New Form of Japanese Activism Takes Shape
A new form of Japanese activism is emerging in what could signal a reshaping of the role of Japanese institutional investors who have long been considered passive and compliant.
Ajinomoto Actively Hunting For M&A Targets
Japanese companies from trading houses to pharmaceuticals are on the hunt for assets everywhere, helped by the strong yen and huge cash corporate cash piles. Dow Jones Newswires' Kana Inagaki and Hiroyuki Kachi interviewed the head of Ajinomoto Co., wh...
Putting Tepco’s Nationalization in Context
The Japanese government’s restructuring of Tokyo Electric Power Co. is going down in the history books as one of the biggest nationalizations ever.
Marubeni’s Grain Bet Raises Debt Concerns
Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp. could soon become one of the world’s largest grain traders if it goes ahead with buying Gavilon Group LLC, the latest in its global resource-buying spree. But at ¥400 billion ($5 billion), there are concerns the...
Foreign Banks Getting Work With Japanese Firms
As Japanese companies hunt for growth outside their lackluster home market, foreign banks have been finding opportunities in advising cash-rich firms on those purchases.
Philip Pilkington: Inflation-Targeting Experiment May Start in Japan… But at What Cost?
By Philip Pilkington, a writer and journalist based in Dublin, Ireland. You can follow him on Twitter at @pilkingtonphil
Rumors abound that a deal is fomenting in Japan that might lead to the inflation targeting proposal that so many progressives champion on their blogs being put in place.
Japanese Pachinko-Parlor Operator Seeks Hong Kong IPO
A Japanese pachinko-parlor operator and a Chinese motor-vehicle dealer are the latest companies to tap Hong Kong's equity markets for capital.
May Day bank margins
Charts via Nomura’s European bank analyst, Jon Peace:(T = 1993 in Japan, 2007 in US/eurozone, T = years)Related link:The looming crunch de crédit – FT Alphaville...
Damp Reaction To Talk Of Japan Beverage Deal
Granted that merger deals in general are often negative for the acquirer’s shares, immediate sell signals flashed after Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. said Friday that it is considering acquiring a Japanese maker of popular yogurt-flavored drinks.
Daniel Alpert: Earth to Paul Krugman
By Daniel Alpert, the founding Managing Partner of Westwood Capital. Cross posted from EconoMonitor
This past Sunday, Paul Krugman penned a screed in the New York Times Magazine (entitled, somewhat unflatteringly in my opinion, "Earth to Ben Bernanke") that expanded on the content of an ongoing debate in the economics blogosphere over the...
Japan Tobacco to Break Free of Government
More changes are afoot at Japan Inc. as Japan Tobacco Inc. will for the first time install top management that aren't former government bureaucrats.
A Japan Comeback for Ousted Ex-Olympus CEO?
Having exposed one of the country’s biggest corporate scandals, it might seem the last thing the ousted CEO of Olympus Corp. would want is another job at a Japanese company. Not so, says Michael Woodford, who’s back in Tokyo for a fresh showdown with the Japanese camera maker.
