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Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize.
TOKYO -- Japan will require companies in critical sectors including chips and machine tools to take steps to prevent cross-border technology leaks in order to qualify for government aid, Nikkei has learned.
TOKYO -- The Japanese government will seek guaranteeing loans for the Tokyo-backed chipmaker Rapidus to support the mass-production of advanced semiconductors.
TOKYO -- Japan appears hesitant to scale the tax and other hurdles that stand in the way of approving exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track bitcoin prices despite growing expectations in the cryptocurrency industry.
TOKYO -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group plans to build its holdings of Japanese government bonds back up if the Bank of Japan raises interest rates in earnest, the head of the global markets business group told Nikkei.
TOKYO -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday told visiting Arab leaders that he wants to work with them to find "solutions to hotspot issues" and set a model for global governance while promising more financial aid for Palestinians in Gaza.
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan contributed a record 2.17 trillion yen ($13.8 billion) to the government's coffers in fiscal 2023, according to full-year results published Wednesday, though higher interest rates have fueled concerns over the central bank's financial future.
TOKYO -- Thursday has been a busy day for traders and investors in Japan's financial markets as the 10-year government bond yield rose to a 13-year high, the Nikkei Stock Average was down by more than 2% at one point, and the yen touched its lowest point in four weeks against the dollar.