Japanese company says Canadian rival ‘grossly undervalues’ group with proposal of close to $15 a share
Special committee reviewing the bid views the offer as insufficient and is concerned about regulatory risk
Tech group joins Netflix, Apple and Amazon in spending war as it targets greater share of $3tn entertainment industry
Japanese company lobbies unions and politicians over $14.9bn bid after Kamala Harris insists on local ownership
Mitsubishi boss says traditional trade stronghold of south-east Asia is under siege from Chinese companies
Democratic presidential candidate comes out against deal in latest blow to Japanese company’s takeover hopes
Couche-Tard’s approach to the owner of 7-Eleven could kick-start a wave of M&A activity in a country that has tended to avoid it
Artisan Partners want an update on negotiations after Couche-Tard’s unsolicited approach
Popular alternative to traditional cigarettes faces EU flavouring ban and US approval delays
Seven & i shares jump 22% after ‘friendly’ proposal from convenience store rival Couche-Tard
Son hopes to put Japanese group at centre of artificial intelligence boom but talks with US chipmaker failed to progress
Resurgent Japanese currency forces speculators to shut down years’ worth of bets that could run into billions of dollars
Japanese conglomerate says it will repurchase up to 6.8% of its shares, weeks after activist investor Elliott rebuilt stake
Japanese carmakers do not rule out future capital tie-up as they unveiled sweeping alliance
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
Critics want changes to local laws that allow widespread use of copyrighted material to train artificial intelligence models
Trump’s former secretary of state to help Japanese company overcome opposition to deal
Chief of Sony-Honda’s joint venture says Japan needs to shake up its conservative corporate culture
Hiromi Yamaji’s campaign has helped lift benchmark stock index above its 1980s bubble-era peak
Deal will give Bristol-based company a resource boost while advancing the ‘next big bet’ of Masayoshi Son’s group
Japanese group’s top leaders seek ‘new investment activity’ after calls from hedge fund to return cash
Chief of Japan’s biggest brokerage and investment bank says he expects a generational shift with savers becoming more adventurous
World’s largest supplier of handset batteries is expanding its tech range and counts Apple, Nvidia and Tesla as customers
Christopher Willcox earned over 3 times the amount made by the Japanese bank’s chief executive
Tech founder tells shareholders he was ‘born to’ make artificial superintelligence a reality
