If there’s any lesson to take from the AI spending plans issued by the world’s largest technology companies over the past two weeks, it’s to never underestimate the fear of missing out. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/02/big-tech-ai-spending/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #microsoft #amazoncom #meta #apple #google #ai #markets #investments #stocks
Dubai and Abu Dhabi, both part of the United Arab Emirates, have become irresistible for the world’s richest people. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/28/dubai-abu-dhabi-rich-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #uae #dubai #abudhabi #middleeast #investments #wealth
Japan expects only 1% to 2% of its recently agreed upon $550 billion U.S. fund to be in the form of actual investment, with the bulk of it being loans, says the nation’s chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/28/economy/japan-us-investment-framework-akazawa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #usjapanrelations #us #trade #tariffs #cars #investments
A Japanese government official has called on China to expand a program allowing certain mainland investors to put more money abroad, citing "strong enthusiasm” for Japanese stocks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/18/economy/china-foreign-investment-urge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #china #stocks #fsa #investments
A record number of Japanese companies saw shareholder proposals pass at their annual general meetings this year, in a sign that investors are exerting more influence in the market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/14/companies/japan-shareholder-activism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #investments #stocks #tse #japaneseeconomy
Pimco says Japan has emerged as a prime destination for global investors as the trade war triggers a reassessment of capital flows into the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/11/companies/pimco-japan-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #pacificinvestmentmanagement #trade #us #tariffs #donaldtrump #investments
Japan's united front on tariffs begins to crack as doubts are raised by business leaders and politicians. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/10/economy/japan-tariff-negotiation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tariffs #donaldtrump #suntory#takeshiniinami #investments #us #usjapanrelations #trade #globaleconomy #japaneseeconomy #shigeruishiba #ryoseiakazawa
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance will actively avoid investing in Japanese superlong-term government bonds for the next year or two on expectations of further interest rate increases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/08/companies/meiji-yasuda-life-insurance-long-bonds-avoidance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #meijiyasuda #lifeinsurance #bonds #boj #investments
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund suffered a quarterly loss in the January-March period as a depreciating dollar dragged down the value of its overseas securities and domestic assets slumped. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/04/companies/gpif-suffers-quarterly-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #gpif #stocks #dollar #investments
Forming an exchange-traded fund just got easier in Japan with the launch of a white-label service, in which much of the work will be done for the fund manager. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/04/markets/white-label-etf/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #tse #stocks #investments #etf #boj
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son acknowledged the outlines of a succession plan, addressing what may be the single biggest concern among investors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/27/companies/softbank-masayoshi-son-succession-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #masayoshison #softbank #ai #tech #investments
Foreign investors were net sellers of Japanese stocks last week for the first time since March, according to data from the Finance Ministry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/26/markets/foreign-investors-japan-stock-sell/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #stocks #investments #japaneseeconomy #financeministry #tse
A startup building massive, bullet-shaped helium balloons that float in the stratosphere has raised $15 million from SoftBank. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/26/companies/softbank-backs-floating-climate-station-startup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #investments #sceye #startups #climatechange
Tokio Marine Holdings sees scope for further expansion in the U.S. as Japan’s largest property-and-casualty insurer explores acquisition opportunities around the world. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/24/companies/tokio-marine-more-deals-abroad/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tokiomarine #insurance #investments #acquisitions
Shareholders’ rejection of another term for Eiji Sato as Taiyo Holdings chief executive officer over the weekend was a rare event highlighting the growing clout of activists in Japan’s stock market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/23/companies/taiyo-holdings-shareholders-reject-ceo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #taiyoholdings #stocks #investments
More Japanese companies are giving gifts at their annual general meetings, which could increase the ranks of loyal retail investors as pressure from activist investors grows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/23/companies/freebies-annual-shareholders-meetings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #stocks #investments #shareholders