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Kana Inagaki

Tokyo bureau chief

Kana Inagaki is the Tokyo bureau chief at the Financial Times. Before that, she was FT’s Tokyo correspondent since 2014. Earlier in her career, she reported on Japan at the Wall Street Journal, Kyodo News and the Associated Press.
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  • Monday, 8 July, 2024
    Batteries
    Europe’s battery industry hit by EV slowdown

    Region’s cell start-ups have suffered a series of major setbacks in recent months

    A battery being assembled at the BMW factory in Leipzig, Germany
  • Monday, 8 July, 2024
    Asia maritime tensions
    Japan and Philippines deepen defence ties in response to China threat

    Reciprocal access agreement will allow armed forces to train and conduct military exercises in each other’s countries

    Philippine military chief General Romeo Brawner Jr, left, meets Japan Self-Defense Forces’ chief of staff General Yoshihide Yoshida on Monday
  • Thursday, 4 July, 2024
    SoftBank Group Corp
    SoftBank to prioritise AI deals over share buybacks despite pressure from Elliott

    Japanese group’s top leaders seek ‘new investment activity’ after calls from hedge fund to return cash

    SoftBank CFO Yoshimitsu Goto stands in front of a crowd at the ringing of the Nasdaq opening bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite
  • Thursday, 27 June, 2024
    TDK Corp
    TDK chief fast-forwards from cassettes to AI and solid-state batteries

    World’s largest supplier of handset batteries is expanding its tech range and counts Apple, Nvidia and Tesla as customers

    Noboru Saito poses by a window at the Tokyo offices of TDK
  • Sunday, 23 June, 2024
    InterviewJapanese politics & policy
    Rahm Emanuel calls on US and Japan to accelerate missile production

    Washington’s ambassador to Tokyo warns rule changes needed to strengthen deterrence against Beijing

    Rahm Emanuel gestures during an interview
  • Friday, 21 June, 2024
    News in-depthJapanese business & finance
    Threat of deposit exodus haunts Japan’s regional banks

    Competition from online lenders intensifies while higher interest rates fuel concerns about sector’s financial health

    The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
  • Friday, 21 June, 2024
    Special ReportAsia-Pacific Climate Leaders
    South Korea and Japan criticised for approach to climate collaboration

    Environmentalists question joint decision to promote hydrogen and ammonia as emission reduction tools

    At a hydrogen refueling station, a fuel cell bus and two fuel cell cars are refueling. The bus has “RESERVED” displayed on its sign and features a wheelchair symbol. The station has a sleek, contemporary design with a large canopy overhead. Several people are present, with a tent and additional structures visible in the background
  • Thursday, 20 June, 2024
    North Korea
    Japan and South Korea sound alarm over Putin-Kim military pact

    Mutual defence pledge marks one of Moscow’s strongest commitments in Asia

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin toast with wine glasses at a welcome banquet in Pyongyang on Wednesday, with North Korean flags in the background
  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    Toyota Motor Corp
    Toyota shareholders re-elect chair amid governance concerns

    Akio Toyoda wins support at annual meeting on back of strong financial performance at world’s best-selling carmaker

    Close-up of Akio Toyoda
  • Sunday, 16 June, 2024
    News in-depthToyota Motor Corp
    Toyota makes big bet on small engines in new hybrid era

    Scaled-down internal combustion engines will sit alongside batteries in reimagined car breed

    Toyota staff with a mock-up of Toyota Motor Corp.’s 1.5L in-line 4-cylinder engine
  • Friday, 14 June, 2024
    Bank of Japan
    BoJ to ‘significantly’ scale back bond buying in shift on ultra-loose policy

    Yen weakens after Japanese central bank delays releasing details on plans to trim balance sheet

    A pedestrian passes in front of the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo, Japan
  • Thursday, 13 June, 2024
    #techAsia
    Apple enters AI era and EU adds EV tariffs Premium content

    The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

  • Thursday, 13 June, 2024
    Tesla Inc
    Musk claims he is heading for victory in Tesla $56bn pay vote

    Chief says resolutions on his remuneration and electric-car maker’s Texas move are passing by ‘wide margins’

    An image showing Elon Musk’s campaign on the social media platform X on a smartphone, and an image of Musk waving on a screen behind
  • Tuesday, 11 June, 2024
    News in-depthTechnology sector
    Data leak at SoftBank joint venture sparks blame game between Tokyo and Seoul

    Japanese officials say South Korea’s Naver should cut stake in Line Yahoo on security grounds

    The two men look directly at each other from either sides of the frame
  • Sunday, 9 June, 2024
    Federal Reserve
    What will be the Fed’s long-term outlook for interest rates?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    Exterior of Federal Reserve
  • Monday, 3 June, 2024
    Toyota Motor Corp
    Japan’s top carmakers caught in widening testing scandal

    Transport ministry uncovers faulty data at several companies including world’s largest auto group Toyota

    Akio Toyoda
  • Friday, 31 May, 2024
    Yen
    Japan’s $62bn support for yen provides little reprieve

    Currency’s slide towards 34-year lows resumes as finance ministry reveals scale of market intervention

    A man walks past an electronic screen displaying yen-US dollar and other foreign currency exchange rates in Tokyo on Sunday
  • Tuesday, 28 May, 2024
    Toyota Motor Corp
    Toyota bets on new line of combustion engines in challenge to Tesla

    Japanese carmaker unveils latest fuel-based technology to be used alongside batteries in hybrid vehicles

    Toyota chief executive Koji Sato giving a speech
  • Monday, 27 May, 2024
    Asia-Pacific
    China hails ‘new beginning’ at summit with Japan and South Korea

    Beijing, Seoul and Tokyo agree to revive talks on free trade deal

    South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol shakes hands with China’s Premier Li Qiang, as Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida looks on
  • Sunday, 26 May, 2024
    Geopolitics
    China warns South Korea against politicising trade before Japan talks

    Supply chains are ‘deeply intertwined’, says Premier Li Qiang ahead of summit

    South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol, third from left, holds talks with Chinese premier Li Qiang, sitting opposite, in Seoul on Sunday
  • Friday, 24 May, 2024
    News in-depthJapan
    Japan blocks view of Mount Fuji after local backlash against tourist hordes

    Barrier to deter sightseers highlights friction generated by rising visitor numbers drawn by weak yen

    A montage showing a worker in a helmet adjusting a barrier in the foreground with a yellow-toned Mount Fuji towering in the background
  • Thursday, 23 May, 2024
    NIO, Inc
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    William Li says group will continue to push ahead with plans to expand in Europe

    William Li speaks at a car show
  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2024
    Norinchukin Bank
    Japan’s Norinchukin plans capital raise after higher rates hit bond holdings

    Lender to Japan’s agricultural sector caught out by higher interest rates

    Kazuto Oku, chief executive officer of Norinchukin Bank
  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2024
    Japanese government bonds
    Japan’s 10-year yield tops 1% for first time in 11 years

    Investors have been increasing bets BoJ will raise interest rates further

    The Bank of Japan headquarters
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