Alimentation Couche-Tard is ramping up its campaign to take over Seven & I Holdings, with executives declaring at a news conference in Tokyo that the takeover would create “the best company in the world.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/13/companies/couche-tard-ramps-up-campaign/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #seveneleven #mergers #alimentationcouchetard
Nomura Holdings is leaving the banking industry’s largest climate alliance, joining Japanese peer Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group as an exodus started by Wall Street heavyweights goes global. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/13/companies/nomura-exit-climate-group/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nomura #banks #climatechange #donaldtrump #us
Electronic dictionary sales keep falling in Japan amid declining birthrates and widespread use of smartphone apps. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/13/companies/electronic-dictionary-sales-fall/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sony #sharp #computers #tech #phones #apps #casiocomputer
Japan continues to see pay hike momentum among major companies in this year’s spring wage negotiations, with a number of such employers saying they have agreed to the demands of their respective labor unions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/12/companies/large-japanese-companies-shunto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #shunto #unions #rengo #wages #jobs #japaneseeconomy #toyota #mitsubishiheavyindustries #hitachi #fujitsu #nec
Nomura Holdings is expanding its wealth management team in Singapore and Dubai after its global business turned a profit last year, 18 months ahead of target. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/12/companies/nomura-singapore-dubai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nomura #brokerages #wealth #investments #dubai #singapore
When the European Commission announced plans to ease its regulation for how much CO2 each manufacturer’s new cars can emit this year, it threw into question a deal between Toyota and Tesla. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/12/companies/toyota-tesla-europe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #electricvehicles #europe #tesla
Struggling Nissan is set to make a fresh start with a leadership change to replace CEO Makoto Uchida next month with Chief Planning Officer Ivan Espinosa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/12/companies/nissan-leader-change-followup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #makotouchida #ivanespinosa #carmakers
Nissan announced on Tuesday that CEO Makoto Uchida will step down at the end of this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/11/companies/nissan-ceo-change-april/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #makotouchida #ivanespinosa #carmakers
Nissan wants to be directly involved in the development and rollout of new products, in a potential tie-up with a new business partner. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/11/companies/nissan-product-development/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #honhaiprecision #honda #cars #electricvehicles #makotouchida
JX Advanced Metals has raised ¥439 billion ($3 billion) in its initial public offering, making it Japan’s biggest since SoftBank went public in 2018. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/10/companies/jx-ipo-price-biggest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #jxadvancedmetals #ipo #chipmakers #stocks #eneos #tse
Investors in Japanese corporate bonds are increasingly seeking protection against possible credit deterioration when an issuer becomes a takeover target. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/10/companies/investors-seek-protection-ma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #bonds #seveniholdings #nissan #mergers #acquisitions
Artisan Partners Asset Management, a key shareholder in Seven & I Holdings, is pressuring the company to engage "more deeply” with Alimentation Couche-Tard over its $47.5 billion buyout approach. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/10/companies/seven-i-selloffs-couche-tard/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #seveneleven #mergers #alimentationcouchetard
Toyota will suspend three lines at two plants in Aichi Prefecture on Monday, company officials have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/09/companies/toyota-suspend-lines-plants/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan says he’s willing to add employees in Japan as the local economy picks up after decades of deflation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/07/companies/bank-of-america-hiring-in-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #bankofamerica #banks #us #jobs #inflation #investments
Shares of Super Mario maker Nintendo plunged the most in seven months as investors abandoned Japan’s outperforming video game stocks on worries that tariffs will drive up U.S. console prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/07/companies/nintendo-shares-plunge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #videogames #stocks #tariffs #nintendo #china #us
Couche-Tard says it has held "exploratory discussions” with buyers for any U.S. stores that would need to be divested to secure regulatory approval for a potential takeover of Japanese rival Seven & I Holdings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/07/companies/couche-tard-discussions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #alimentationcouchetard #seveniholdings #conveniencestores #acquisitions
The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven has announced a raft of measures to fend off a takeover by a Canadian rival, including a $13.2-billion share buyback and an initial public offering of its U.S. unit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/06/companies/seveni-announcement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #stephendacus #ryuichiisaka #alimentationcouchetard #seveneleven #conveniencestores
"Move over Alibaba and Tencent, China has a new set of tech champions. Often referred to as the “six little dragons,” they’re DeepSeek, the Black Myth developer Game Science, robotics firms Unitree and DeepRobotics, Neuralink challenger BrainCo, and spatial intelligence firm ManyCore. And while they may still pale in size relative to their more established peers, they’ve breathed new life into China’s tech sector over the past month."
