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Lexus lessons for China in tackling tariffs
Chinese exporters have already adopted the Lexus response in the car industry and this is most easily seen in the electric vehicle sector
7 days ago
REITs
Daiwa House Logistics Trust reports 'improvement' in core Japan portfolio for 9MFY2024
From a longer-term perspective, the market fundamentals are expected to remain healthy
20 days ago
Global Markets
The Rising Sun is still shining
Should any financial or geopolitical volatility arise from the new shogun in the White House or the Middle East and Ukraine, the yen will strengthen, and carry trades will unwind
21 days ago
Japan
Japan’s biggest business lobby calls for nuclear power expansion
Japan is among a number of countries showing renewed interest in nuclear energy as governments look to reduce consumption of pricey fossil fuels and meet future power needs.
October 11, 2024
Japan
Japan sees most bankruptcies in a decade amid rising costs
Japan saw the highest number of bankruptcies since 2013 in the six months through September, as companies were increasingly hit by rising costs.
October 08, 2024
Japan
Japan stocks set to fall on rate hike fears after Ishiba’s win
“Domestically oriented stocks, especially those benefit from regional revitalisation measures, will be preferred.”
September 29, 2024
Japan
Gyms in Japan now offer laundry, karaoke, hair removal machines
“I keep the membership for the Karaoke machine. The only complaint I have is how the Karaoke box isn’t perfectly soundproof.”
September 28, 2024
Japan
Japan’s new leader made his career as an anti-Abe
Ishiba is the LDP’s consummate outsider, a dissident who has spent his career refusing to acquiesce to orthodoxy.
September 27, 2024
Japan
Invesco sees Japan’s small-caps paying off in unstable times
“With demand and fundamentals improving, small caps will be in a really good phase.”
September 26, 2024
Japan
Hello Kitty stock Sanrio soars 93% as Tokyo heat sends tourists indoors
Sanrio, the owner of the Hello Kitty brand, operates two indoor theme parks and has enjoyed a 93% gain in its stock this year.
September 04, 2024