I hope someone asks PM #Kishida which of the new Japanese #Trump expressions is most relevant

(もしトラ) MoshiTora　= If Trump
(ややトラ) YayaTora 　= Maybe Trump
(ほぼトラ) HoboTora 　= Probably Trump
(もうトラ) MouTora 　= Already Trump

Is Japan finally becoming a ‘normal’ economy? - The Big Read on.ft.com/49IyhLj

SCOOP On Monday, #Aukus defence ministers will launch talks about asking others to partner on #Pillar2 of the security pact, but #Japan will not be invited to join at this point. So no #Jaucus for now. (Me & Kana Inagaki)

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SCOOP - US & Japan plan biggest upgrade to security alliance in more than 60 years
(Demetri & Kana Inagaki)

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SCOOP #JoeBiden will publicly express serious concern about #NipponSteel 's takeover of US Steel - a move to gain votes in #Pennsylvania that will anger Japan just as PM Kishida prepares to come for a state visit

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Just waking up in Japan, check out our scoop on Biden and Nippon Steel. 👇

Today, Japan’s economy is at a turning point. The country’s stock market is back after 34 years as share prices may have finally overtaken the level of 1989. However, sentiment in Tokyo is nowhere near as bullish as it was. Here’s why on.ft.com/48soMPJ

A big day in Japan! The Nikkei stock index has hit a new record after 34 years. Here’s our piece looking at what has changed since the bubble era Financial Times ft.com/content/1539d6…

Here is our deep dive into why semiconductor materials maker JSR turned to a Japanese government-backed fund for a $6.4bn take-private deal w/ Leo Lewis David Keohane ft.com/content/f5b0e2… via @ft

Japan is Asia's largest advanced economy — and the world's fastest-ageing. With sectors such as construction struggling to attract younger staff, here's how the country is tackling its labour crisis: on.ft.com/42byhBk

Excl: Govt tried to block Fujitsu from new public contracts in early 2010s in drive nicknamed “Project Sushi”, acc to officials

More on performance of Fujitsu – Japanese firm implicated in Post Office scandal – from me & Rafe Uddin @kanainagaki David Keohane ft.com/content/0b5c9a…

Happy New Year! Our first scoop of 2024 with ⁦Leo Lewis⁩ and ⁦David Keohane⁩ on chip materials maker JSR seeking white-knight offer from govt-backed fund after takeover approach from Germany’s Merck via Financial Times
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M&A continues to heat up in Japan, and this is well covered by Kana Inagaki in her recent FT article. Not only have we seen an increase in MBOs, private equity take-privates, and a board fired by shareholders for not properly considering an unsolicited bid; we are also seeing a…

Toyota’s decision to sell part of its $40bn portfolio of stakes in other companies is spurring hopes of similar action across Japan to improve corporate governance on.ft.com/46KpWoA

Japan’s clash of titans could be the boldest trade of the year on.ft.com/3SUM0tE | opinion

Bank of Japan governor warns that unwinding ultra-loose policy is ‘serious challenge’ in #FTGlobalBoardroom interview with ⁦Martin Wolf⁩ ⁦via Financial Times⁩
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TNW Live Now: Kazuo Ueda, Governor of Bank of Japan, brings a wealth of expertise in macroeconomics and financial theory from his distinguished career in academia and pivotal roles at the Bank of Japan's Policy Board. Join us for his keynote interview.
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In case you've missed, I've also written a piece with Leo Lewis about a potential silver lining for Japan’s scallop industry wrestling with China's seafood ban ft.com/content/59b1ad… via @ft

We've written a lot about solid-state batteries recently but here's a piece with David Keohane and Peter Campbell on Toyota's battle with Tesla on the assembly line on.ft.com/3FJUxrx via @financialtimes

Fun piece on Japan's efforts to resurrect the junk bond market by David Keohane and Leo Lewis. Belatedly, absolutely thrilled that David has joined FT's team in Tokyo! ft.com/content/1b2bfc… via @ft