Markets
Toyota's market cap sets new Japan record, topping bubble-era NTT
Automaker soars as strong earnings draw overseas investors in droves
Interview
Nomura CEO says private assets can shine amid inflation
Japanese finance group seeks to cater to more real estate investors
Bank of Japan
BOJ chief vows to limit disruption after raising policy shift hopes
Ueda notes increasing likelihood of reaching stable 2% inflation
Commodities
Australian government to meet battery metal producers as prices slump
Projects halting or slowing in face of plunging nickel, lithium markets
Technology
Chinese gaming stocks surge as regulator takes down draft rules
Executives expect 'positive' final version of curbs on players' spending
Markets
Thai stock exchange to expedite delistings to clean up bourse
Government has not utilized Thai capital market enough, says SET president
Caixin
Beijing rents fall as economic outlook falters
One-fifth of grade A office buildings vacant, highest rate in nearly 13 years
Haruhiko Kuroda
The Chiang Mai Initiative: Haruhiko Kuroda (17)
Kuroda begins working at top international post in Japan's Finance Ministry
Politics
Japan's bond interest bill seen growing 60% to $103bn in fiscal 2027
Debt-servicing costs to eat up much of a forecast rise in tax revenue
Bonds
Japan's MUFG, Mizuho licensed to lead 'panda bond' issuances
China may seek wider opening of its massive bond market
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Announcements
JPX-Nikkei stock indexes want at least 30% female executives
New criteria will affect JPX-Nikkei Index 400, JPX-Nikkei Mid and Small Cap Index
Markets
Japan's Nikkei closes above 36,000, highest in nearly 34 years
Semiconductor-linked shares lead rise on hopes for demand recovery
Haruhiko Kuroda
The Asian Financial Crisis: Haruhiko Kuroda (16)
Kuroda works to contain the 1997 crisis, proposing 'Asian Monetary Fund'
Wealth Management
Japan's Orix to launch buyout fund in asset management pivot, CEO says
Rising interest rates unlikely to give big boost to leasing and banking, Inoue says
Market Spotlight
Foreign traders, Chinese fuel Japan's market rally in new year
First-time investors to country entered with low-cost passive investments
Finance
Japan pension giant GPIF opens door to more asset managers
One of world's biggest intuitional investors to use data science to pick active funds
Supply Chain
Thailand walks back claim of large lithium discovery
Key EV battery material found in country's south, but amount in question
Wealth Management
Mizuho aims to double assets under management to $1 trillion
Executive unveils 10-year goal that includes possible corporate takeovers
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Retail
Malaysia's top electronics chain pivots to online growth strategy
Senheng chairman says company to stop new store launches from 2026
Haruhiko Kuroda
Policy discussions with foreign authorities: Haruhiko Kuroda (15)
Kuroda visits Uzbekistan, Vietnam and elsewhere as Finance Ministry's research chief
Automobiles
China-linked self-driving startup TuSimple to delist from Nasdaq
Market value sinks to 1/100th of post-IPO peak amid trade tensions
Haruhiko Kuroda
The end of the Cold War: Haruhiko Kuroda (14)
Kuroda is on hand to see the start of German unification and the fall of the Soviet Union
Caixin
Three Chinese executives fined $93m for manipulating stock price
Securities watchdog finds chairmen colluded to inflate JT Automation shares
Opinion
More risk ahead as East Asian companies face debt deadlines
Up to 40% of region's corporate bonds due to mature within three years
Currencies
Yen slides past 148 against dollar as U.S. rate cut expectations weaken
Investors flock to dollar amid Red Sea and political concerns