Yasutaka Tamura

SpaceX raised $2.2 billion from Japanese investors, according to a regulatory filing on Friday, as part of the world’s largest-ever initial public offering.

Taxi-hailing app provider Go Inc.’s shares will start trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday, testing investor sentiment after the nation’s largest initial public offering so far this year.

The successful debut of the taxi-hailing app provider offers a much-needed tailwind for Japan’s IPO market.

(Bloomberg) -- Taxi-hailing app provider Go Inc.'s shares advanced 10% in its trading debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday, helping to

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party is considering measures to make the behavior of activist investors more transparent and to help companies deal with the challenges they create, a lawmaker of the ruling party said in an interview.

The Japanese government’s new push to encourage companies to use their cash for longer-term growth is raising concerns it will lead to unprofitable investments and erode corporate value.

Japanese companies have sold the highest amount of convertible bonds in more than two decades in the first half, turning to the cheaper financing alternative as interest rates continue to climb.

Japanese companies issued ¥1 trillion ($6.2 billion) worth of convertible bonds in the first half, the highest amount since 2004, as rising interest rates boosted demand for cheaper financing.

Japanese human resources platform operator SmartHR Inc. has delayed its plans for an initial public offering to next year at the earliest as investors viewed the company’s targeted valuation as too high, according to people familiar with the matter.

Japanese human resources platform operator SmartHR has delayed its plans for an initial public offering to next year at the earliest as investors