Japan is undergoing a transformation. With valuations well below historical averages and global peers, we see an attractive ...

From AI Technology Strategy to AI Strategy 2022 Historically, Japan has been a country with a strong orientation toward technology and industrial policy—particularly innovation policy—led by the ...

China ’s long-term bond yields have fallen below Japan ’s for the first time, a momentous economic shift indicative of growing deflationary pressures. As reported by the Financial Times, this ...

Right-wing populists, viral social media posts, and deep-seated economic anxieties have amplified the belief that foreigners ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's economic advisory panel recommended investment of $400 billion to boost productivity at smaller firms, a crucial segment in the government's quest to ...

President Trump's trade strategy, marked by elevated tariffs, is yielding agreements with nations like the EU, Japan, and Vietnam. The EU accepted 15% US tariffs and committed to significant purchases ...

In August 2024, Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT), the Canadian convenience store operator best known for Couche-Tard and Circle K, launched a $39.9 billion attempted hostile takeover of Seven & i ...

We have now written many times that Japan’s well-earned reputation as one of the safest countries in the world — a hallmark of its society for decades — is confronting significant challenges that put ...

Japan's draft proposal for a carbon emission reduction target sparked calls for deeper cuts from experts as well as from within the ruling coalition, as the world's fifth-biggest carbon emitter ...