Activist investors are likely to find more opportunities in Japanese real estate as unrealized gains are poised to swell under new Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/10/companies/japan-political-shakeup-real-estate-activism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #realestate #investments #stocks #corporategovernance

SoftBank Group’s digital payment provider PayPay has taken a 40% stake in Binance’s Japan unit, seeking to capitalize on the country’s booming crypto market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/09/companies/softbank-paypay-invests-in-binance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #paypay #binance #investments #cryptocurrencies

The flood of capital pouring into AI infrastructure is raising the risks of overcapacity as the world’s biggest investors look to cash in on the boom, Ares Management Co-President Kipp deVeer has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/08/economy/data-center-risk-ares/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ai #tech #investments

A decision by Japan’s $1.8 trillion pension fund, the world’s biggest, to consider a shift into impact investing has triggered a wider adjustment among the country’s money managers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/06/companies/government-pension-investment-fund-impact-investing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #gpif #pensionfunds #investments #environment #corporategovernance #sdg

China is pushing the U.S. government to roll back national-security restrictions on Chinese deals in the U.S., dangling the prospect of a massive investment package as part of the proposal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/04/asia-pacific/politics/china-trump-deal-investment-package/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #uschinarelations #donaldtrump #xijinping #investments

Boeing’s 777X is slated to fly commercially for the first time in early 2027 instead of next year, a fresh setback to the U.S. planemaker that sets the stage for potentially billions of dollars in accounting charges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/03/boeing-plane-2027-setback/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #boeing #airlines #investments

The staggering investments in artificial intelligence keep coming. But how are the enormous sums possible when the returns on investments, at least for now, pale in comparison? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/03/tech/ai-investment-craze/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #ai #investments #datacenters

Japan’s largest bank is recruiting more new graduates and experienced specialists as it seeks a bigger piece of the country’s growing wealth management market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/03/companies/mufg-wealth-management-market-push/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mufg #banks #wealth #jobs #investments

Nippon Steel is investing some $300 million in two United States Steel plants as part of the Japanese company's $11 billion commitment to the American steelmaker. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/26/companies/nippon-steel-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nipponsteel #steel #ussteel #donaldtrump #investments #manufacturing #jobs

KKR says Japan’s aging population presents opportunities to invest in areas that tap artificial intelligence and other technologies to make the most of a shrinking workforce. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/26/companies/aging-japan-will-fuel-ai-tech-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #ai #investments #datacenters #kkr

A top performing Japanese fund run by investment firm Asset Management One says it is looking to build stakes in some small and midsized caps as valuations become more appealing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/25/companies/japan-top-fund-investment-in-small-cap-stocks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #stocks #assetmanagementone #investments #tse #topix

Assume you’re not eligible for Japanese tax-advantaged investments as an American taxpayer? Think again. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/09/24/how-tos/american-residents-investment-options-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #howtos #investments #expats #retirement #nisa #pensions #pensionfunds

Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund is picking domestic alternative asset funds on its own for the first time, in a shift from its previous practice of entrusting asset managers to choose funds on its behalf. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/17/companies/government-pension-investment-fund-alternative-asset-funds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #gpif #pensionfunds #investments

Building on last year’s record, activist investors are accelerating purchasing Japanese stocks as governance reforms and shareholder-friendly shifts make the country one of the hottest markets for investor advocacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/16/companies/activists-japanese-stocks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #japaneseeconomy #investments

Activist Asset Value Investors plans to add stakes in Japanese small- and mid-cap companies after a planned merger of one of its investment trusts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/12/companies/activist-avi-boosts-holdings-of-japanese-small-cap-shares/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #stocks #investments #corporategovernance #tse

Yasuto Monden, an activist investor who took over as president of one of his target companies, has started a Japanese equity fund and is seeking U.S. investors including family offices as clients. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/11/companies/axium-capital-fund/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #axiumcapital #singapore #us #investments

Hitachi plans to expand its investment in the United States, president and CEO Toshiaki Tokunaga said, noting that the company invested more than $12 billion in the U.S. in the five years through 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/09/companies/hitachi-us-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #hitachi #investments

Japan is on track to see a record number of attempts by foreign companies to take over domestic firms this year, spurred by changes in government policy and a weak yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/08/companies/japan-set-for-record-takeover-offers-by-foreign-firms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #acquisitions #investments #corporategovernance

Brazil is the third-biggest destination for Chinese investments in the world, with dozens of projects across several sectors attracting $4.2 billion last year as the two countries tightened diplomatic ties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/04/markets/chinese-investment-brazil/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #brazil #china #investments

Global currency and interest-rate markets are heading into a massive change as rising Japanese yields are luring domestic investors to park their money at home, according to RBC Capital Markets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/04/economy/japanese-yields-change-global/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #jgb #japaneseeconomy #investments