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Antoni Slodkowski writes about the biggest business stories in the world's third largest economy as the FT's Tokyo correspondent. Before he joined the FT, Antoni worked as the Japan deputy bureau chief and the Myanmar bureau chief for Reuters. In Myanmar, he led a team of reporters that won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for "expertly exposing...the systematic expulsion and murder of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar."
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  • Friday, 1 July, 2022
    Russian business & finance
    Putin orders transfer of Sakhalin-2 gas project to Russian entity

    Development in which Shell, Mitsubishi and Mitsui are stakeholders is first to be nationalised since Ukraine invasion

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    Toshiba Corp
    KKR takes back seat in Toshiba bidding process

    Move leaves rival Bain in lead position to take Japanese conglomerate private

  • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
    InterviewHow to Lead
    JSR’s Eric Johnson: ‘I encourage people to tell me exactly how they think’

    The chief of Japan’s leading semiconductor materials maker explains how he restructured the company through honest dialogue with staff and stakeholders

  • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
    Semiconductors
    Japan’s biggest chipmakers from Toshiba to Sony brace for engineer shortage

    Industry body says 35,000 engineers needed within 10 years to revive country’s semiconductor sector

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    SoftBank Group Corp
    SoftBank’s Son backs Nasdaq listing for Arm despite UK pressure

    Billionaire says US share offering for chipmaker still his ‘favourite’ but decision not final

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    Arm Ltd
    UK officials weigh national security grounds to force London IPO for Arm

    Plan has drawn criticism within government circles and tensions with SoftBank over lobbying effort

  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
    Currencies
    Yen hits 24-year low against dollar as Japan sticks to loose monetary policy

    Japanese currency comes under further pressure as US Treasury yields rise

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    News in-depthJapanese business & finance
    Japan to tap vast pension fund in drive to create more start-ups

    Pumping money into early-stage companies is part of prime minister’s ‘new capitalism’ agenda

  • Thursday, 2 June, 2022
    #techAsia
    US curbs China investment and iPads head to Vietnam Premium content

    The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

  • Thursday, 2 June, 2022
    News in-depthToshiba Corp
    Toshiba agrees ceasefire with investors but fight is far from over

    Group hopes way is clear for biggest take-private deal in Japanese history after years-long battle

  • Monday, 30 May, 2022
    SoftBank Group Corp
    SoftBank cuts top executives’ pay after Vision Fund posts record loss

    Investments pummelled by rout in tech stocks, rising inflation and China crackdown

  • Friday, 27 May, 2022
    Sony Corp
    Sony accelerates push into car sector in diversification drive

    Japanese conglomerate targets becoming a major supplier of electric and autonomous vehicle sensors by 2025

  • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
    Toshiba Corp
    Toshiba shakes up board by agreeing to appoint activist-backed directors

    Private equity firm MBK Partners joins bidding war for Japanese conglomerate

  • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
    Toshiba Corp
    Japanese state fund considers Toshiba takeover as bid deadline nears

    JIC set to join foreign private equity groups in battle for conglomerate

  • Sunday, 22 May, 2022
    InterviewSemiconductors
    Chip supplier says China will struggle to develop advanced technology

    Japanese semiconductor materials maker JSR warns Beijing lacks necessary infrastructure to catch up

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    #techAsia
    Smartphone makers cut back and Son changes tack Premium content

    The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia’s PIF acquires 5% stake in Nintendo

    Sovereign wealth fund has already bought into Japan’s Capcom and Nexon

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
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    Kishida seeks to awaken ‘animal spirits’ in Japan’s start-up scene

    Backing of payments venture is latest sign of more interventionist stance to encourage risk-taking

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    InterviewNuclear energy
    Ukraine war is ‘best opportunity’ for nuclear comeback since Fukushima, industry says

    Domestically generated power is geopolitically safer than gas imports, according to Japan’s largest reactor maker

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    Toshiba Corp
    Toshiba reveals takeover interest as battle heats up

    Japanese conglomerate has been under pressure from activist shareholders to sell itself

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    SoftBank Group Corp
    The art of ‘mamori’: why Masayoshi Son’s defence might not work this time

    Tech stock rout has investors wondering how SoftBank can manage its heavy debt load

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    Special ReportAsia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers
    Ukraine war puts Japan’s clean energy transition at risk

    Legal problem-solving is required to keep sustainable energy goals on track amid geopolitical pressures

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    Softbank Vision Fund
    SoftBank suffers historic loss with $27bn blow to Vision Fund

    Masayoshi Son says the conglomerate is on the ‘defensive’ and is more cautious about investments in China

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    News in-depthSMBC Nikko Securities, Inc
    ‘Apocalyptically bad’: how SMBC Nikko fell from grace

    Block trade scandal has scarred the Japanese brokerage’s reputation and prompted a client exodus

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    Nintendo Co Ltd
    Nintendo announces unexpected 10-for-1 stock split

    Gaming group responds to investor pressure as it warns component shortages will hit console sales

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