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, 22 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