Japan
- DE Shaw broadens Asian reach
Hedge fund to open offices in Chinese mainland and Tokyo as rivals seek to bulk up presence in the region - Oscar puts Japan in deep water over dolphins
An award-winning documentary critical of dolphin hunting has dealt Tokyo a public relations blow – just as it faces growing pressure on other aspects of its exploitation of maritime resources - Japan edges from America towards China
The prime minister is giving the impression of shifting away from its postwar ally, writes Gideon Rachman. Even if he does not intend to follow through, Japan has an uncomfortable strategic choice ahead - Japan in support of 'fair value' accounting
Tokyo will adopt for some of its companies a controversial rule of valuing assets at market prices, bolstering the position of the global standard setter after setbacks in the US and Europe - Fujitsu admits president ousted, not ill
The Japanese IT services company revealed that health reasons were not the cause of Kuniaki Nozoe's departure but that his link with a company with an 'unfavourable reputation' was - Comparing Tokyo to Athens does not add up
It would be unwise to conclude that Japan is in good shape just because it is not facing a sudden Greek-style meltdown - Japan group eyes oil pipeline plan
Plans to transform the east African oil sector by building a pipeline from south Sudan to the Kenyan coast were boosted when a Japanese company expressed interest - Japan jobless rate falls more than expected
The country's unemployment rate dropped below 5 per cent for the first time in a year in January as recovering exports fed into a strengthening economic recovery - Japan's Masuzoe threatens to leave LDP
The country's most popular politician says he is quitting the opposition party, denouncing its current leaders for failing to revive its fortunes following last year's historic general election defeat - Astellas in $3.5bn bid to expand role in US
The Japanese pharmaceuticals company has launched a hostile bid for OSI Pharmaceuticals, offering $3.5bn in a deal designed to expand its US presence and activities in oncology - Japan is pathfinder back from crisis
Western central banks mull the same questions that faced the Japanese four years ago: namely, is it possible to remove emergency policies smoothly, after a banking crisis? - Pacific area escapes major tsunami damage
Japan's coastal areas along the Pacific were awash with seawater as waves of tsunami hit the country from Hokkaido in the north to Okinawa in the south - Deflation might trigger more BoJ action
Japan's narrowest measure of consumer inflation matched a record annual fall in January in a sign weak demand will prolong deflation and may prompt the Bank of Japan to expand funds supply in June - South Korea is no longer the underdog
An economy that in the 1960s had a per capita income on a par with sub-Saharan Africa is now snapping at the heels of Britain and France, writes David Pilling - Japan exports jump on Asian recovery
Strong shipments to Asia helped Japan report the biggest increase in exports in almost 30 years in January, underlining the strength of the country's economic recovery