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First Publicly Offered Digital Green Bonds Issued
A digitally tracked green bond uses technology such as blockchain to improve data transparency and data collection efficiency for green or environmental securities.
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Can New CEO Reignite Toshiba’s Turnaround?
Newly minted CEO Taro Shimada—formerly Toshiba's chief digital officer—will try to revive the company's fortunes.
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Mizuho And Google Enter BaaS Collaboration
Mizuho and Google will collaborate not only on new products but also on upgrading the bank's dated legacy systems.
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Japan Reluctant To Sever Russia Energy Ties
Growing international sanctions are raising pressure on the island nation, which relies heavily on imports to power its enormous economy, to exit Russian projects.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
First Digital Bank Set To Debut On Tokyo Exchange
SBI Sumishin Net Bank’s IPO will be an important milestone for banks in Japan, many of which lag behind international rivals in their digital offerings.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Japan: Microchip Merger Collapses
Thesale of UK-based microchip designer Arm to Nvidia was scrapped due to significant regulatory hurdles.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Japanese Tech Company Gets A French CEO
Michel Combes, a graduate of the France’s elite Ecole Polytechnique, has three decades of experience in the telecom industry.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Japan: New Fund Addresses SME Succession Crisis
Many of Japan’s SMEs have been family-run for generations and face an uncertain future because there is no family member to take over the business.
Awards
Metro Modernization
Sony Group Corporation (SGC) won Global Finance’s Best Company in the World for Foreign Exchange Management award for the successful implementation of its Metro global treasury management system, which supports all SGC business segments—except financial services—worldwide.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Japan Inc. Buying Into Tech
As Japan Inc. increases its divestment of legacy businesses, a new appetite for overseas tech firms is emerging.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Japanese Version Of SPACs Floated
SPACs have becomeall the rage in North America, but have yet to make a big splash in Asia.
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Japan: New Prime Minister, New Rules
Despite Fumoi Kishida’s public calls for a massive stimulus package and an even more consequential redistribution of wealth, some of his initial moves appear to confirm the dissonance between rhetoric and reality.