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A two-thirds supermajority in the Lower House will allow prime minister Sanae Takaichi to push through her tax cutting agenda.

Nakayama returned to Citi in 2023 after a stint at Goldman Sachs; she will report directly to Taiji Nagasaka and Akira Kiyota.

Starting on November 17 Chihiro Ashizawa has joined from Clifford Chance. Meanwhile Ashurst is looking to merge with US law firm Perkins Coie to create a top-20 global firm with a footprint in Apac and the Middle East.

The large Japanese financial services group consists of banking, life and non-life insurance businesses.

The buyers of the multifamily assets were sovereign wealth funds and follows the closure of a hotel real estate fund in July.

The aim of the stock purchase is to help boost advanced technology and semiconductor innovation in the US; Intel has been under the spotlight of the US administration in recent weeks.

Tanar is currently ANZ country head for Germany and will replace Mitchell Mason; the bank sees growth opportunities across markets, financial institutions and DCM.

If the bid for the listed IT services provider is successful, it will be Blackstone's largest deal in Japan.

Fujitec is a leading Japanese manufacturer of elevators and escalators and EQT wants to help its international expansion by working alongside existing management.