🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 21, 2026
China’s super-rich scramble to exit offshore trusts, raise cash as taxman knocks
China’s super-rich scramble to exit offshore trusts, raise cash as taxman knocks
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🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 21, 2026
Japan’s export growth stays solid, supported by chips and cars
Japan’s export growth stays solid, supported by chips and cars
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 20, 2026
Opposition offers alternatives to food consumption tax cut in parliamentary debate
Opposition offers alternatives to food consumption tax cut in parliamentary debate
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 20, 2026
Natixis buys Japanese advisory firm to join M&A dealmaking boom
Natixis buys Japanese advisory firm to join M&A dealmaking boom
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 19, 2026
Daiichi Life offers $4.4 billion to buy rest of Challenger
Daiichi Life offers $4.4 billion to buy rest of Challenger
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 19, 2026
China’s growth rebound tops forecasts to close in on annual goal
China’s growth rebound tops forecasts to close in on annual goal
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 19, 2026
Japan aims to soothe world traders’ fiscal anxiety with outreach in English
Japan aims to soothe world traders’ fiscal anxiety with outreach in English
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 19, 2026
Kioxia shares face headwinds from margin-buying gone wrong
Kioxia shares face headwinds from margin-buying gone wrong
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 19, 2026
Nidec legal reckoning reaches founder and shares drop to decade low
Nidec legal reckoning reaches founder and shares drop to decade low
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 18, 2026
Nidec to seek damages from founder and executives over accounting fraud
Nidec to seek damages from founder and executives over accounting fraud
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 17, 2026
IMF official welcomes Japan’s temporary tax cut plan
IMF official welcomes Japan’s temporary tax cut plan
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 17, 2026
This Chinese export boom really has legs — and wings
This Chinese export boom really has legs — and wings
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 17, 2026
BOJ’s Ueda ‘can’t tolerate’ underlying inflation further over 2%
BOJ’s Ueda ‘can’t tolerate’ underlying inflation further over 2%
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 17, 2026
SoftBank is said to weigh buying top U.S. security firm Allied
SoftBank is said to weigh buying top U.S. security firm Allied
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 16, 2026
ADB chief warns of high inflation in Asia amid uncertainty
ADB chief warns of high inflation in Asia amid uncertainty
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 16, 2026
Rakuten sells record ¥400 billion of bonds on retail demand
Rakuten sells record ¥400 billion of bonds on retail demand
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 16, 2026
CoreWeave’s slump spotlights growing burden of debt behind AI boom
CoreWeave’s slump spotlights growing burden of debt behind AI boom
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 16, 2026
Katayama says G20 should monitor markets with urgency
Katayama says G20 should monitor markets with urgency
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 16, 2026
Japan, South Korea agree to extend $10 billion currency swap arrangement
Japan, South Korea agree to extend $10 billion currency swap arrangement
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 15, 2026
Rengo to seek pay hikes of at least 5% in 2027 negotiations
Rengo to seek pay hikes of at least 5% in 2027 negotiations
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 15, 2026
SmartNews said to plan December Tokyo IPO as valuation craters
SmartNews said to plan December Tokyo IPO as valuation craters
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 15, 2026
FamilyMart and Lawson post record first-half operating profits
FamilyMart and Lawson post record first-half operating profits
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 15, 2026
Nikkei 225 falls 5% on rate and AI concerns
Nikkei 225 falls 5% on rate and AI concerns
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 15, 2026
Muji parent company hits record high on overseas expansion plans
Muji parent company hits record high on overseas expansion plans
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 15, 2026
Oasis boosts Nidec stake and says it’s now largest shareholder
Oasis boosts Nidec stake and says it’s now largest shareholder
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 14, 2026
Hitachi eyes small nuclear reactors in Japan as power costs rise
Hitachi eyes small nuclear reactors in Japan as power costs rise
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 14, 2026
Chinese AI firms tap cheaper ‘dim sum’ offshore yuan debt for funding edge
Chinese AI firms tap cheaper ‘dim sum’ offshore yuan debt for funding edge
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 14, 2026
Legacy carmakers risk losing mass market to Chinese rivals
Legacy carmakers risk losing mass market to Chinese rivals
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 13, 2026
BOJ is said to lean against back-to-back rate hike in October
BOJ is said to lean against back-to-back rate hike in October
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 13, 2026
Japan’s 2026 rice harvest projected to fall 1%
Japan’s 2026 rice harvest projected to fall 1%
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 13, 2026
Japan-controlled tankers return to Middle East after months away
Japan-controlled tankers return to Middle East after months away
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 13, 2026
IMF raises Japan’s growth forecast for 2026 to 0.7%
IMF raises Japan’s growth forecast for 2026 to 0.7%
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 13, 2026
AI investment props up global growth, but war and debt threaten outlook, IMF says
AI investment props up global growth, but war and debt threaten outlook, IMF says
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 13, 2026
Thai migrant labor crunch leaves fruit rotting and jobs unfilled
Thai migrant labor crunch leaves fruit rotting and jobs unfilled
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 13, 2026
Producer price growth cools, easing urgency for further Bank of Japan hikes
Producer price growth cools, easing urgency for further Bank of Japan hikes
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 12, 2026
IMF chief warns of threat from AI to jobs and taxes
IMF chief warns of threat from AI to jobs and taxes
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 12, 2026
China’s $7.5 billion EU hybrid boom faces new curbs under deal with bloc
China’s $7.5 billion EU hybrid boom faces new curbs under deal with bloc
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 12, 2026
Japan urges oil stockpiling and development as Mideast risks rise
Japan urges oil stockpiling and development as Mideast risks rise
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 9, 2026
Saving for the future is making some investors ‘NISA broke’
Saving for the future is making some investors ‘NISA broke’
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 9, 2026
Japan’s Prudential Life ordered to halt operations for over three months
Japan’s Prudential Life ordered to halt operations for over three months
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 9, 2026
SoftBank seeks $100 billion from Gulf states for AI, FT says
SoftBank seeks $100 billion from Gulf states for AI, FT says
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 9, 2026
Nearly 30 years after IMF rescue, Thailand faces new economic test
Nearly 30 years after IMF rescue, Thailand faces new economic test
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 9, 2026
Japan deal drought cuts IPO fundraising to lowest in 14 years
Japan deal drought cuts IPO fundraising to lowest in 14 years
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 8, 2026
Samsung and TSMC fail to excite investors used to torrid AI growth
Samsung and TSMC fail to excite investors used to torrid AI growth
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 8, 2026
Uniqlo on track to overtake H&M, eyes Zara for global No. 1
Uniqlo on track to overtake H&M, eyes Zara for global No. 1
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 8, 2026
AI data-center boom ignites bidding war for critical TDK unit
AI data-center boom ignites bidding war for critical TDK unit
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 8, 2026
EU takes firmer stance on China’s trade practices as Beijing talks begin
EU takes firmer stance on China’s trade practices as Beijing talks begin
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 8, 2026
Oasis urges Nidec to seek a buyout and warns of delisting risk
Oasis urges Nidec to seek a buyout and warns of delisting risk
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 7, 2026
IMF chief concerned about high Japan and U.S. long-term rates
IMF chief concerned about high Japan and U.S. long-term rates
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 7, 2026
Topix’s largest-ever overhaul to cull hundreds of Japan stocks
Topix’s largest-ever overhaul to cull hundreds of Japan stocks
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 7, 2026
Takaichi defends plan to combine consumption tax cut with income-based cash payments
Takaichi defends plan to combine consumption tax cut with income-based cash payments
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 7, 2026
Goodman’s Japanese data center under fire following Sydney site setback
Goodman’s Japanese data center under fire following Sydney site setback
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 7, 2026
India set to overtake Japan as fourth-biggest economy next year, adviser says
India set to overtake Japan as fourth-biggest economy next year, adviser says
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 7, 2026
Australia’s largest pension fund eyes India, Japan for private equity
Australia’s largest pension fund eyes India, Japan for private equity
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 7, 2026
Japan’s real wages rise again, aided by Takaichi’s relief
Japan’s real wages rise again, aided by Takaichi’s relief
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 6, 2026
7-Eleven exits India amid mounting competition
7-Eleven exits India amid mounting competition
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 6, 2026
Suzuki undercuts BYD as competition grows in market for low-budget EV minicars
Suzuki undercuts BYD as competition grows in market for low-budget EV minicars
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 6, 2026
Nidec scandal sends bonds to bottom in test for new CEO
Nidec scandal sends bonds to bottom in test for new CEO
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 6, 2026
Finance chiefs of Japan and Australia establish dialogue for economic security
Finance chiefs of Japan and Australia establish dialogue for economic security
🇯🇵 Japan•Economy•Oct 5, 2026
BOJ to declare underlying inflation has reached 2%, sources say
BOJ to declare underlying inflation has reached 2%, sources say
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