While global momentum for ESG falters, Japanese corporations and industry groups are pushing back and working to make ESG investment a pillar of sustainable growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/31/economy/esg-investment-retreat-japan-striving/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #environment #investments #corporategovernance #carbon #emissions #donaldtrump #un
U.S. investment firm KKR received first negotiation rights to take Yomeishu Seizo private, people familiar with the matter said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/30/companies/kkr-yomeishu-private/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #kkr #yomeishuseizo #investments #usalcohol
RFM, a hedge fund focused on Japanese equities, has attracted more than $800 million from investors as global interest in the country’s stock market has increased. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/30/companies/japan-focused-hedge-fund/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rfm #stocks #investments
SoftBank Group is in advanced talks to acquire DigitalBridge Group, a private equity firm that invests in assets such as data centers, according to people with knowledge of the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/29/companies/softbank-digitalbridge-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #digitalbridge #datacenters #investments #ai
The year-end plunge in cryptocurrencies has rattled companies that had bet heavily on bitcoin, sending share prices tumbling and reviving fears of a bubble. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/28/bitcoint-bets-backfire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #bitcoin #cryptocurrency #investments
U.S. investment company Berkshire Hathaway plans to keep its shares in five major Japanese trading houses over the long term, even after the exit of CEO Warren Buffett on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/27/markets/buffett-japan-trading-houses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #berkshirehathaway #warrenbuffett #stocks #markets #investments
Japan’s Eneos Holdings is ahead of rival bidders for U.S. heavyweight Chevron’s stake in a Singapore oil refinery, according to people familiar with the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/24/companies/eneos-chevron-singapore-oil-refinery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #eneos #oil #singapore #chevron #investments #stocks
Goldman Sachs is planning to expand its acquisitions and investments in Japan’s corporate deals market over the next decade by about $5.1 billion, with a focus on mid-sized firms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/23/companies/goldman-sachs-investment-japan-companies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #goldmansachs #investments #acquisitions #banks #corporategovernance
Citigroup will further increase its investment banking team in Japan to capitalize on a record-breaking boom in mergers and acquisitions that it expects to reach new heights. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/23/companies/citigroup-investment-banking-boost/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #citigroup #banks #investments #mergers #acquisitions #corporategovernance
Nippon Life Insurance is studying further acquisition opportunities abroad after spending more than $12 billion on a string of deals a year ago, the company’s top executive has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/22/companies/nippon-life-insurance-overseas-acquisition-ambitions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #lifeinsurance #nipponlife #investments
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group might post a consolidated net profit of ¥2 trillion earlier than the currently expected period of around 2030, President Toru Nakashima said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/18/companies/mitsui-sumitomo-net-profit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sumitomomitsui #banks #ai #investments
Rapidus is betting on artificial intelligence-enhanced design tools to give it an edge over its competitors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/18/tech/rapidus-ai-design-tools/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #rapidus #chipmakers #tech #ai #investments
A U.S.-Japan consultation panel held its first meeting to consider initial projects for a $550 billion investment pledge that is a pillar of the two countries’ trade deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/18/us-japan-panel-investment-projects/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #usjapanrelations #investments #tariffs #donaldtrump #howardlutnick
Dealmakers say Japanese buyers account for only a small fraction of all deals targeting Indian companies right now, which totaled $90 billion in value this year, but that their share of them is growing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/17/companies/japan-banks-india-market/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #banks #india #investments
The United States and Japan are set to review energy projects as the potential debut investments in a landmark $550 billion joint fund that was a centerpiece of their trade deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/17/550-billion-japan-us-energy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #usjapanrelations #us #donaldtrump #investments #energy
Asian private equity firm Longreach Group is considering selling its majority stake in the hamburger chain Wendy’s First Kitchen in Japan, people familiar with the matter have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/16/companies/private-equity-wendys-japan-sale/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #longreachgroup #wendys #restaurants #investments
Fuji Media’s shares surged on Tuesday after activist investor Aya Nomura ratcheted up pressure, threatening to gain control over one-third of its voting rights. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/16/companies/fuji-media-shares-activist-threat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #fujimediaholdings #stocks #investments #ayanomura #corporategoverance
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking’s Asia Pacific arm has completed its first $3.2 billion synthetic risk transfer deal with Blackstone, Stonepeak Partners and Clifford Capital. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/15/companies/smbc-synthetic-risk-transfer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #smbc #banks #hedgefunds #investments
Tokyo Gas, Japan’s biggest fuel distributor, plans to invest in U.S. downstream assets to lift earnings and reinforce the last leg of its energy supply chain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/15/companies/tokyo-gas-us-investments/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tokyogas #gas #us #investments
Masayoshi Son reduced the SoftBank Group shares he’s pledged to lenders by $2.1 billion in recent months, lowering his collateral after bets on AI propelled the latest comeback in his volatile technology fortune. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/13/softbank-son-trims-share-pledges/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #softbank #masayoshison #investments #stocks #ai