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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Toyota Supercharges US Investment—Or Is It?

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy applauded the promise of a Toyota expansion. But Toyota exec Hiroyuki Ueda clarified that the company never promised the new investment.

News

Japan’s New Finance Minister Walks A Fiscal-Policy Tightrope

Japan holds the world’s highest debt-to-GDP ratio. Satsuki Katayama must convince financial markets that new spending is both “proactive and responsible” while also reducing the debt-to-GDP ratio.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Japan: First Female Prime Minister Faces Crossroads

Sanae Takaichi’s rise as Japan’s first female prime minister marks a historic moment for the country and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), but one overshadowed by political fragility and economic uncertainty.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Japan: Chemical Consolidations To Counter China Dominance

Japan’s chemical majors are taking bold steps to weather a storm of margin pressure created by a glut of Chinese petrochemical capacity.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Seven & i Acquisition Falls Through

The proposed $47 billion acquisition of Japan’s Seven & i Holdings by Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) would have been the largest foreign takeover in Japanese history.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Japan: Prime Minister’s Waning Power Jolts Stability

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s grip on power weakened further after his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and coalition partner Komeito lost their majority in Japan’s upper house elections on July 20.

Banking

Japan’s SMBC Buying Stake In Yes Bank

India’s Yes Bank expects to sell a 20% stake to Japan’s second-largest bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, for $1.58 billion, pending regulatory approvals from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Competition Commission of India.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Japan

Toyota Supercharges US Investment—Or Is It?

Japan’s New Finance Minister Walks A Fiscal-Policy Tightrope

Japan: First Female Prime Minister Faces Crossroads

Japan: Chemical Consolidations To Counter China Dominance

Seven & i Acquisition Falls Through

Japan: Prime Minister’s Waning Power Jolts Stability

Japan’s SMBC Buying Stake In Yes Bank

Nippon Steel, U.S. Steel Tie-Up Could Be A ‘Game Changer’

Trump Keeps Nippon Steel Guessing Over U.S. Steel Purchase

Asia-Pacific: Economic Growth Taking Off

Diverging Paths: Japan Embraces ESG As US Retreats

Aflac’s Brad Dyslin On Japan’s Investment Shifts, Tariffs, And Insurance M&As