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The Osaka Exchange has been making efforts to boost the trading of derivatives.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 27, 2026
Online broker Moomoo aims to grow in Japan’s options market
Digital brokerage Moomoo Securities Japan plans to boost single-stock options for Japanese equities to capitalize on growing demand from the retail investors.
The Nikkei 225 stock average nears 60,000 on Thursday as analysts revise up their estimates.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 26, 2026
Nikkei 225 index forecasts revised upward after LDP’s big win
Analysts are looking for 60,000, and that level is already near.
A Samsung Electronics Co. 32GB DDR5 128GB RDIMM, high-capacity DDR5 DRAM module, arranged in Seoul on April 4, 2024.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 25, 2026
Memory boom drives South Korean stocks’ breakthrough past 6,000 level
South Korea’s equity benchmark has crossed a new milestone just a month after surpassing the once-unthinkable 5,000 mark.
The government is planning a new revision to corporate governance code, which might prompt companies to divert unused cash to higher-yielding returns, thus making Japanese stocks more attractive to investors.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 25, 2026
Drive to unlock $840 billion in cash lifts Japan stocks outlook
Despite significant improvement in corporate governance in recent years, mountains of unused cash have been piling up on Japanese company balance sheets.
The New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan, New York. Bank of America's February fund-manager survey showed investors switched from U.S. equities to emerging market equities at the fastest rate in five years.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 24, 2026
From ‘buy America’ to ‘bye America’: More U.S. investors are spending elsewhere
Bank of America’s February fund-manager survey showed investors switched from U.S. equities to emerging market equities at the fastest rate in five years.
Instead of worrying about disruption, investors in China are chasing perceived winners, drawn by AI’s growth prospects and its potential to drive cost savings for end users.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 22, 2026
China defies global ‘AI scare trade’ as investors chase winners
One key reason for the divergence in investor focus is China’s relatively insulated competitive landscape.
The Nasdaq MarketSite in New York
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 19, 2026
Apple decouples from Nasdaq, offering alternative to AI-fueled volatility
Apple’s 40-day correlation to the Nasdaq 100 Index tumbled to 0.21 last week, the lowest since 2006.
An elevator test center at Toshiba's Fuchu factory in Tokyo. Finnish elevator maker Kone already owns just under 20% of Toshiba's elevator unit.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 18, 2026
Toshiba weighs reducing elevator unit stake as Kone circles
Finnish elevator maker Kone has spoken with potential advisers about possibly increasing its stake in Toshiba Elevator and has held initial discussions with the group.
Akie Mimori, country manager, Straker Japan. Some international investors are seeking more detailed disclosure from Japanese companies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 17, 2026
AI translation could help Japanese corporations close the disclosure gap
New Zealand’s Straker has a product that can quickly produce complete English-language financials ready for international investors.
There have been a series of insider trading cases in Japan in recent years involving employees across the financial industry.
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2026
Mizuho Securities reportedly faces probe for insider trading
The revelations are the latest to potentially undermine confidence in Japan’s financial industry at a time when the stock market is booming.
Olympus stock dropped as much as 11% in early Tokyo trading Monday, the biggest intraday decline since June 2025.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 16, 2026
Olympus drops after full-year operating income forecast cut
The Japanese medical device maker cut its outlook to between ¥75 billion and ¥87 billion, taking into account progress up to the third quarter.
For Aeon, Kusuri no Aoki represents a potential valuable addition to its strategy of consolidating Japan’s fragmented retail market.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 16, 2026
A family fights to keep control of 157-year-old firm in Japan
Kusuri no Aoki, run by two brothers, are fighting for control of the firm with their largest outside shareholders, Aeon and the activist fund Oasis Management.
An artificial intelligence AI sign at the Cloudflare house pavilion ahead of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan 18.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 16, 2026
AI risk is dominating conference calls as investors dump stocks
Mentions of AI disruption on management calls almost doubled compared to the previous quarter, an analysis of transcripts shows.
PayPay's Nasdaq listing could be the largest ever by a Japanese company.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 13, 2026
PayPay files for U.S. IPO and Nasdaq listing
The biggest mobile payments service in Japan is also seeking to expand its business in the U.S.
The yen has strengthened decisively since the Liberal Democratic Party gained a supermajority in the Lower House.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 12, 2026
Yen strengthens decisively after strong showing by LDP boosts confidence
The Nikkei 225 stock average broke 58,000 and hit a new record on Thursday.
Toyota Motor Chairman Akio Toyoda speaks during a news conference in the city of Chiba in January.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 12, 2026
Toyota delays deadline for $35 billion deal opposed by Elliott
The extension prolongs Toyota’s high-profile standoff with Elliott, and means the activist fund still has a chance at derailing what it argues is an undervalued offer.
A stock ticker displays market information inside the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in Jakarta on Jan. 20.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 11, 2026
Investors rush to join Asia’s AI boom as global markets whipsaw
While it’s still early days, and Asia hasn’t been immune to the global volatility, the region has several forces working in its favor.
Global investors are looking at earnings-supportive factors following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s historic election triumph that gives her the mandate to push ahead with bold spending plans.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 10, 2026
Takaichi may beat Abe in luring global money to Japan stocks
Global investors are looking at earnings-supportive factors after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s historic election triumph that allows her to push ahead with bold spending plans.
The Nikkei 225 stock index crossed 57,000 for the first time on Monday following Sunday's election.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 9, 2026
Nikkei 225 rises 3.89% and hits record after Takaichi’s big win on Sunday
The benchmark index hit an all-time high of 57,337.07 in the morning and is now up more than 45% over the past year.
A screen displays the Dow Jones Industrial Average and other trading numbers following the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on Friday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 7, 2026
Dow surges above 50,000 for first time as U.S. stocks regain mojo
Stocks shrugged off worries connected to AI companies while traders focused on the prospects for U.S. growth and Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ¥3,000 from ¥1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
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.
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
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."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
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.

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