Takahiko Hyuga

SoftBank Group Corp. plans to raise ¥260 billion ($1.6 billion) through another sale of subordinated bonds aimed mainly at individual investors, about two months after a similar retail offering.

Credit Agricole SA set terms for ¥106.5 billion ($670 million) of samurai bonds, offering wider spreads than comparable domestic corporate debt amid rising benchmark yen rates.

SoftBank Group Corp. set terms for a subordinated bond offering with the highest coupon yet on its yen-denominated debt.

The yen-denominated bond sale is an early test of investor appetite for Japanese companies pursuing growth through large overseas acquisitions.

Japan’s regional banks are selling more senior bonds as the Bank of Japan’s latest interest-rate increase intensifies competition for deposits.

Japan’s weak currency caused the most bankruptcies for the first half of a year since 2022, underscoring the growing economic costs of the currency’s slump.

Data suggests smaller firms that employ most of Japan’s workers are finding it increasingly difficult to withstand the currency’s prolonged weakness.

Japanese companies have already sold more corporate bonds with investor protection this year than in all of 2025, as lower-rated borrowers increasingly turn to the bond market instead of relying solely on bank loans for their funding needs.

Rakuten Group Inc. earned its first net income in six years thanks to surging growth in its e-commerce and fintech segments, with help from the company’s chatbot.

SoftBank Group Corp. plans a record ¥1 trillion ($6.3 billion) retail bond sale by any issuer in Japan as the conglomerate raises funds for its investment commitments to OpenAI.