by Investment in Japan
Policies and business activities related to Japan investment opportunities
Business
Lawson looking to buy U.S. convenience chains in overseas push
“Going after the giant, 7-Eleven (7 & I)”
Recent News
Business
Toyota Could Be the Buyer for Google’s Robotic Dog
Japan’s mutual fund sales at a three-and-a-half-year low
Nomura to set up infrastructure office in Singapore
Fujifilm’s new chief aims to make drug operations profitable
7-Eleven to buy stores and gas stations in U.S. expansion
Shiseido to buy Gurwitch, adding U.S. beauty brands Mercier, ReVive
Bain, PAG Asia get in line for potential Takata purchase
SoftBank gets serious about tackling debt with asset sales
MUFG unit to be Myanmar’s first foreign leasing company
Japan’s biggest bank may cease underwriting JGB auctions as negative rates bite
Policy
Japan PM delays sales tax hike, puts fiscal reform on back burner
As voters welcome Japan’s tax-hike delay, experts warn on costs
Ministry to tackle 5G research
Economy
JRI: Monthly Report of Prospects for Japan’s Economy June 2016
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans large stimulus package this fall
Japan could be a world-beating exporter but went for easy BOJ money instead
Japan’s composite economic index rises in April for second straight month
Aso: Japan still set on fiscal reform
Market
Japan’s Suga says forex stability ‘extremely important’?
BOJ
Kuroda should drop two-year inflation target: former BOJ director