Retail
Uniqlo rejects fast fashion label in new European push
Casual clothing chain stakes out higher ground in tough market
Materials
Environment
Uniqlo to recycle old down jackets and plastic bottles with Toray
Clothing chain's Japan stores to serve as collection points
Datawatch
Hormuz crisis threatens Asian imports beyond energy
US-Iran tensions endanger shipments of aluminum and chemicals
Materials
Tata Steel, JSW Steel may see further value erosion amid weak India demand
The shares already lost about third of their value this year
Opinion
Chinese SOEs are focused on business, not politics
Veteran director of government-owned companies says they aren't so different
Nikkei Markets
Asian stocks fall as trade war uncertainty weighs
Axiata Group tumbles after ending Asia operations merger talks
Markets
Berkshire taps Japan's hunger for yields with $4bn bond debut
Tokyo investors flock to overseas blue-chip issues amid negative rates
Markets
Japan joins bond bonanza issuing record $11bn Friday
Ultralow rates push year-to-date figure near 2018 total
Business trends
Corporate Japan sheds more cross-shareholdings
12% of stocks unloaded in five years as pressure grows
