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August 11, 2026
 

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For the three months to June, SoftBank booked gains from its bets on Intel, whose shares more than tripled during the quarter.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 6, 2026
SoftBank beats profit expectations as chip bets compensate for muted AI gains
The Tokyo-based technology investor¡¯s net income fell 18% to ?347.3 billion in its fiscal first quarter, compared with a market estimate of about ?166 billion.
Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 6, 2026
Kishida sees growth strategy as game changer for yen
Â鶹´«Ã½ 14-year strategy aims to generate an annual average of more than ?26 trillion in domestic investment.
Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing has called on Japanese companies to invest in the country, saying both sides stand to benefit.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2026
Myanmar leader calls on Japanese firms to invest
Japan has not recognized either the military junta that seized power in the 2021 coup or the current administration that followed it.
Seven & I Holdings fell as much as 2.3% on Monday after it ended talks over a potential investment in Poland's convenience store operator Zabka Group.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 27, 2026
Seven & i Shares drop after ending deal talks with Poland¡¯s Zabka
Europe is still seen as an attractive growth opportunity for the 7-Eleven owner, which will keep evaluating options in the region.
Seven & i has been under pressure over its share price, which has fallen almost 5% in 2026, lagging Â鶹´«Ã½ Nikkei 225 benchmark.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 25, 2026
Seven & I abandons investment talks with Poland¡¯s Zabka
Seven & I was unable to reach a deal that would be ¡°in the best interests¡± of the company and its shareholders, it said in a statement Saturday.
Tokyo Electron has been at the forefront of energy-saving technology, and Asia¡¯s best-performing environmental fund has included the firm among its top picks.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 24, 2026
Top environmental fund sees Japan key to AI energy challenge
The BNP Paribas Green Tigers Fund has returned 34% year-to-date, fueled by bets on Japanese equities that sit at the core of its stock-selection strategy.
Daiwa Asset Management President Kei Sano sees institutional investors such as pension funds and universities as a potential new target market.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 23, 2026
Daiwa AM boosts staff in shift toward institutional investors
The company will seek new clients including those from public and corporate pension funds, as well as endowments and foundations of universities.
Smoke billows from a factory during sunset in the northern Spanish town of Torrelavega in 2005.
ENVIRONMENT
Jul 22, 2026
Investors see pollution plan silver lining in EU carbon overhaul
The plan to tie free pollution permits to investments in decarbonization could enhance corporate accountability, investors say.
JPMorgan and other U.S. banks are likely to provide some financing for Japan's $550 billion investment pledge made to U.S. President Donald Trump.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 21, 2026
JPMorgan among banks to help finance Â鶹´«Ã½ $550 billion U.S. investment plan: sources
Japanese banks have been reluctant to participate, as their funding base is in yen,?and obtaining U.S. dollars for ?big long-term infrastructure projects can be costly for them.
A Zabka convenience store in Warsaw
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2026
Seven & I said to be in talks to take stake in Poland¡¯s Zabka
The transaction, if completed, would allow the 7-Eleven operator to accelerate expansion in Europe where growth has lagged behind its main markets in the U.S. and Japan.
Foreign investors purchased Japanese government bonds after Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama signaled that state pension funds ?could shift allocations toward domestic assets.
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2026
Overseas investors return to Japanese bonds after minister¡¯s pension fund signal
Overseas investors ?bought ?a net ?499.8 billion ?of Japanese long-term bonds, their first weekly net purchase since May 30.
Analysts say investors remain more focused on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi¡¯s expansionary fiscal agenda, expectations for only gradual Bank of Japan policy tightening and still-wide interest-rate differentials.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 15, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ bid to bring money home faces fiscal and BOJ reality check
The renewed focus on domestic investment comes as Tokyo seeks new ways to support Japanese assets after repeated foreign-exchange interventions failed to halt the yen¡¯s slide.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has cited proposals to promote investment in Japanese government bonds, including possibly making them eligible for the nation¡¯s tax-free Nippon Individual Savings Account program and easing inheritance tax rules.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 14, 2026
Japan finance chief floats JGBs in tax-free accounts and GPIF portfolio review
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama¡¯s remarks were seen as part of stepped-up efforts to attract cash to domestic markets as the yen weakens.
Seven & I Holdings is mulling a new share issuance totaling several hundred billion yen to SoftBank and PayPay.
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Jul 13, 2026
7-Eleven owner drops go-it-alone strategy with SoftBank deal
Seven & I Holdings is mulling a new share issuance totaling several hundred billion yen to SoftBank as well as PayPay.
Evening commuters in front of Tokyo station.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 11, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ top pension fund likely to brush off political pressure
The Government Pension Investment Fund, one of the world¡¯s largest, will likely ignore the finance minister¡¯s call to boost domestic investment, at least in the short run.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has encouraged households and pension funds to buy more yen-denominated assets.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 10, 2026
Yen gains after finance minister urges pension funds to invest more at home
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama¡¯s remarks caught markets off guard, leading to a jump in the yen and a drop in bond yields.
Since their listing in 2024, Kioxia¡¯s shares have surged on runaway demand for AI memory chips.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2026
Bain Capital exits Kioxia after chip deal yields big returns
A global spending spree on AI catapulted Kioxia¡¯s shares more than 4,800% from their debut, transforming the chipmaker into one of Â鶹´«Ã½ most valuable companies.
Fumiaki Kobayashi, an LDP lawmaker, attends an interview in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2026
LDP plans tighter oversight of disclosures by activist investors
The proposals come as Japan has become one of the ?world¡¯s busiest markets ?for activist investing outside of the U.S.
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank will subscribe to new capital and have a director on New Zealand-based infrastructure investor Morrison¡¯s board, the two firms said in a statement Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 8, 2026
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust inks $2 billion partnership with Morrison
The new strategic partnership aims to provide Japanese customers access to fresh investment opportunities.
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 1, 2026
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
The demographic challenges faced by the country could create demand for products that help older people and support treatment.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
How Â鶹´«Ã½ racehorses find second careers away from the track
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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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