Nikkei 225 hit a record after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's big win on Sunday, with the benchmark index up more than 5% in the first 30 minutes of trade on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/09/markets/nikkei-takaichi-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #sanaetakaichi #diet #ldp #tse #nikkei #stocks #2026lowerhouseelection
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's special investigation squad has arrested a former Mita Securities executive and four other individuals on suspicion of insider trading linked to a tender offer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/japan/crime-legal/japan-brokerage-insider-trading-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #mitasecurities #brokerages #nidec #stocks #tse
Nomura Holdings took back the top spot in advising on Japanese mergers and acquisitions in 2025 when deals related to Japan hit a record ¥59.5 trillion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/29/companies/nomura-beats-goldman-in-japan-ma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nomura #goldman #brokerages #mergers #acquisitions #tse
An activist investor has fired off a series of letters to the directors of two Japanese companies largely owned by their founding families saying they are responsible for share prices at "extremely depressed” levels. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/23/companies/activists-founding-families/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #stocks #tse #corporategovernance #investments
The Tokyo Stock Exchange is looking to strengthen its market for initial public offerings by pitching itself as a venue for cross-border listings by startups in Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/22/markets/tse-asia-startups-ipo-help/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #tse #ipos #stocks
Takaichi might surprise markets that are bracing for an unrestrained fiscal dove after the election in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/19/economy/takaichi-fiscal-policy-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #diet #ldp #tse #nikkei #stocks #budgets #debt #economicindicators
Japan’s initial public offerings have become less profitable to flip on their trading debut, a trend investors have welcomed as an indication of higher quality companies coming to market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/19/markets/japan-small-ipos-disappearing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #ipo #startups #investments #stocks #tse
Nikkei 225 breaks 54,000 as ‘Takaichi trade’ dominates for another day, while ten-year government bond yields are at 27-year highs and the yen trades at levels that triggered intervention in the past. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/14/markets/nikkei-54000-takaichi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #sanaetakaichi #diet #ldp #tse #nikkei #stocks
The Nikkei 225 hit a new record after reports of a possible snap election in Japan, while the yen weakened into ¥158-to-the-dollar territory and 10-year Japanese government bonds fell. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/13/economy/nikkei-snap-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #diet #ldp #tse #nikkei #stocks
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical’s ¥457 billion plan to go private is being seen as a prime example of a flight from public markets among Japan’s drugmakers, with analysts expecting more to follow. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/08/companies/buyout-wave-seen-among-japanese-drugmakers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #hisamitsu #salonpas #pharmaceuticals #acquisitions #stocks #tse #pharmaceuticals #health #medicine
For Japanese markets in 2025, it was politics, politics, more politics and AI, with significant downs and ups along the way to a strong performance overall. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/30/markets/market-look-back-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #tse #nikkei #stocks
The annual number of companies delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange is set to hit a record high for the second straight year in 2025. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/30/markets/tse-2025-delisting-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #tse #stocks #corporategovernance #japanexchangegroup
The number of small-size initial public offerings in Japan this year fell to its lowest in more than a decade, as the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s reform push prompted private companies to reconsider quick listings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/26/markets/japan-small-ipos-fall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #ipo #tse #stocks
TBM, a maker of carbon-capture technology and recycled materials, has started preparatory work for an initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Growth Market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/11/companies/carbon-capture-startup-ipo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tbm #tse #ipo #recycling #carbon #startups
Japan Exchange Group, the operator of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, launched a service enabling users to search corporate disclosure materials using artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/10/markets/exchange-ai-disclosure-search/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #stocks #ai #tse
Japanese firms are announcing stock splits at the fastest pace since 2018 amid surging share prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/10/markets/japan-stocks-individual-investors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #stocks #investments #tse #topix #nisa
The number of Japanese firms trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange is on track to drop by 58 to 3,778 by the end of the year, in a sharp reversal of what had been an upward trend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/04/companies/japan-listed-firms-number-fall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #stocks #tse #investments #mergers #acquisitions #corporategovernance
Invictus Investment Partners, a new Japan-focused hedge fund, is tapping alumni of Citadel and Point72 Asset Management to become its chief investment officer and chief executive. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/01/companies/japan-focused-hk-hedge-fund-new-hire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #hedgefunds #investments #stocks #tse #invictusinvestmentpartners
A wave of voluntary and early retirement programs in Japan is on track to hit a four-year high, as even profitable companies aim to unlock value and boost competitiveness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/14/companies/job-cuts-surge-aging-rebalance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #aging #retirement #tse #mitsubishielectric #panasonic #japandisplay