Japan to open path for stock-based overseas M&A deals
TOKYO -- Japan is moving to broaden companies' options for using their own shares in acquisitions, seeking to smooth the way for more global deals, Nikkei has learned.
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Drawing fire: The line from Asia's animation industry to North Korea
TOKYO/HONG KONG -- In 2023, a staff member of one Japanese studio working on an anime series to be broadcast this July was feeling a little suspicious. When studios collaborate on a series they normally communicate closely, but the representative of a Chinese company responsible for one part of the project had been unusually quiet.
Indonesian carbon-offset startup eyes trading in Singapore, Tokyo
JAKARTA -- An Indonesian startup for carbon offsets plans to list its products in international trading markets, such as Singapore and Tokyo, hoping that the archipelago nation's unique marine and coastal projects will draw interest from global businesses.
Japan blue chips warn of possible $1.7bn hit to profit from yen swings
TOKYO -- Major Japanese companies see exchange rate shifts denting operating profit by 266.7 billion yen ($1.7 billion) in fiscal 2024, a sharp downturn from the boost provided by the yen's weakness last fiscal year.
How a Japanese couple's idea of oneness spread pizza across Vietnam
TOKYO -- A Japanese couple has spent the past decade building a chain of restaurants in Southeast Asia, but Yosuke Masuko and Sanae Takasugi did not succeed with sushi, ramen or tempura; their specialty is pizza.
Cambodia digital payments to nurture local currency, says central bank head
TOKYO -- Cross-border QR code payments made through Cambodia's Bakong digital financial system are set to boost the use of the Southeast Asian nation's riel currency, the governor of its central bank told Nikkei Asia on Friday.
Ex-China central bank chief 'optimistic' on ending property slump
TOKYO -- China will be able to overcome the crisis in its property sector, said Zhou Xiaochuan, former governor of the People's Bank of China, at the Future of Asia forum in Tokyo on Friday, stressing that economic growth, trade, and investment are stable in the country.
Japanese firms 'reimport' items originally developed for Asian markets
TOKYO -- Japanese food and drink makers are "reimporting" products they developed for the rest of Asia.