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Japan's tariff negotiator is expected to propose greater investment by Japanese companies in the United States in the upcoming ministerial-level tariff talks in Washington. Economic Revitalization Minister Akazawa Ryosei is set to take part in the third round of talks in Washington on Friday, local time. Sources say Japan will present a plan to expand Japanese firms' investment in the US. It is likely to include Nippon Steel's offer to invest billions of dollars in US Steel, if its bid to acquire the US steelmaker is approved. Japan apparently aims...

A major shareholder of Japan's Fuji Media Holdings says it will launch a proxy fight so that its candidates for the firm's board will gain approval at the upcoming general shareholders' meeting. Fuji Media Holdings is the parent company of Fuji Television Network. They have been under fire for their handling of a sexual misconduct scandal. The shareholder, Dalton Investments, has proposed 12 candidates for the board, including Kitao Yoshitaka, the head of Japanese financial services firm SBI Holdings. Fuji Media, which opposes the proposal, has picked 11 candidates of...

Nearly doubled AUM in one of the toughest fundraising markets in decades VANCOUVER, BC, May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Active Impact Investments, Canada's largest climate tech seed fund, has closed its third fund at $110 million CAD, bringing total assets under management to over $180 million. With nearly twice the size of its previous fund, Active Impact is doubling down on the Canadian market opportunity, where conditions are aligning to support climate innovation globally, and reaffirming their thesis of backing early-stage climate tech ventures that abate emissions and advance...