• November 30 2022
  News in-depthChinese business & finance

  Chinese companies set up in Singapore to hedge against geopolitical risk

  More businesses are ‘Singapore-washing’ as US-China relations deteriorate

  
• November 29 2022
  Jack Ma

  Alibaba founder Jack Ma living in Tokyo since China’s tech crackdown

  Billionaire has spent almost six months in Japan after largely disappearing from public view

  
• November 27 2022
  The Big Read

  The fighter jet that could create a new alliance between the UK and Japan

  A partnership set to be agreed this year marks a shift in the Asian country’s role in the global defence industry after years in the shadows

  
• November 27 2022
  Japanese business & finance

  Turtlenecks and nuclear power return to favour in Japan

  Official focus on fun, fashion and energy is boosting companies specialising in reactor restarts and warm winter clothes

  
• November 24 2022
  Singapore

  Singapore is well-positioned to play both sides of decoupling

  The city state has a ringside seat for the shifting investment patterns caused by US-China tensions

  
• November 22 2022
  Batteries

  West could end reliance on Chinese batteries by 2030, says Goldman

  Countering China’s dominance in batteries, components and raw materials would cost over $160bn

  
• November 20 2022
  Honda Motor Co Ltd

  Sony-Honda venture plans to tap entertainment prowess for its electric cars

  New company wants to use music, movies and PlayStations to gain an edge over EV rivals

  
• November 18 2022
  Games industry

  Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator accused of insider trading

  Celebrated Japanese video game programmer Yuji Naka arrested over $20,000 investment

  
• November 17 2022
  SoftBank Group Corp

  Masayoshi Son owes $4.7bn to SoftBank following tech rout

  Market crash also wipes out value of Japanese founder’s stake in second Vision Fund

  
• November 16 2022
  Yen

  Yen rebounds from 32-year lows on hopes for slower Fed rate rises

  Some analysts see ‘final phase’ in period of historic weakness in Japan’s currency

  
• November 13 2022
  Insurance

  AI is giving insurers godlike powers, says Sompo chief

  Access to large data sets means predictions are far more accurate in reducing risk

  
• November 13 2022
  Market bubbles

  SoftBank blazes a trail in losing money on tech bets

  The frothy valuations of some ‘visionary’ businesses resemble gaseous giants in an asset bubble universe

  
• November 6 2022
  Japanese society

  ‘Degrowth’ — Marxism is back for the modern age

  A Japanese philosophy professor has scored an unlikely hit with a book denouncing unbridled consumption

  
• November 3 2022
  The Big Read

  How long can Japan’s central bank defy global market forces?

  Governor Haruhiko Kuroda is betting on a royal flush of macroeconomic outcomes to win the battle. But the costs, and the risks, are rising

  
• November 2 2022
  FT MagazineLife & Arts

  The robo-minister tasked with helping Japan go digital

  The Japanese people are reluctant to share their personal data with the government in the form of ID cards. Can a robot help?

  
• November 1 2022
  Japanese business & finance

  Japan cannot survive without Russian oil, warns trading house chief

  Head of Itochu says there are ‘all kinds of ways’ Moscow can continue to export energy despite sanctions

  
• October 29 2022
  Asia-Pacific economy

  Japan’s empty villages are a warning for China

  Beijing should take note of the risks posed by a property bubble and demographic changes

  
• October 28 2022
  Japanese politics & policy

  Japan unleashes $200bn stimulus

  Fumio Kishida says package will cut consumer inflation even as Bank of Japan keeps ultra-loose policy

  
• October 26 2022
  US-China trade dispute

  The real corporate cost of decoupling is becoming clear

  Asian chip manufacturers and others recognise they might not be able to straddle the Sino-American divide for ever

  
• October 26 2022
  North Korea nuclear tensions

  Allies warn N Korea against seventh nuclear test

  US, South Korea and Japan threaten ‘unparalleled’ response

  
• October 26 2022
  Emerging market investing

  Wall Street banks split over EM equities outlook after $2tn rout

  Wipeout presents ‘exciting’ opportunities for Morgan Stanley but Goldman casts doubt on recovery

  
• October 24 2022
  Yen

  Yen swings as traders speculate about third intervention

  Japanese authorities spent an estimated $30bn last week to prop up the currency

  
• October 23 2022
  Currencies

  Japan made intervention of at least $30bn to prop up yen

  Officials have suggested the government has ‘limitless’ funds to defend the country’s currency

  
• October 20 2022
  News in-depthRenault SA

  Renault and Nissan close in on deal to save longtime alliance

  Carmakers want to reshape partnership they hoped would be industry blueprint for achieving scale and efficiency

  
• October 15 2022
  Nissan Motor Co Ltd

  Renault and Nissan alliance comes unstuck without Ghosn’s glue

  Talks on reshaping the relationship can succeed if ownership imbalance and intellectual property problems are addressed