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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was holding her first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, with trade and security issues on the agenda, as Japan’s new leader looks to cultivate ties with her counterpart. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/28/japan/politics/trump-takaichi-us-japan-summit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #usjapanrelations #shinzoabe #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #usmilitary #defense #trade #tariffs #investments #budgets #ldp

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

U.S. President Donald Trump was bound for Tokyo on Monday, where he is set to meet the emperor in the evening and new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday for a summit that will focus on trade and defense spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/27/japan/politics/trump-takaichi-japan-arrives/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #usjapanrelations #shinzoabe #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #usmilitary #defense #trade #tariffs #investments #budgets #ldp

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Nomura Holdings CEO Kentaro Okuda sees more scope to get business from Japanese investors who are looking to private markets as a way to diversify their assets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/23/companies/nomura-ceo-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nomura #investments #kentarookuda

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Nomura CEO seeks to tap Japan investors’ private market bets

Kentaro Okuda is looking to Japanese investors who are seeking private markets as a way to diversify their assets.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

SoftBank Group is returning to the overseas bond market for the second time this year amid an aggressive fundraising push for artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/22/companies/softbank-overseas-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #investments #bonds #ai

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SoftBank seeks $2 billion in bond sales as it chases AI bets

The Japanese technology investment giant has raised at least $24 billion in loans and bonds so far in 2025.
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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Nomura Asset Management's new retirement solutions team is made up of workers who came back from retirement themselves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/21/companies/nomura-asset-management-retirement-help/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nomuraassetmanagement #investments #nisa #retirement #aging

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Nomura Asset’s new retirement solutions team consists of retirees themselves

Team leader Koji Nakamura says having employees who have actually experienced retirement allows the asset manager to better identify customer needs.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group’s asset management firm is aiming to become one of the top-three managers of Japanese mutual funds in five years by bolstering offerings to individuals, its new CEO has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/14/companies/sumitomo-mitsui-fund-manager-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sumitomomitsui #sumitomomitsuitrustassetmanagement #investments

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Sumitomo Mitsui Trust’s fund manager targets top-three ranking

The firm is shooting for the higher ranking by driving up two of its funds’ total assets to more than ¥1 trillion each.
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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

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

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@Federation_Bot  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

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

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World’s biggest pension fund puts impact investing on the agenda

In Japan, impact investing strategies are likely to center around climate, health care, wellbeing and inclusivity.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

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

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China urges Trump to lift security curbs in push for deals

In exchange, China is dangling the prospect of a massive investment package as part of a proposal that would upend a decade of policy.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

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

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Boom or bubble: How long can the AI investment craze last?

AI-related spending is soaring worldwide, expected to reach approximately $1.5 trillion by 2025, research has shown.
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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

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

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MUFG is hiring more bankers in Japan wealth management push

MUFG is targeting clients with at least ¥300 million in total assets. The bank estimates that about 300,000 of its account holders fit that description.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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Nippon Steel to invest $300 million in U.S. Steel

The investment in two U.S. Steel plants forms part of the Japanese company's $11 billion commitment to the American steelmaker.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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Top Japanese fund looks to small and midsized caps on improving valuations

The fund is also holding on to some of its artificial intelligence-related shares even after multifold gains.
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

The Japan Times

Tax-advantaged investments no lost cause for U.S. residents of Japan

Many U.S. taxpayers believe they should steer clear of Japanese investment vehicles due to stateside regulations — but a Japan-based certified public accountant advises otherwise.
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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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

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GPIF bets on property and infrastructure in Japan, in alternative asset first

Pension funds around the world are seeking extra yields from alternative assets like private equity and real estate, but the yields reflect elevated risks in other areas.
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The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

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

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