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Tokyo's King of `Death Spiral' Financing Profits From Wave of Demand - HP

Tokyo’s King of ‘Death Spiral’ Financing Profits From a Wave of Demand

How Michael Lerch became the financier of choice for Japan’s struggling small-caps.

April 16, 2026

April 16, 2026

Tokyo’s King of ‘Death Spiral’ Financing Profits From a Wave of Demand

How Michael Lerch became the financier of choice for Japan’s struggling small-caps.

Tokyo's King of `Death Spiral' Financing Profits From Wave of Demand - HP

April 16, 2026

April 16, 2026

Japan’s Nikkei Closes at Record High, Wiping Out Iran War Losses

Market Reactions as US Blockade of Hormuz Escalates Crisis

April 13, 2026

April 13, 2026

Toto Halts Bathroom Orders After Iran War Upends Supply Chain

Operations At Toto Ltd. And President Madoka Kitamura Interview As The Company Takes Aim At Bath Tubs

April 8, 2026

April 8, 2026

Asia’s Relief Rally Hinges on Hormuz and Oil, Strategists Say

TOPSHOT-INDIA-WAR-IRAN-US-ISRAEL-OIL-TRANSPORT

April 7, 2026

April 7, 2026

Japan’s Nikkei Surges as US-Iran Ceasefire Boosts Risk Appetite

Japan’s Nikkei Surges as US-Iran Ceasefire Boosts Risk Appetite

April 3, 2026

April 3, 2026

Tokyo Steel Shares Soar as Oasis Stake Sparks Restructuring Hope

Inside The NLMK Indiana Steel Facility As Shares Advance Most This Year

April 2, 2026

April 2, 2026

Foreign Selling of Japan Stocks Hits 18-Month High on Iran Risk

Tokyo

April 1, 2026

April 1, 2026

Japan Shares Climb Most in a Year on Iran War-End Hopes, Tankan

JAPAN-ECONOMY-STOCKS

March 31, 2026

March 31, 2026

Activist Palliser Targets MSG Maker Ajinomoto in AI Hunt

JAPAN-FOOD-DRINK-SCIENCE-REASEARCH-MSG-AJINOMOTO

March 30, 2026

March 30, 2026

Japan Stocks Fall as Oil Risk Heightens on Escalating Iran War

Market Reactions as Traders Brace for Iran Impact

March 24, 2026

March 24, 2026

Japan Stocks Rebound as Trump Delays Iran Strikes; Insurers Gain

JAPAN-ECONOMY-STOCKS

March 23, 2026

March 23, 2026

Japan’s Topix Enters Correction as Hormuz Fears Amplify Caution

Market Reactions as Traders Brace for Iran Impact

March 19, 2026

March 19, 2026

Foreign Investors Flee Japanese Stocks as Oil Risk Dims Outlook

Fuel prices in Tokyo.

March 16, 2026

March 16, 2026

Shortage of Naphtha Threatens Supply Chain Chaos in Japan

A naphtha cracker.

March 13, 2026

March 13, 2026

Nintendo Shares Gain $14 Billion With Smash Hit ‘Pokopia’

The Pokmon Europe International Championships

March 11, 2026

March 11, 2026

Nintendo Shares Soar 10% as Surprise Hit Pokémon Game Lifts Mood

Nintendo Shares Soar 10% as Surprise Hit Pokémon Game Lifts Mood

March 10, 2026

March 10, 2026

Japan’s Stocks Climb With Tech Strong as Oil’s Slide Boosts Mood

Market Reactions as Traders Brace for Iran Impact

March 8, 2026

March 8, 2026

Japan’s Nikkei Enters Correction as Oil Spikes, Iran Fears Weigh

Japanese Bank Stocks Slide as JGB Volatility Stokes Loss Fears

March 6, 2026

March 6, 2026

Rohm Shares Soar Most Since 2000 on Denso Acquisition Bid

Denso Corp. Headquarters

March 5, 2026

March 5, 2026

Kioxia, Don Quijote Operator Pan Pacific to Join Nikkei 225

Signage for Kioxia Corp.