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...
Japan
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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....
Japan
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.
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.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Norway’s SWF Nixes All-Male Boards In Japan
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund is pushing to increase gender diversity among Japan's corporate executives.
Data
China And Japan Decouple Amid Demographic Decline
As China and Japan begin decoupling economically from one another, it is worth asking if they might not be stronger together since they face similarchallenges.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Toshiba Could Go Private To Heal
Toshibahas been in conflict with activist shareholders since a 2015 accounting scandal, followed by a massive write-down on its nuclear business the following year.