Japanese company’s $14.9bn proposed purchase of US Steel sparked bipartisan political backlash
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
Investment in start-up that makes self-driving software represents Europe’s largest AI funding deal to date
Government interventions this week fail to ease concerns about plunging currency
Cigarette maker’s chief says its four factories and 4,000 workers in the country are operating as usual
Investment bank and brokerage boosted by surging stock and fixed-income trading
Japanese carmaker has fallen behind in electric vehicle race and lacks scale needed to compete globally
Media company is already in exclusive talks with Skydance about a potential deal
Chief executive says zero- and low-alcohol beverages will represent half the company’s sales by as early as 2040
The head of Japan’s Nikko Asset Management reflects on her career path and on the sector’s future working patterns
Japan set to become undisputed home of games hardware once more, but analysts worry about industry’s long-term prospects
Japanese automaker’s stance on limited appetite for fully electric vehicles is being reassessed
Negative GDP growth piles pressure on Bank of Japan as it plans exit from negative rates
Cash-rich Japanese companies are looking overseas for acquisitions as domestic market shrinks
GMO demands urgent corporate governance changes and further unwinding of cross-shareholdings
‘Idiosyncratic’ lender’s overexposure to office market is a reminder of possible risks in fragmented banking sector
Soaring value of Arm stake and T-Mobile share windfall help Japanese group break four-quarter streak of losses
Japanese trading house says it will purchase up to $3.4bn in stock
World’s biggest automaker’s bet on technology justified by a nearly 50% increase in hybrid-electric car sales in latest quarter
Bank’s shares fall more than 20% after it warns more commercial property loans could turn sour
Akio Toyoda says he takes ‘full responsibility’ and wants to recreate vision for world’s biggest carmaker by sales
Tokyo’s $6.4bn swoop for JSR has rekindled memories of heavy state intervention and cast doubt on corporate reforms
Japanese printer and camera maker’s nanoimprint lithography technology could challenge industry leader ASML
World’s biggest carmaker’s plans for an overhaul at its subsidiary could extend into its broader governance structure
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