Business deals
Takeda Pharma buying Belgian startup TiGenix for $626m
Friendly takeover seen helping Japanese drugmaker sharpen its edge
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Canon plans $3.5bn buying spree in medical and security ops
Japanese technology group will seek out drivers of future growth
Business trends
Toyota to scrap automatic appointments of advisers
TSE rules require disclosure of job role, pay for post-retirement positions
Japan-Update
Itochu out to seize e-commerce moment in 'regulation free' China
Japanese trader's chief says ties with state-run Citic proving 'valuable'
Japan-Update
Canon to double output of chipmaking equipment
The rise of the 'internet of things' seen driving semiconductor demand
Japan-Update
Japan offering financial aid to Asian medical students
Region's aging societies present opportunities for health sector
Japan-Update
Calbee readies brick-and-mortar granola sales in China
Japanese food maker hopes to overcome cereal's sugary reputation
Capital Markets
Japan's BTMU gets go-ahead to float panda bonds
Megabank unit to tap new yuan source via $154m offering
Japan-Update
Renamed Canon Medical Systems eyes doubling operating margin
Parent's imaging technology viewed as critical for new products
Equities
Japan leads Asia's New Year stock rally, hits a 26-year high
Nikkei jumps 3.26%; Shanghai, Singapore, India also log gains
Japan-Update
Japanese consultants launching India tech venture fund
Dream Incubator aims to put $44m into promising smartphone service startups
Japan-Update
Mitsubishi to launch Thai poultry processing joint venture
Japanese trading house eyes local sales and exports to tap growing demand
Business trends
Japan's carmakers wrong-footed by America's love for big autos
Toyota, Honda and Nissan shift gears in production for the all-important US market
Japan-Update
Palm-scan payment by JCB would keep shoppers' hands free
Stores would need only smartphone camera to use Japanese credit company's system
Politics
Abenomics faces year of reckoning with Japanese public
Prime minister needs win over deflation amid party chief race, BOJ appointment
Japan-Update
Honda logs record annual Chinese sales
Result likely puts the company second among Japanese automakers in the country
Japan-Update
Japan's shippers lend tourists a hand with luggage
Sagawa Express now takes WeChat Pay for baggage service
Politics
Japan to open path to work visas for foreign nursing trainees
As baby boomers near 75, country looks to stem worsening staff shortage
Capital Markets
Japan joining Asian funds passporting scheme
Move will smooth cross-border marketing of investment trusts
