Japan

SoftBank’s PayPay prices IPO below range at $16 a share

Visa, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and a subsidiary of the Qatar Investment Authority are anchoring the IPO by purchasing up to $220m of PayPay’s shares upon debut

12 March, 2026

CEPAs: UAE builds on ties with Japan, Ecuador to boost trade, investment flows

Non-oil trade between the UAE and Japan reached $20.3bn in 2025, up 16.7 per cent from 2024

06 March, 2026

Space One’s third rocket failure leaves Japan without commercial launch capability

A report by the country’s state-planning body also asserted that China was outpacing rivals in AI research as well as other key areas

05 March, 2026

Japan’s central bank lifts rates to highest level in three decades

Japan’s core consumer prices have remained at or above the central bank’s 2 per cent inflation target for more than three and a half years, underscoring the persistence of inflationary pressures

21 December, 2025

Tsunami alerts in US, Japan as massive earthquake hits Russia

Authorities reported several injuries in the remote Russian region, with strong aftershocks expected

30 July, 2025

ADNOC secures long-term LNG deal with Japan’s Osaka Gas

Under the deal, LNG cargoes will be shipped to Osaka Gas and its Singapore-based subsidiary, Osaka Gas Energy Supply and Trading

27 February, 2025