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
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
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
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
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
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
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