Toyota Completes Move to Become Nexus of Japan Auto Industry with Suzuki Tie-Up
While Toyota Motor Corp (7203 JP) was once known for its penchant for organic and independent growth, the company has become more flexible in the...
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Could Trump Add to Consolidation Pressure on Japan's Auto Industry
On the 4th of February the Nikkei reported that Toyota Motor Corp (7203 JP) and Suzuki Motor Corp (7269 JP) were in discussions regarding an...
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Why Hold Japan, Part I: Relative Tax Regimes
SummaryForeign investors now form the largest cohort of investors in Japanese stocks, according to Tokyo Stock Exchange data. Yet given Japan's...
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Container Shipping - "Survival" M&A In Full Swing, Japanese Big 3 Merge Container Operations
We have earlier argued that the current M&A in the container shipping industry is about "Survival" and not "Growth". This morning from...
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Structural Reform I: The Japanese Financial Sector
In Why Overcoming Deflation Is Not Enough Part III: Corporate Governance, we argued that corporate governance is pivotal to successful structural...
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