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Leo Lewis

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Businesses are counting the likely cost of ‘heatflation’

Some companies will be able to afford to mitigate the effects of climate change on their workforce — others won’t

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Japan’s new banknotes might have come too late

An army of vending machines is defying the drive to cashlessness but recalibrating them will be expensive

27.06.2024 10

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AI is coming for our anger

A SoftBank project is working on technology that takes the rage out of customer phone calls

20.06.2024 10

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Why an 89p metro ride is a recipe for ideological conflict

An IPO of the national treasure has been an ambition for a decade but risks facing a shift in shareholder priorities

13.06.2024 10

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The robots preparing to get their hands on your lunch

Technological strides have made automata soft and sensitive enough to pack bento boxes

06.06.2024 10

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Toyota and the Olympic dilemma

Top-tier sponsorship of the games comes with financial and reputational risks

30.05.2024 10

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Japan’s ‘wall of money’ is too big a temptation to resist

Private equity funds see the country’s financial institutions and wealthy individuals as an untapped opportunity for capital

23.05.2024 30

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When the customer is not always right

Demographics are squeezing Japan’s ability to deliver the same high levels of service as before

16.05.2024 50

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Too scared to quit? An agency will do that for you

A wave of activism is coming from a quarter Japanese companies did not expect

09.05.2024 20

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Japan is haunted by a return to emerging-economy status

The battering sustained by the yen since January is causing alarm in some quarters

02.05.2024 60

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Who owns Japan’s hoard of corporate art?

Shareholder pressure is building on companies over disclosure of the treasures they hold

11.04.2024 30

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Are we at peak K-pop?

The market thinks there’s a catch, but Goldman sees growth potential not far away, in Japan

04.04.2024 20

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Why good news for Japan may be bad news for hedge funds

After three decades of corporate stagnation, there’s fresh momentum — but not everyone is pleased

28.03.2024 30

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Oodles of noodles: how a global favourite became an economic red flag

Cheap and calorie-filled, the rapid foodstuff tells us about the state of the world

14.03.2024 10

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Corporate Japan must quit the side hustle

Non-core businesses are no longer just a shareholder annoyance, but an active impediment to dealmaking

07.03.2024 6

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Primacy in pickleball could push Asics over the ‘funish’ line

The Japanese shoe company’s turnaround looks destined to become a business school case study

29.02.2024 10

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Why Japan may have outgrown ‘go for it’

The word ‘Gambatte!’ is much-loved in the country’s lexicon, but could it be about to outlive its purpose?

22.02.2024 30

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Hong Kong’s Messi backlash says more about digital fandom than football

The meltdown was a revealing moment for the game as global entertainment — and its vulnerability to social media

08.02.2024 8

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Pokémon with guns and the democratisation of gaming

As the use of generative AI spreads, it will be harder for the bigger studios to protect their market share

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How Japan is helping America’s youth leave home

The fragmented US housebuilding industry — and demographic arbitrage — tempts acquisitive Japanese companies

25.01.2024 8

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Will China let Japan forget its 1980s bubble?

The Nikkei has been within reach of its all-time high but factors outside the country could prove critical

18.01.2024 7

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Japan’s natural disaster preparedness has a corporate price

Companies serve as visible units of permanence in an unstable world but that can make for unwieldy strategy

04.01.2024 50

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The US backlash against Nippon Steel is wholly misguided

American objections to a deal to buy US Steel turn on an outdated view of how close Japanese companies are to the state

21.12.2023 50

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Shohei Ohtani, baseball’s $700mn salaryman

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ deal does not just make the athlete an economic force but shows him to be a betting man

13.12.2023 4

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Death, the taxi and the Tokyo pigeon killer

To many, the legal pursuit of an avicidal driver will look like a sign of gross fiscal indiscipline

07.12.2023 30

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