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The fragmented US housebuilding industry — and demographic arbitrage — tempts acquisitive Japanese companies
Farmers, retailers and builders rethink business models as world’s fastest-ageing society runs out of workers
The Nikkei has been within reach of its all-time high but factors outside the country could prove critical
As airports get busier, Tokyo crash shows why many aviation experts believe it is safer to be in the air
Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and The Heron from Studio Ghibli is now in theatres. Lilah is joined by Leo Lewis and Stephen Bush to talk about it
Runway collision between turboprop and JAL jet killed five and prompted emergency evacuation
Companies serve as visible units of permanence in an unstable world but that can make for unwieldy strategy
Five Coast Guard crew killed in fiery collision with Japan Airlines flight
All 379 people escape blazing commercial flight on runway but only captain survives from smaller aircraft
Tsunami warnings lifted but thousands of residents remain in temporary shelters
Japan Investment Corporation’s $6.4bn offer for JSR comes as governments seek to protect semiconductor technology
American objections to a deal to buy US Steel turn on an outdated view of how close Japanese companies are to the state
Departure from Tokyo exchange after 74 years follows shareholder revolt and leveraged buyout
$14.9bn takeover comes as country’s cash-rich corporations return to global markets
Japanese company targets American market with its biggest-ever acquisition
BoJ likely to signal its monetary plans at policy meeting on Tuesday but to hold off on action
Japanese households hold a remarkable proportion of their financial assets in cash but a new investment scheme may loosen their purse strings
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ deal does not just make the athlete an economic force but shows him to be a betting man
The central bank is confronting headwinds to scrap its policy of holding interest rates below zero
Central bank governor Kazuo Ueda fuels speculation of end to negative rates with comments to parliament
To many, the legal pursuit of an avicidal driver will look like a sign of gross fiscal indiscipline
Influential carmaker may prod other companies to rethink their numerous cross-shareholdings
Three of the country’s biggest developers eye growth outside shrinking domestic market
The latest in the monster series can be seen as an allegory that lets the country move on from past traumas
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