Experts warn of market instability risks as BoJ brings an end to years of loose monetary policy
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index broke a 34-year record high, with the weak yen and governance structures playing a part
In a bid to attract international talent and investors, Japan is looking at how it can replicate other countries’ successes in developing cities into hubs for financial institutions and fintechs.
With few opportunities for expansion, many of Japan’s banks are looking overseas, and towards the green sector, for growth.
Japan’s banks continue to struggle in the Top 1000 World Banks ranking, with all 82 banks except one seeing a decline in Tier 1 capital.
Japan’s banks have struggled during the past year, with declines in Tier 1 capital seeing them slide down the 2022 ranking.
Japan’s currency has seen a significant decline in value since the start of 2022, yet there has been little policy movement to mitigate this.
Japan’s way of doing business has in many ways not changed for decades. This presents a wealth of untapped potential for activist investors looking to drive greater profitability.
Activist investors are reshaping how businesses operate in Japan.
Japan’s banks held on in a volatile environment but saw little capital growth.
In the face of saturated local markets, banks in Japan, South Korea and Singapore are increasingly looking elsewhere in the region.
Japan’s digital payments vision has been slow to get off the ground.
As some sectors struggle, banks’ provisions for loan losses are equivalent to just 0.3% of assets.
G-SIBs can afford core capital ratios to fall by 5 percentage points before eating into capital buffers, according to Capital Economics.
As Asia grapples with the aftermath of Covid-19, previous challenges have returned to the fore.
While last year's line-up of Japan's banks looks familiar, the underlying numbers tell a less cheerful story.
Lacking both resources and a youthful population, Japan is targeting African countries' nascent markets and plentiful commodities with generous development finance and infrastructure partnerships. Adrienne Klasa reports.
Ageing populations are a challenge for countries across the developed world, none more so than Japan.
Facing a sluggish economy, Japanese banks are looking overseas in their quest for growth, and their south-east Asian neighbours in particular have seen an influx of investment.
Japan's SoftBank Group, fronted by Masayoshi Son, has a dizzying number of investments dotted all around the world. Where this will take the debt-laden company is the topic of much debate. Adrienne Klasa assesses the situation.