World : UK, Italy, Japan Seal US$6.1 Billion Deal For Next-Generation Fighter Jet

LDP plans tighter oversight of disclosures by activist investors

The proposals come as Japan has become one of the ‌world's busiest markets ‌for activist investing outside of the U.S.

U.K., Italian, Japanese Fighter Jet Venture Wins $6.14 Billion Contract

U.K.’s BAE Systems, Italy’s Leonardo and Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries secured a contract funded by the three nations to develop a new stealth fighter jet.

Korean Air raises $123m through Samurai bond

Korean Air has issued 20 billion yen (123.4 million) in Samurai bonds with support from the Export-Import Bank of Korea, underscoring its credibility among global investors and confidence in its growth outlook. A Samurai bond is a yen-denominated bond issued in Japan by a foreign company. The issuance was completed despite external uncertainties, including high oil prices and foreign exchange volatility. Investors gave high marks to Korean Air’s stable profitability, backed by its balanced pass

Why Japan and South Korea’s Deepening Defense Ties Are Good News for the US

Two of America’s closest security partners in Asia, Japan and South Korea, have historically struggled to cooperate due to historical animosities. However, at the urging of the U.S., in recent years Tokyo and Seoul have increasingly collaborated with each other and trilaterally with Washington. Last month, that cooperation took another step forward. Japanese Defense Minister...

S&P gives South Korea’s top arms maker an A- rating

A South Korean defense company that was barely known outside Asia a decade ago has received the kind of financial endorsement that opens doors in the international capital markets, after SP Global Ratings assigned Hanwha Aerospace an ‘A-‘ long-term issuer credit rating with a stable outlook on June 22, 2026, placing the maker of the []