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Nikkei Asia
7 days ago
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Japan bond yields jump on fiscal fears ahead of upper house vote
Bonds Opposition parties calling for tax cuts gain traction with voters Bond investors are pricing in fiscal deterioration in Japan as the upper house election approaches. (Photo by Yutaka Miyaguchi) LISA KIM TOKYO -- Japanese government bond yields jumped this week, as investors fret over the country's fiscal health and a looming upper house election that threatens to shift power away from the ruling coalition. Yields on benchmark 10-year Japanese government bonds (JGBs) rose to 1.595% on Tuesday, their highest level in about 17 years. 20-year JGB yields rose to 2.650%, their highest in some 25 years. 30-year JGB yields hit 3.200%, an all-time high since the government started issuing these ultra-long bonds in 1999. Bond yields move inversely to prices.
Nikkei Asia
11-07-2025
- Automotive
- Nikkei Asia
Nissan says $5.9bn bond offering is oversubscribed
A Nissan logo: The Japanese automaker has issued $5.9 billion of bonds to refinance maturing debt and invest in electrification and software. (Photo by Yutaka Miyaguchi) YUICHI SHIGA TOKYO -- Japanese auto maker Nissan Motor has raised a total of 860 billion yen ($5.9 billion) from the sale of bonds to finance the redemption of maturing debt and invest in new technologies, including electrification and software. The transaction is part of a broader effort by the company to strengthen its finances and turn around its business performance, as it embarks on a restructuring plan called Re:Nissan.
Nikkei Asia
11-07-2025
- Automotive
- Nikkei Asia
Japan's Nissan says $5.9bn bond offering is oversubscribed
A Nissan logo: The Japanese automaker has issued $5.9 billion of bonds to refinance maturing debt and invest in electrification and software. (Photo by Yutaka Miyaguchi) YUICHI SHIGA TOKYO -- Japanese auto maker Nissan Motor has raised a total of 860 billion yen ($5.9 billion) from the sale of bonds to finance the redemption of maturing debt and invest in new technologies, including electrification and software. The transaction is part of a broader effort by the company to strengthen its finances and turn around its business performance, as it embarks on a restructuring plan called Re:Nissan.
Nikkei Asia
04-07-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Nintendo Switch 2 likely to remain scarce until next spring: analysts
The Switch 2 is still hard to find in Japan, with many hopeful buyers relying on lottery systems. (Photo by Yutaka Miyaguchi) MARIE SHIMOKAWA OSAKA -- Nintendo's Switch 2 game console, which is selling at a record pace and remains elusive in shops a month after its release, may not become easier to purchase until the spring, say analysts who project sales of 18 million to 20 million units this fiscal year. Nintendo's official online store in Japan began accepting applications for a fifth lottery sale of the Switch 2 on Wednesday. Many people who lost previous lotteries appear to be applying, but a mood of resignation pervades social media, with some complaining that they keep striking out no matter how many times they apply.
