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The Toyota group has raised its offer price to privatize Toyota Industries.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 3, 2026
Toyota raises buyout bid for unit, ending standoff with Elliott
The carmaker and its affiliates are now willing to pay ¥20,600 for each share of Toyota Industries they don’t already own, the group said Monday.
PayPay and a SoftBank Group unit aim to raise up to $1.1 billion in what would be the largest-ever U.S. IPO by a Japanese company.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 3, 2026
PayPay and SoftBank seek $1.1 billion in payments firm’s U.S. IPO
The digital payments firm’s initial public offering is expected to price on March 11.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell on Monday. The biggest risk for markets is the uncertainty over what happens next in Iran.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 3, 2026
Investors wrestle with Middle East curveball scenarios
The biggest risk for markets is the uncertainty over what happens next in Iran, given the complexities of the Islamic Republic’s ruling system.
It is feared logistics costs for Europe-bound Nintendo's Switch 2 consoles will rise in the wake of U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 2, 2026
Nintendo shares slide on fears of rising Mideast shipping costs
Nintendo heavily relies on sea freight to transport its $450 console from assembly hubs in Asia.
The price of oil spiked after the attack on Iran by the U.S. and Israel and the closing of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 2, 2026
Stocks trade lower in Tokyo and yen weak after the U.S. and Israel strike Iran
Politicians and economists argue that the situation in Japan is manageable unless the conflict becomes prolonged.
The Osaka Exchange has been making efforts to boost the trading of derivatives.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 27, 2026
Online broker Moomoo aims to grow in Japan’s options market
Digital brokerage Moomoo Securities Japan plans to boost single-stock options for Japanese equities to capitalize on growing demand from the retail investors.
The Nikkei 225 stock average nears 60,000 on Thursday as analysts revise up their estimates.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 26, 2026
Nikkei 225 index forecasts revised upward after LDP’s big win
Analysts are looking for 60,000, and that level is already near.
A Samsung Electronics Co. 32GB DDR5 128GB RDIMM, high-capacity DDR5 DRAM module, arranged in Seoul on April 4, 2024.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 25, 2026
Memory boom drives South Korean stocks’ breakthrough past 6,000 level
South Korea’s equity benchmark has crossed a new milestone just a month after surpassing the once-unthinkable 5,000 mark.
The government is planning a new revision to corporate governance code, which might prompt companies to divert unused cash to higher-yielding returns, thus making Japanese stocks more attractive to investors.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 25, 2026
Drive to unlock $840 billion in cash lifts Japan stocks outlook
Despite significant improvement in corporate governance in recent years, mountains of unused cash have been piling up on Japanese company balance sheets.
The New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan, New York. Bank of America's February fund-manager survey showed investors switched from U.S. equities to emerging market equities at the fastest rate in five years.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 24, 2026
From ‘buy America’ to ‘bye America’: More U.S. investors are spending elsewhere
Bank of America’s February fund-manager survey showed investors switched from U.S. equities to emerging market equities at the fastest rate in five years.
Instead of worrying about disruption, investors in China are chasing perceived winners, drawn by AI’s growth prospects and its potential to drive cost savings for end users.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 22, 2026
China defies global ‘AI scare trade’ as investors chase winners
One key reason for the divergence in investor focus is China’s relatively insulated competitive landscape.
The Nasdaq MarketSite in New York
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 19, 2026
Apple decouples from Nasdaq, offering alternative to AI-fueled volatility
Apple’s 40-day correlation to the Nasdaq 100 Index tumbled to 0.21 last week, the lowest since 2006.
An elevator test center at Toshiba's Fuchu factory in Tokyo. Finnish elevator maker Kone already owns just under 20% of Toshiba's elevator unit.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 18, 2026
Toshiba weighs reducing elevator unit stake as Kone circles
Finnish elevator maker Kone has spoken with potential advisers about possibly increasing its stake in Toshiba Elevator and has held initial discussions with the group.
Akie Mimori, country manager, Straker Japan. Some international investors are seeking more detailed disclosure from Japanese companies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 17, 2026
AI translation could help Japanese corporations close the disclosure gap
New Zealand’s Straker has a product that can quickly produce complete English-language financials ready for international investors.
There have been a series of insider trading cases in Japan in recent years involving employees across the financial industry.
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2026
Mizuho Securities reportedly faces probe for insider trading
The revelations are the latest to potentially undermine confidence in Japan’s financial industry at a time when the stock market is booming.
Olympus stock dropped as much as 11% in early Tokyo trading Monday, the biggest intraday decline since June 2025.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 16, 2026
Olympus drops after full-year operating income forecast cut
The Japanese medical device maker cut its outlook to between ¥75 billion and ¥87 billion, taking into account progress up to the third quarter.
For Aeon, Kusuri no Aoki represents a potential valuable addition to its strategy of consolidating Japan’s fragmented retail market.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 16, 2026
A family fights to keep control of 157-year-old firm in Japan
Kusuri no Aoki, run by two brothers, are fighting for control of the firm with their largest outside shareholders, Aeon and the activist fund Oasis Management.
An artificial intelligence AI sign at the Cloudflare house pavilion ahead of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan 18.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 16, 2026
AI risk is dominating conference calls as investors dump stocks
Mentions of AI disruption on management calls almost doubled compared to the previous quarter, an analysis of transcripts shows.
PayPay's Nasdaq listing could be the largest ever by a Japanese company.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 13, 2026
PayPay files for U.S. IPO and Nasdaq listing
The biggest mobile payments service in Japan is also seeking to expand its business in the U.S.
The yen has strengthened decisively since the Liberal Democratic Party gained a supermajority in the Lower House.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 12, 2026
Yen strengthens decisively after strong showing by LDP boosts confidence
The Nikkei 225 stock average broke 58,000 and hit a new record on Thursday.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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