A planned management buyout of auto parts maker Pacific Industrial sparked a backlash from one of its investors, pressuring the Tokyo Stock Exchange to provide more protection for minority shareholders in such deals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/08/companies/toyota-mbo-backlash-investors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #tse #pacificindustrial #stocks
Sony Financial Group shares opened 37% above the reference price in their Tokyo debut Monday after Sony spun off and listed the company in a move to focus on its entertainment and image sensor businesses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/29/markets/sony-financial-tse-debut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #sonyfinancial #tse #stocks
Japanese corporate boards have changed dramatically in recent years, with most Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Section companies adding independent directors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/26/companies/corporate-governance-code-10-years-later/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tse #stocks #corporategovernance
In the fourth year of the Tokyo Stock Exchange's market reorganization, companies nearing deadlines to meet the new listing standards are making divergent choices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/25/markets/tokyo-stock-exchange-reform/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #tse #stocks
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
Tokyo stocks continue to rally, with the Nikkei 225 stock index on Tuesday breaking 45,000 for the first time ever, as hopes for a rate cut in the U.S. boost sentiment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/16/markets/nikkei-45000-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #nikkei #stocks #tse #federalreserve
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
Tokyo stocks achieved a record close on Wednesday after a strong performance on Wall Street overnight and days after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/10/markets/nikkei-closing-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #tariffs #japaneseeconomy #nikkei #stocks #tse #shigeruishiba
The Nikkei 225 hit a record high, breaking 44,000 just days after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/09/markets/nikkei-record-ishiba/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #tariffs #japaneseeconomy #nikkei #stocks #tse #shigeruishiba
Interactive Brokers CEO Dan Kerrigan is bullish on Japanese stocks as inflation drives investment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/03/companies/ib-japan-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #brokerages #tse #stocks #investments #technology #corporategovernance
The Tokyo Stock Exchange is still under pressure to better protect minority shareholders during management buyouts, mere weeks after requiring more disclosures on such deals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/01/markets/tse-minority-shareholders-protection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #tse #stocks #acquisitions #investments
Tokyo stocks hit a fourth all-time high in six trading days, then ended the day down. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/19/markets/tuesday-tokyo-stocks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #tariffs #japaneseeconomy #us #usjapanrelations #nikkei #stocks #tse
Tokyo stocks hit record highs for the third time in a week as a general sense of market optimism took hold. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/18/economy/monday-nikkei-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tariffs #japaneseeconomy #us #usjapanrelations #nikkei #stocks #tse
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
Tokyo’s record-beating stock rally ends as U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent jawbones Japan on rates, saying the country has an inflation problem. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/14/economy/bessent-rates-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tariffs #japaneseeconomy #us #usjapanrelations #nikkei #stocks #tse #donaldtrump #trade #scottbessent
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
Japanese markets are bracing for a triple-whammy of instability if opposition parties win big in the Upper House election and push for consumption tax cuts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/18/economy/pre-election-economic-impact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #shigeruishiba #ldp #komeito #2025upperhouseelection #tariffs #us #usjapanrelations #trade #nikkei #stocks #tse #japaneseeconomy #sanseito
Japanese stocks, hit by a perfect storm of tariffs, politics and budget worries, are down about 6% from their peak. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/15/markets/nikkei-slumping/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #nikkei #stocks #tse #donaldtrump #tariffs