Japan’s Credit Saison moves to launch online bank in Brazil this year
Finance Financial group sees unmet demand for loans among consumers and small businesses Japan’s Credit Saison looks to…
Kumano Kodo family hike: How we tackled Japan’s sacred trail with teens
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Japan’s Takaichi finds ‘balance’ on fiscal policy: Moody’s analyst
Interview Fiscal consolidation expected to be sustained but slow amid structural challenges Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has…
Japan’s Prime Minister to dissolve parliament for snap election
The Tokyo stock market closed 1.5% higher and the yen slumped to its lowest value since mid-2024 on…
Japan’s TDK sharpens AI focus with smart glasses, data center parts
TDK President and CEO Noboru Saito: ‘The progress and development of the AI ecosystem that drives society’s transformation…
Japan’s PM stresses corporate investment as key to stronger economy
Economy Sanae Takaichi says supplementary budget made a ‘preliminary step’ toward achieving this Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi…
Japan’s NTT to deploy more than 1,000 autonomous buses and robot taxis
May Mobility is one of four startups that Japanese telecommunications group NTT has partnered with or invested in. TSUBASA…
Carlyle to acquire Japan’s Hogy Medical for $1bn
Health Care Japanese surgical kit maker is 26.4% owned by activist investor Dalton Carlyle Group aims to raise…
Japan’s Yaskawa to invest $180m to build AI-powered robots in US
Technology Industrial robot maker’s new Wisconsin factory to start production by fiscal 2028 Yaskawa’s AI-equipped Motoman Next robot…
China's long-term yields sink below Japan's for first time – Nikkei Asia
China’s long-term yields sink below Japan’s for first time Nikkei AsiaChina Keeps LPR Unchanged for Sixth Month in a…
Sakana AI takes crown as Japan’s most valuable unicorn
With its latest round of fundraising, Sakana AI has become the biggest unlisted startup in Japan. (Nikkei montage)Â …
Japan’s GDP declined in July-September on US tariffs, economists say
Economy 1st contraction in six quarters predicted at annualized 2.4% U.S. tariffs and stagnation of real wages are…