Increasing pressure on Japan’s technology firms to return more cash to shareholders may spur the next phase of corporate reforms that helped drive the nation’s stock market to record highs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/15/companies/japan-tech-firms-face-investors-pressure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #stocks #investments #tse

Japanese news aggregation app operator SmartNews has hired Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities and Nomura Holdings as lead managers for its initial public offering, according to a source. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/25/companies/smartnews-tokyo-listing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #smartnews #tse #mitsubishiufjmorganstanleysecurities #nomuraholdings

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