder if the yen continues to weaken. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/13/markets/weak-yen-drives-foreign-investors-away/ #business #markets #yen #dollar #forex #investments #stocks

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

SoftBank Group’s flagship Vision Fund has sold or written down billions of dollars’ worth of holdings in recent years as founder Masayoshi Son shifts away from away venture capital deals toward investments in semiconductors and artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/10/companies/softbank-vision-fund/ #business #companies #softbank #masayoshison #visionfund #investments

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

China is losing its luster as a top country to invest in as firms seek to avoid geopolitical risks, according to a survey by European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/10/companies/europe-china-investment-appetite-low/ #business #companies #china #europe #investments #trade

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

SoftBank Group is reportedly in talks to acquire Graphcore, a struggling British semiconductor startup once valued $2.8 billion (¥435.9 billion), according to people familiar with the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/09/companies/softbank-graphcore-acquisition/ #business #companies #softbank #graphcore #investments #acquisitions #ai #startups #chipmakers

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

As the world moves toward an increasingly bipolar order, the divide between U.S.-led and China-aligned blocs is taking a toll on the global economy as trade and investment flows are redirected along geopolitical lines in ways not seen since the Cold War. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/09/economy/imf-investment-bloc-divisions/ #business #economy #imf #globaleconomy #investments #china #us

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

Nintendo said it will make an announcement about a highly anticipated new console by the end of March 2025 as sales decline of the hugely popular Switch, which is now in its eighth year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/07/companies/nintendo-switch-successor/ #business #companies #nintendo #videogames #investments