There’s the carry trade, and then there’s the carry trade. Billions of dollars of these bets boiled off in a destabilizing flash over the summer. Trillions might remain, slightly different, less obvious and all but forgotten by a market eager […]
Massive carry trade still lurks in the shadows and looms over markets Read More »
Catherine O’Connell has achieved a number of notable firsts in Japan. She was the first foreign woman to establish a law practice in the country. She is also the first foreign woman to sit on the audit and supervisory boards
Pioneering foreign female attorney stresses pragmatism within Japan Inc. Read More »
Japan is the second-best country in the world, according to a ranking published by U.S. News & World Report with input from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. It jumped from 6th place on the 2023 list as
Japan jumps to No. 2, from sixth place, in Best Countries index Read More »
News of an expected scuttling of Nippon Steel’s takeover of U.S. Steel was met in Japan with a mixture of disappointment and resignation, with even the loudest voices offering little more than measured criticism and balanced remarks. “I don’t think
Japan miffed but reaction muted after shocking twist to U.S. Steel deal Read More »
The promise of cheap or free houses in Japan has dreamers and chancers rushing to some of the country’s more rural hamlets to make chump-change bets on the disused and dilapidated. Quaint farmhouses. Traditional wood, clay, straw and bamboo kominka
First lesson of Japan’s akiya gold rush: No such thing as a free house. Read More »
