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This year’s Tokyo Game Show points to big changes in the multi-billion dollar video games industry
A shift from the Olympic committee, keen for new audiences, encourages esport backers
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will fly around the Moon as early as 2023
Yusaku Maezawa plans to take up to 8 people with him on lunar orbit scheduled for 2023
Kobe-based clothing group has deployed the kind of tactics favoured by private equity
Trade war and national security fears hinder acquisitions by Chinese companies
Oji and Nippon among groups planning to build on sustainability movement
Imbroglio dims appeal of innovation or reform as a way to escape long-term decline
Over the past 5 years average company margins have risen from about 4.5% to 7.7%
President and chairman among those exiting Japanese lender after ‘extreme’ failures
Yield curve control means 10-year yields have lost their value as an indicator
Dozens missing after 6.7 magnitude tremor hits northern island of Hokkaido
Around 3,000 people remain at Kansai International
An industry in crisis is watching veteran producer’s latest venture for possible solutions
Japanese currency is not behaving as expected
Decision expected to accelerate similar plans by other Japanese groups
South Korean utility group looks at potential lenders to finance construction
Head of powerful business lobby warns a no-deal exit would be ‘disastrous’
Tatsufumi Sakai foresees M&A boom as demographic fall threatens corporate know-how
Central bank programme has been attacked for distorting equity markets
Proposal to shield 2020 Olympics from summer heat would result in overworking, says expert
Deeper investment trends offset influence of BoJ’s ETF tilt towards the Topix
Tokyo is waking up to the huge implications — as well as opportunities — in healthcare, finance, housing and technology of an ageing society
An emerging scientific field seeks to combine living tissue with metals and plastics
Talks for $100bn fund come as Tokyo seeks to stave off Trump’s trade attacks
