Dan Slater

The election in Japan is not going to make China feel that democracy can solve its problems.

Behemoths like NEC Electronics and Hitachi are trying to find new ways to survive, but cost cutting has its limits.

Ex-Lehman bankers boost global trading, but personnel expenses drag down investment banking as Nomura finally returns to the black.

Populist policies could be just the thing to stimulate the economy, if the Democratic Party of Japan wins the August election.

Yet another Japanese mega-bank succeeds in raising capital, despite a bumpy ride.

There are clear signs of change in Japan Inc as bitter rivals discuss a merger.

After a long period of uninterrupted losses, Japan's real estate investment trusts are recovering û somewhat.

Recent catastrophic developments in Japan's economy cast doubts over his liberal policies.

The US bank is punished for inadequate internal controls in the third such disciplinary action since 2001.

The Japanese megabank raises $8.2 billion and boosts its capital ratios following the Nikko Cordial Securities acquisition and losses in the past financial year.