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Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Japan economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Japan best banks and safest banks are also available.

Transaction Banking

BNY, Mizuho Announce Partnership On Trade Services

BNY and Mizuho Bank, the oldest banks in the US and Japan, respectively, announced on Sunday an agreement to expand...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Nippon Steel’s Global Strategy Dented By Rebuff

The Japanese giant is betting its growth plans on its U.S. Steel acquisition, but political opposition is derailing the effort....

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Canadian Chain Store Giant Eyes 7-Eleven Parent In Japan

Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) has set its sights on Seven & i Holdings, the Tokyo-based parent company...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

The Philippines: New Samurai Bond Issue’s Political Backdrop

The Philippines is looking to Japan to partially finance its ballooning debt as Manila moves to strengthen ties between the...

Banking

Japan Megabanks’ Sale Of Strategic Shares Marks Big Priority Shift

The plan by the Big Three banks to unwind their cross-shareholdings points to a long-awaited turn to better corporate governance....

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Bank Of Japan Ends Negative Interest Rate Policy

When the Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced a new short-term interest rate target in the 0% to 0.1% range last...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Japan’s First Sovereign Climate Transition Bonds Debut

Last month, Japan issued the world’s first sovereign climate transition bonds, called Japan Climate Transition Bonds. The new model is...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Tsunami Coming?

Nippon Steel’s United States Seal deal suggests the new wave of Japanese acquisitions is more than a blip. Japanese giant...

Non-Economic Data

Most Technologically Advanced Countries In The World 2023

Global Finance ranks the world’s countries by their technological advancement and capacity to develop and leverage cutting-edge technology. The ever-growing...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Chip Design Company Scores High Valuation For IPO

Prior to the IPO, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son considered selling Arm to Nvidia for $40 billion, but reneged.

News

Japanese, South Korean Leaders Meet But Normalization Remains Elusive

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol visited a memorial to Koreans killed when the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city 78 years agoyet fully normal diplomatic ties between Tokyo and Seoul still appear to be a long way off.