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Bei Hu
Hedge funds including Dymon Asia Capital, Polymer Capital Management and Lighthouse Partners are importing the model used in other established hubs to find the next generation of star investors, much like scouts in the NBA or Major League Baseball search for the next LeBron James or Shohei Ohtani.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 16, 2026
Hedge funds hire talent scouts in Japan to tap comeback
Identifying the right portfolio manager or pod member has been described as finding a future NBA superstar from a large pool of college basketball players.
Japan¡¯s two main stock benchmarks have chalked up annualized returns above 6% in the last five years in dollar terms, attracting international investors.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 1, 2025
Citadel and Point72 alumni to lead new Japan hedge fund
Takeo Serizawa will become chief investment officer of Hong Kong-based Invictus Investment Partners, while Tomohiro Yamaguchi will become CEO.
Japan¡¯s deepening corporate governance reforms and exit from more than a decade of deflation have rekindled global investor interest in the world¡¯s fourth-largest economy.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 16, 2025
Hedge funds reap cash from investors ¡®starved¡¯ of Japan exposure
Japan¡¯s deepening corporate governance reforms and exit from more than a decade of deflation have rekindled global investor interest.
Sengu Capital, based in Hong Kong, will start a new hedge fund focused on Japanese firms improving management quality.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 9, 2024
New hedge fund gains backing for bets on Japan market revival
Investors have been trying to put more money to work in Japan, as the country emerges from more than a decade of deflation.
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. logo atop a building at the Hsinchu Science Park in Hsinchu, Taiwan
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 20, 2023
¡®Sell TSMC, buy ASML¡¯ gains traction as China-Taiwan risks grow
Because TSMC¡¯s operations are mostly in Taiwan, it faces heightened geopolitical hazards. ASML, meanwhile, stands to benefit from the fragmentation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 7, 2021
Nomura¡¯s prime brokerage pullback deals blow to global ambitions
The retreat adds to a list of stumbles for the firm as it takes on global risk to offset slower growth at home.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 29, 2021
Eye-popping returns lure hedge funds to neglected Japanese startups
The moves are being driven by surging share prices of startups that went public in recent years, along with renewed government efforts to promote digitalization and entrepreneurship.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 8, 2015
Hedge funds seek returns in Japan as China bubble concerns mount
While China¡¯s world-beating stock market rally is generating headlines, some of the biggest Asia-focused hedge funds are looking further east for profits.
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2015
Huttenlocher¡¯s Myriad said to start Japan reflation fund
Carl Huttenlocher¡¯s Myriad Asset Management has set up a hedge fund focusing on opportunities arising from Japan¡¯s efforts to end deflation, people with knowledge of the matter have said.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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