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  • Sunday, 15 September, 2019
    ExplainerMarket Questions
    Will the Federal Reserve follow the ECB’s lead?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    1 hour ago
  • Friday, 13 September, 2019
    AnalysisAsia-Pacific equities
    Political crisis overshadows Hong Kong’s financial showcase

    Nerves on display at city’s annual event hosted by broker CLSA

  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2019
    Tail RiskJapanese economy
    Pension fund rejig threatens to send shockwaves through Japan

    Investors fret over future of Hiromichi Mizuno, whose tenure at GPIF is nearing its end

  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2019
    Hong Kong politics
    A fury that passes by the symbols of wealth 

    There is a puzzle in Hong Kong’s dissonance and street protests

  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2019
    FT MagazineLife & Arts
    Walkmans and world firsts: Japan’s gadget hall of fame

    A Tokyo museum is trying to identify the technology that has changed the way we live

  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2019
    AnalysisCurrencies
    Yen’s near-record calm masks pent-up pressures

    Currency’s ‘safe haven’ status is weighed against domestic investor outflows

  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2019
    AnalysisNissan Motor Co Ltd
    Who can fix Nissan?

    The carmaker wants a leader who can restore a Japanese icon and break from Carlos Ghosn

  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2019
    Nissan Motor Co Ltd
    Nissan chief Hiroto Saikawa to step down after pay row

    Leadership change pushes shares in carmaker up as much as 4%

  • Sunday, 8 September, 2019
    AnalysisBanks
    The global risk brewing in Japan’s ailing local banks

    Negative rates and an ageing population leave regional lenders with an incentive to gamble

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  • Sunday, 8 September, 2019
    Nissan Motor Co Ltd
    Nissan steps up search for new chief executive

    Carmaker draws up list to replace Hiroto Saikawa as it embarks on global overhaul

  • Sunday, 8 September, 2019
    Hong Kong politics
    Hong Kong protesters turn to US lawmakers for support

    Fresh clashes with police damp hopes that government climbdown will stop violence

  • Friday, 6 September, 2019
    Corporate bonds
    Berkshire Hathaway leads bumper day for yen bonds

    Domestic and international companies respond to demand from yield-starved investors

  • Friday, 6 September, 2019
    InterviewFT Magazine
    Hideo Kojima on ‘Death Stranding’ and the art of cinematic video games

    As pre-launch excitement for his new game mounts, the legendary developer talks to the FT in Tokyo

  • Friday, 6 September, 2019
    Japanese business & finance
    Nissan weighs pulling out of South Korea

    Carmaker’s sales rank among the hardest hit by the row between Tokyo and Seoul

  • Thursday, 5 September, 2019
    Nissan Motor Co Ltd
    Nissan inquiry uncovers overpayments to senior executives

    CEO Hiroto Saikawa says he will return excess funds from ‘Ghosn-era’ incentive scheme

  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2019
    Inside BusinessFinancials
    Corporate Japan remains in cross-shareholding rut

    Despite revisions to governance code, companies continue to sit on each others’ shares

  • Monday, 2 September, 2019
    Renault SA
    Renault boss Bolloré blamed as top executive quits

    Departure of troubled car alliance chief highlights tension with Nissan

  • Sunday, 1 September, 2019
    Japanese business & finance
    Sakura hostile takeover a breakthrough for Japan Reits

    Deal seen as a ‘moon landing’ landmark event for real estate investment trusts in country

  • Thursday, 29 August, 2019
    Japan
    Japan’s comedy scandal holds a lens up to its power structure

    Talent agency Yoshimoto Kogyo enjoys huge back-room power and little public criticism

  • Wednesday, 28 August, 2019
    Special ReportAfrican Development
    Japan renews investment push as rivals surge ahead

    China’s overwhelming presence in the continent prompts Tokyo to encourage corporate engagement

  • Monday, 26 August, 2019
    Tail RiskAsia-Pacific equities
    Investors aim to hit the jackpot as Japan legalises casinos

    Odds shorten that an estimated $20bn-a-year market will soon be unleashed

  • Monday, 26 August, 2019
    Technology sector
    Japan chases unicorns but without reality check

    Fate of Laundroid robot is a sobering lesson in how not to back entrepreneurs

  • Friday, 23 August, 2019
    Japanese politics & policy
    Abe becomes Japan’s longest serving postwar PM

    Political longevity is rare in a country that has changed leaders 17 times since 1989

  • Wednesday, 21 August, 2019
    US trade
    US and Japan in race to finalise partial trade deal

    Agreement could come next month with Tokyo looking to secure immunity from car tariffs

  • Tuesday, 20 August, 2019
    Tail RiskJapanese business & finance
    Unizo battle could unlock a lot of value in Japan

    Tug of war between HIS and Fortress shows the benefits of an all-out bidding war

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