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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 10, 2022
Making a play for retail investors, Nintendo announces a 10-1 stock split
The surprise announcement came as Nintendo said it expects sell 21 million Switch games consoles in the fiscal year that started on April 1, down 9% year on year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 24, 2019
Citing weakening profitability, lower margins, Moody's downgrades Nissan's credit rating to A3
Nissan Motor Co.’s credit rating was cut a notch by Moody’s Investors Service, which cited the automaker’s weakening profitability and margins over the past two years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 27, 2018
Trump's self-inflicted economic damage could cause Fed to pause as investors chill
President Donald Trump may get the Federal Reserve interest rate-hike pause he wants as his attacks on the Fed and the government shutdown roil stock markets and shave 2019 forecasts for economic growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 24, 2018
Christmas calm eludes emerging markets as loose-cannon Trump spooks investors
If emerging markets had their way, this Christmas week would be like any other: quiet, with just a handful of economic releases and low trading volumes. But political dramas playing out in the U.S. are keeping investors on tenterhooks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 13, 2018
Investors hunting bargains in Japan might want to wait till U.S. midterms pass
Some Japan equity strategists are recommending investors hold off any hunt for bargains until trade tensions cool after the U.S. midterm elections.
BUSINESS
Aug 15, 2018
Once a collector's passion, owning vintage warplane now may be more profitable than stock
Collectibles markets are driven by passion, not rational thought. But the aircraft-collecting market has seen a split in recent years between those who purchase and restore for love and history and those who are new collectors with an interest in return on investment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2018
World's top wealth fund opposed Elon Musk's double role at Tesla
Norway's $1 trillion wealth fund said Wednesday it had backed an initiative to wrest the role of chairman away from Tesla chief executive Elon Musk.
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2018
U.S. judge drops Exxon suit seeking to stop probes into whether it misled investors on climate change
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed Exxon Mobil Corp's lawsuit seeking to stop New York and Massachusetts from probing whether the company misled investors and the public about climate change and the potential effects on its business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 29, 2017
Foreign investors bet big on Japan stocks right before Abe's snap election call
In the two weeks before Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called a snap election, foreign investors using the futures market — which are often hedge funds — suddenly turned hugely positive on Japanese shares.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2017
Japan's flops turning bond market stars amid hunt for higher yields
Japan's yield-hungry investors are helping turn companies that were once bond-market pariahs into stars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Apr 30, 2017
Political risk scares away Japanese investors in French bonds
Japanese investors, traditionally among France's most loyal lenders, are not yet convinced that French political risks have faded and are staying away from buying the country's bonds.
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2016
Japan regulators crafting new rules to prevent leaks by company execs
Japanese authorities are set to recommend new fair disclosure rules that aim to prevent company executives from leaking insider information, part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to improve corporate governance and encourage foreign investment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 19, 2016
Global money flees Japan stocks at fastest pace since 1987
International equity investors are giving up on Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 6, 2016
SoftBank's $120 billion debt nears Moody's downgrade trigger
SoftBank Group Corp.'s debt — which is set to swell as its latest global acquisition became effective Monday — is nearing a level at which Moody's Investors Service has said it will consider a rating downgrade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 4, 2016
Foreign investors get it wrong on Japan stocks, ending 25-year run
For the first year since 1989, foreign investors sold Japanese stocks and missed a rally.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 25, 2015
Part-time traders join pros in mass exodus from Japan stocks
Whether part-time or professional, Japan's stock investors are heading for the exits.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 21, 2015
Activist investor Murakami loses Kuroda Electric proxy fight
Yoshiaki Murakami failed to win approval for his plan to get seats on Kuroda Electric Co.'s board.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 14, 2015
Kuroda Electric doesn't want activist, convicted inside trader Yoshiaki Murakami on board
Kuroda Electric Co. says adding Japanese activist investor Yoshiaki Murakami to its board would damage the company's reputation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2015
Japan activist Murakami sees win in comeback proxy fight
Yoshiaki Murakami, Japan's first homegrown activist investor, will probably win board seats at Kuroda Electric Co. in his return to proxy fights after many years, according to his daughter.
How Bashar Assad's inner circle fled Syria after his fall
Syrians step on posters of Bashar Assad and his father, Hafez Assad, in Homs, Syria, on Tuesday.
Zelenskyy to replace Ukraine ambassador to Japan
Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky delivers a speech during a handover ceremony of Self-Defense Force vehicles to Ukraine, at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, in May last year.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
Is Japan finally ready to tap its abundant geothermal energy potential?
Steam rises from a geothermal plan in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture. Despite its long history and potential, geothermal provided just 0.3% of Japan's overall energy mix in the fiscal year from April 2023
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
North Korea aiding Russia where it needs it most, Canadian general says
North Korean special forces soldiers march and shout slogans during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of the country's founding father, Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang in April 2017.

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