Mitsuru Obe

TOKYO -- Shares of Daikin Industries firmed on Monday after an activist investor laid out a plan to boost returns at the world's largest air-conditioner maker.

TOKYO -- Money market data released by the Bank of Japan on Friday suggests that there were yen-buying interventions worth around 5 trillion yen ($32

TOKYO -- Olympus CEO Bob White has largely erased a nearly 30% slide in the company's share price after a roller-coaster first year at the helm of the world's largest gastrointestinal endoscope maker.

TOKYO -- Swedish defense contractor Saab is seeking a bigger role as a weapons supplier to Japan, building on growing economic ties between the two countries.

TOKYO -- In March, Japan's Yamato Transport sold off two warehouses after consolidating its logistics operations.

Pascal Soriot sees opportunity to invest in more research and development and manufacturing in the country

Uncertainty hits availability of critical disposables like catheters and blood tubing

Uncertainty hits availability of critical disposables like catheters and blood tubing

Alternative asset manager says private assets hedge inflation, rich equity valuations

TOKYO -- As corporate Japan's annual general meeting season reaches its peak in the coming week, activist investors are descending on their second-largest market after the United States with bigger targets in their sights.