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An instructor briefs participants on case scenarios during an entrepreneur boot camp in Singapore in 2022. Companies around the world are turning to agentic AI, which is able to take actions independently and do multiple steps at once.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 8, 2026
Inside Singapore’s AI bootcamp to retrain 35,000 bankers
The unspoken intent is to limit the large-scale job losses seen at some financial firms in the U.S. and Europe as companies around the world turn to AI.
SoftBank Group issued about ¥500 billion in retail bonds at a coupon of 3.98% in November.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 7, 2026
Japan’s corporate debt sales set for another banner year in 2026
Rising yields and lower volatility compared with government bonds saw investors snap up $105 billion of local-currency corporate debt in 2025, the most in records back to 1999.
Noritaka Okabe, CEO of JPYC, has said that stablecoin issuers can become major buyers of government bonds.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 5, 2026
Stablecoins likely to be a factor, not a game changer, in Japan’s bond market
Issuers might not buy up enough long-term debt to make a big difference.
Goldman Sachs Group is looking for Japanese corporate clients in areas such as management buyouts, subsidiary sales and business succession planning.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 23, 2025
Goldman to ramp up investment in Japan’s mid-cap companies
The bank is planning to expand its acquisitions and investments in Japan’s corporate deals market over the next decade by about $5.1 billion, with a focus on mid-sized firms.
Citigroup plans to expand the investment banking division in Japan by about 30% by the first half of 2026, Japan Vice Chair Masuo Fukuda said, to capitalize on a record-breaking boom in mergers and acquisitions.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 23, 2025
Citigroup to boost Japan investment banking team on deal boom
The U.S. bank plans to expand the division about 30% by the first half of 2026, Japan Vice Chair Masuo Fukuda said in an interview.
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 20, 2025
BOJ rate hike could be both good and bad for households
While home owners may see loan interest rates rise, households are expected to benefit from higher bank deposit rates.
MUFG Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking, Mizuho Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank are planning to raise annual interest rates on ordinary deposits to 0.3% from the current 0.2%.
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2025
Four major Japanese banks to hike ordinary deposit interest rates
The four banks are MUFG Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking, Mizuho Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank.
MUFG, Japan’s largest lender, will own 20% of Mumbai-based Shriram in a deal announced Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 19, 2025
MUFG bets $4.4 billion on Shriram Finance in Japan-India push
MUFG, Japan’s largest lender, will own 20% of Mumbai-based Shriram, both companies said in statements on Friday.
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group President Toru Nakashima speaks during an interview on Dec. 8 in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 18, 2025
Sumitomo Mitsui may hit ¥2 trillion net profit earlier than expected
The financial giant expects a record net profit of ¥1.5 trillion for fiscal 2025 ending in March 2026.
Marine Drive in Mumbai. Dealmakers say Japanese buyers only account for a small fraction of all deals targeting Indian companies right now, which totaled $90 billion in value this year, but that their share of them is growing.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 17, 2025
Mizuho, MUFJ and Sumitomo Mitsui setting trend for growth-focused India tie-ups
Dealmakers say Japan buyers account for only a small fraction of deals targeting Indian firms right now, but that their share of them is growing.
The SBI Shinsei Bank head office in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 17, 2025
SBI Shinsei Bank shares jump 16% in Tokyo trading debut
It had raised raised ¥322 billion in Japan’s second-biggest initial public offering of the year.
Junichi Hanzawa, incoming CEO of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 16, 2025
MUFG’s next CEO seeks growth to close gap with global rivals
Junichi Hanzawa, 60, who is currently the head of the main banking unit, will succeed Hironori Kamezawa as CEO on April 1.
SBI Holdings subsidiary Shinsei Trust and Banking is set to issue a yen-based stablecoin next year.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 16, 2025
Japan’s first bank-backed yen-based stablecoin could be available by June 2026
The hope is that it will be used for the settlement of payments locally and globally
Elham Credit Partners, Hillhouse Investment's private credit arm, has partnered with a Daiwa Securities Group-backed digital investment bank to explore private credit opportunities in Asia Pacific, initially focusing on Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 16, 2025
Elham ties up with Daiwa-backed bank to explore private credit opportunities
Digital Climate Group will source private credit deals in Japan for Elham, initially targeting the country’s emerging midmarket sector, the companies said in a statement.
A screen outside the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai in August. Shriram's stock has risen almost 50% this year, giving the Mumbai-based financial services firm a market value of roughly $18 billion.
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2025
MUFG said to near deal for stake in India’s Shriram
MUFG may invest more than ¥500 billion ($3.2 billion) to buy a stake of around 20%.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking’s Asia Pacific arm has completed a synthetic risk transfer deal, which helps the bank free up regulatory capital.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 15, 2025
SMBC Asia inks debut $3.2 billion SRT with Blackstone and Stonepeak
The transaction, covering Australian and Asian project finance loans, was finalized between September to October and helps SMBC free up regulatory capital.
MUFG Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking and Mizuho Bank plan to provide loans totaling up to around ¥2 trillion to Rapidus, marking the first private-sector loan to the Japanese chipmaker.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 12, 2025
Three megabanks eye loans of up to ¥2 trillion to Rapidus
The injection of such funds is expected to boost the firm’s planned mass production of cutting-edge chips, which requires a large amount of money.
Mizuho Financial Group has completed the integration of U.S. boutique investment bank Greenhill & Co., which it purchased two years ago, and is now reaping the benefits, CEO Masahiro Kihara said on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 11, 2025
Mizuho CEO upbeat on dealmaking prospects in Japan and U.S.
Mizuho Financial Group’s CEO expressed optimism that momentum in investment banking will continue both at home and in the United States.
Nobumitsu Hayashi, head of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), is interviewed in Tokyo last week.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 1, 2025
Japan’s JBIC shifts financing focus to economic security projects
JBIC’s role has expanded in response to China’s growing influence and rising geopolitical risks, evolving into a tool of economic statecraft.
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group plans to accelerate its expansion in India by increasing lending and staff after investing nearly $5 billion in the fast-growing economy.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 28, 2025
SMFG accelerates India expansion after $5 billion buying blitz
Sumitomo Mitsui is set to quicken its push into India by boosting lending and adding staff.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets stage joint patrol near Japan
A Chinese Air Force H-6 bomber is seen during a joint patrol with Russian military aircraft on Saturday.
U.S. missile moves in Japan send China clear message: A new era has arrived
Soldiers conduct the first Typhon midrange capability live-fire exercise outside of the continental United States, firing an SM-6 missile in July last year in Australia's Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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