Wealth Management
Blackstone 'excited' by corporate Japan's focus on ROE: president
Weak yen, reflation, stock rally and more drive investment upswing
Indo-Pacific
U.S., Japan, South Korea to launch trilateral coordination body this year
Partners seek to institutionalize collaboration, following Camp David summit
Asia Insight
China's 3-pronged maritime threat rattles Japan, Philippines and Taiwan
Beijing 'gray zone' aggression focused on islands in strategic 'first island chain'
Opinion
Japan-style fixation on population decline won't help China
Policymakers need to focus on demand shortfalls and boosting consumption
Media & Entertainment
Japanese arcade giants aim to sink claws into U.S. market
Genda and Round One look to anime to boost appeal of claw machine prizes
Finance
Blackstone eyes $10bn in Japan deals amid buyout fund influx
Governance reform and soft yen draw global investors seeking better returns
Finance
Daiwa Securities to up Aozora Bank stake to 20% for closer ties
Japan brokerage aims to collaborate with lender in such areas as leveraged buyouts
Politics
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike to run for third term
Capital's first woman governor to face another high-profile female rival
Business deals
U.S. investment firm launches unsolicited bid for Japan's Sun Corp.
True Wind offers 19% premium over last Friday's closing price
Artificial intelligence
From China to Singapore, Asia's AI policy 'gaps' pose headaches for business
Governments shy from common rules, creating uncertainty for business
Japan immigration
Japan to enroll all foreign residents in national pension system
Tighter regulations will ensure students, technical interns and others contribute
Japan immigration
Japan's new deportation rule for asylum seekers raises rights concerns
Rules make it easier to deport people repeatedly applying for refugee status
Economy
Japan's Q1 GDP revised up marginally to annualized 1.8% contraction
Consumption remains sluggish despite wage hikes
Japan immigration
Japan wants employers to pitch in as foreign trainees face big fees at home
Large debts for these workers seen as a factor in human rights abuses
Market Spotlight
Market to scrutinize BOJ for signs of quantitative tightening
Japan's central bank is shifting away from decadelong expansion of balance sheet
Opinion
Japan's draft app store law will boost innovation and competition
Google's and Apple's chokehold on mobile phone ecosystems must be loosened
Electric vehicles
Nissan turns to low-cost samarium-iron motor magnet for EV future
Rare-earth alloy believed to be key to cutting manufacturing costs by 30%
Food & Beverage
World's top crab stick machine maker extends reach to medical tech
Japan's Yanagiya pays close attention to customer requests, spurring innovation
Media & Entertainment
More Japanese musicians perform in China as live events return
Chinese promoters favor cost-effective Yoasobi, King Gnu, Radwimps and more
Travel & Leisure
Kyoto's geisha district grapples with overtourism
Residents want traditions respected as more people than ever visit Japan
Your Week in Asia
Iranian presidential race, Chinese inflation, BOJ policy meeting
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Companies
Hitachi to train 50,000 employees in AI in push for new businesses
Japanese company eyes applying the technology to IT, energy and railroads
Opinion
Japan is creating access to new treatments for neglected diseases
Preparation for rollout of schistosomiasis drug began while R&D still underway
Politics
Japan's tougher deportation law to take effect Monday
Measure will allow removal of people with pending applications for asylum
Travel & Leisure
Japan regional airports rebound, but China visitor recovery slow
Business travelers and tourists from Taiwan boost operations at some sites