Uichiro Niwa, former president of Japanese trading house Itochu and the first individual from the private sector to be appointed Japanese ambassador to China has died at the age of 86. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/japan/ex-itochu-president-envoy-china-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #uichironiwa #itochu #foreignministry
Japan’s major trading houses are facing a prolonged slump in iron ore and coking coal prices as Chinese steel exports flood into Asia and beyond, constraining profits for at least the next six months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/06/companies/china-steel-exports-trading-houses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #china #steel #mitsubishi #sumitomo #marubeni #itochu
Itochu is preparing to issue up to ¥50 billion in yen bonds while also weighing dollar notes for the first time in about five years, possibly bringing total issuance this fiscal year to more than ¥100 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/26/companies/itochu-dollar-note/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #itochu #dollar #bonds
Itochu has sold Japan’s first so-called orange bonds to fund gender equality projects, and data indicated there was strong investor demand for these ESG notes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/05/baseball/itochu-orange-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #itochu #orangebonds #women039sissues