Why is Japan's yen falling? Retail investors are one reason
TOKYO -- Japanese individual investors have emerged as a new factor in the yen's persistent slide, complicating any attempts by authorities to support the currency.
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Japan's Sega Sammy to sell ocean resort to U.S. investment firm Fortress
TOKYO -- Sega Sammy Holdings plans to sell its Phoenix Seagaia Resort in Japan to U.S.-based Fortress Investment Group as the Japanese amusement company looks to focus resources on video games and other segments, Nikkei has learned
Cambodia, Thailand draw $320m in investments from Japan's MinebeaMitsumi
TOKYO -- Japanese parts supplier MinebeaMitsumi plans to invest nearly 50 billion yen ($321 million) to build a factory in Cambodia and increase solar power output at plants in Thailand, Nikkei has learned.
Gold attracts China's retail investors, lifting prices to new heights
TOKYO -- Gold prices have soared to record highs on the arrival of an unexpected group of buyers: retail investors in China.
Japan manufacturers score record profits on price hikes, weak yen
TOKYO -- Net profits in Japan's manufacturing sector swelled to an all-time high in the previous fiscal year due to price hikes and the effects of the weak yen.
Japan seen earning $13bn from suspected yen interventions
TOKYO -- Japan's suspected yen-buying interventions last week may have yielded an estimated 2 trillion yen ($13 billion) in capital gains, potentially boosting a surplus on its foreign reserve account and fueling debate on how such funds should be used.
Japan's Mitsui invests $200m to build Texas solar farm
TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. will invest about 30 billion yen ($193 million) over two years to build a solar farm in the U.S. state of Texas, the company said on Thursday, looking to tap nascent demand in a state where wind power is the dominant renewable energy.