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TOKYO -- U.S. private equity giant Blackstone is increasing investment in Japan amid a "rebirth of dynamism," including businesses being encouraged to prioritize return on equity and government efforts to promote retail investment, President Jonathan Gray told Nikkei.
Takaki Nakanishi, CEO of the Tokyo-based Nakanishi Research Institute and a specialist in the auto sector, said the domestic media had exaggerated the extent of the saga but the spotlight could still hurt Japanese carmakers.
Stefan Angrick is a senior economist and associate director with Moody's Analytics in Tokyo.
TOKYO -- Nissan Motor's goal to drive down the cost of electric vehicles is expected to hinge on a motor magnet it created using inexpensive material.
TOKYO -- Aboard a Japanese survey vessel earlier this year, Tomomi Inada was roused from her berth in a commotion at 4 a.m. and told to look out of a porthole. The veteran Japanese ruling-party lawmaker was shocked to see the lights of a Chinese coast guard ship bearing down on her craft.
TOKYO -- Western private equity giants like Blackstone are set to sharply ramp up spending in Japan over the next few years, seeing opportunities for high returns in a market with favorable factors including the weak yen.
TOKYO -- Daiwa Securities Group will acquire an estimated 25 billion yen ($159 million) in shares of Japan's Aozora Bank, increasing its stake in the lender to around 20%, Nikkei has learned.
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan meets this Thursday and Friday amid expectations it will respond to the weakness of the yen with a reduction of its bond purchases, reversing a decade-long campaign to stimulate the economy through an expansion of its balance sheet.