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Mizuho Financial Group is seeking an equity capital market license and plans to bolster its stock underwriting team in Seoul to capitalize on South Korea¡¯s booming semiconductor market, said Joris Dierckx, head of banking for Asia-Pacific.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 10, 2026
Mizuho targets South Korea and India hires to join top dealmaking ranks
The bank aims to become Asia¡¯s top investment bank in as soon as five years, mainly by strengthening its equity underwriting and M&A advisory operations.
Carsten Stoehr, deputy head of Asia Pacific at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., in Singapore, on May 28
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 4, 2026
SMBC moves beyond traditional lending to spur returns
The Japanese lender is utilizing tools such as synthetic risk transfers and loan portfolio sales, Asia-Pacific Deputy Head Carsten Stoehr says.
The morning commute in Mumbai, with the Altimus tower in the background.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 17, 2026
Mumbai¡¯s skyline is soaring. So is the pressure on housing.
These days, prices for some apartments are on par with parts of New York, and developers are putting in amenities to make analysts and traders feel at home.
Dubai, part of the United Arab Emirates, has become irresistible for the world¡¯s richest people.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 28, 2025
World¡¯s rich ignore Middle East strife to bet on Dubai and Abu Dhabi
Europeans have turned to the United Arab Emirates to seek respite from economic uncertainties, while some Chinese have begun looking beyond long-favored hubs like Singapore.
A pullback by some of Asia's richest families from U.S. assets marks a rapid change from just a few months ago, when many in region¡¯s business elite cheered U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s election win, sending share prices at banks and major tech firms to record highs.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 9, 2025
Asia¡¯s superrich rapidly scale back U.S. exposure amid trade war
The pullback marks a rapid change from just a few months ago, when many in the region¡¯s business elite cheered the election win of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Nomura Holdings is moving to a new office in Dubai, with double the space at its previous location, and hiring in Singapore, to expand its wealth business.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 12, 2025
Nomura expands in Singapore and Dubai as global business turns profit
The Tokyo-based firm is seeking to more than double assets under management at the global unit to $60 billion, and expects its relationship manager headcount to grow by about 50.
Claudio de Sanctis, head of private bank at Deutsche Bank AG, during an interview in Singapore, on April 18
BUSINESS / Companies
May 3, 2024
Deutsche Bank unveils wealth targets after hiring push in Asia
Private banks are turning to the Middle East and Southeast Asia amid China¡¯s property crisis and a downturn in capital-market activity in Hong Kong.
The Singapore skyline
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 6, 2023
The rich are flocking to Singapore as bankers stick with Hong Kong
From Singapore¡¯s earliest years as an independent state, it has aimed to be one of the key locales through which the world¡¯s money flows.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 18, 2022
Sanctioned Myanmar tycoons find shelter in Singapore, but for how long?
Most Asian countries, including Singapore, don¡¯t support the sanctions on Myanmar. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said they would only hurt the country¡¯s people.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2022
Singapore¡¯s reopening boom draws big money and bubble fears
As the government mints new long-term visas to attract more high-paid talent, it faces a delicate balancing act to keep its people happy as the cost of living surges.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 1, 2022
Singapore signals male-sex ban review won¡¯t allow gay marriage
The country has grappled with how to make its society more inclusive of the LGBT community even as some countries around the world move toward recognizing same-sex marriages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2021
Singapore has grand ambitions to become a global cryptocurrency hub
While nations differ vastly on its use ¡ª from outlawing it to embracing as legal tender ¡ª Singapore prepares to be at the forefront of crypto integration.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2021
Singapore¡¯s fintech chief has vision of Asian Silicon Valley
Singapore sees more investments pouring into fintech firms this year as the city-state seeks to become a regional hub for capital raising in areas from payments to robo-advisory.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 13, 2021
Myanmar faces wider business fallout after Kirin retreat
Companies and investors are weighing the impact of a military coup that has thrust the once-thriving nation into a state of emergency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Aug 21, 2020
Virus grounding of Asia¡¯s private bankers erodes wealth management trade
Private bankers in Hong Kong and Singapore have had their wings clipped by the pandemic, thwarting their pursuit of millionaires scattered across a region where wealth is growing faster than anywhere else.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2020
Nomura hiring dozens to expand wealth-management drive to rest of Asia
Nomura Holdings Inc. plans to hire dozens of private bankers in Hong Kong and Singapore in a bid to extend its wealth management push from Japan and mainland China to the rest of Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 25, 2019
Shaving milliseconds off currency trades could make Singapore billions
Singapore is seizing an opportunity measured in milliseconds to win a bigger slice of the world¡¯s foreign exchange market, worth $5.1 trillion (?570 trillion) daily.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2017
Billionaire Taizo Son ditches Japan in frustration, starts afresh in Singapore
Singapore may have just added a new tech billionaire, but it had to lure him from Japan first.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 16, 2016
Japan¡¯s biggest bank urges BOJ to weigh side effects of negative-rate policy
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.¡¯s main lending unit has urged the Bank of Japan to consider the side effects of negative interest rates at next week¡¯s meeting, saying the policy will continue to squeeze lending income.
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.
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.
Intervention is the word after yen moves beyond ?163 and sits there
The government could prop up the yen at any moment, though its signaling is hard to read.
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.
Summer has arrived in Japan and so have hot sleepless nights
Amid the heat and humidity in Japan, a good night¡¯s sleep is growing increasingly elusive without the heavy use of air conditioning.
Maya Ongaku¡¯s DIY dream is getting bigger
The members of Maya Ongaku ¡ª (from left) Tsutomu Sonoda, Shoei Ikeda and Ryota Takano ¡ª grew up on the Shonan Coast south of Tokyo and have been friends since their school days.

Podcast

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

Longform

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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