For a lesson in how to navigate the rapidly evolving global Energy Transition while demonstrating strategic foresight and capital discipline ORIX’s journey with Greenko and AM Green is hard to top. What began in 2021 as a bold bet on India…
ORIX has long invested in, restructured and improved Japanese companies, not only for financial gain but also in an effort to contribute to Japan’s broader industrial development. Now it has found a heavy-hitting partner with the same long…
The vision of flying cars, once confined to the realms of science fiction, has taken a significant step toward reality in Japan, fueled by the global spotlight cast on this emerging sector by the 2025 World Expo in Osaka.
ORIX’s top team of photographers and wordsmiths braved the crowds and the heat to bring you more images from Japan’s second-largest city, capturing the final days of this year’s Osaka World Expo.
Imagine spotting someone that reminds you strongly of your younger self. You would likely be intrigued and want to get to know them better. That, in a corporate sense, is what ORIX Group experienced when it first came across Hilco Global, …
The Circular Economy (CE) is rapidly turning from a buzzword into a fully-fledged economic system that promises to reshape the way we use (and re-use) resources in order to make our world sustainable.
The July 7, 2025 issue of Nikkei Business, a leading Japanese business magazine, featured a cover story on ORIX Group.
The July 7, 2025 issue of Nikkei Business, a leading Japanese business magazine, featured a cover story on ORIX Group.
The July 7, 2025 issue of Nikkei Business, a leading Japanese business magazine, featured a cover story on ORIX Group.
The July 7, 2025 issue of Nikkei Business, a leading Japanese business magazine, featured a cover story on ORIX Group.
Beppu City, on the eastern coast of Kyushu Island, is famous as the site of Japan’s most abundant collection of hot springs, or onsen – it boasts more than 2,000 of them. But its popularity as a destination for domestic tour group’s peaked…
The shortage of successors for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Japan is becoming increasingly serious each year. As a result, the number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A deals) involving mid-sized and small businesses continue…
In Japanese, ‘Nadeshiko’ is the name of a pink carnation; but it carries a metaphorical meaning that represents female energy, and in business, Nadeshiko stands for promoting women at work – an area where Japan has, perhaps, a less-than-id…
Shipping is the backbone of global logistics: the international shipping industry carries around 90% of world trade. Without vessels, trade and supply chains simply would not function.
“It should be easy to write a purpose statement for a renewables company,” notes Ana Jordan, Head of Human Resources at Elawan Energy, the Spanish company at the heart of ORIX’s global renewable energy platform. “But it still takes time an…
For those of you not able to visit in person, a crack team from ‘ORIX in Action’ recently visited the 2025 World Expo in Japan’s second city of Osaka to bring you these images:
ORIX Group has grown spectacularly since its foundation 60 years ago. Starting as an Osaka-based leasing company in Japan, it has evolved into a global corporate group operating in over 30 countries with 10 business segments that span fina…
Setting out a vision is only half the battle. Communicating it clearly is just as important. When it comes to its Purpose & Culture, launched in November 2023, ORIX Group appears to be succeeding on both fronts.
The reason ORIX Group, one of Japan’s leading renewable energy operators, has entered the market for battery storage can be simply stated, but hides a big ambition: to turn unreliable renewables into a steady, 24-hour a day power source.
When ORIX Group launched its Purpose & Culture in November 2023, Yoshiaki Matsuoka, Head of the Asia & Australia Business Group, saw it as an ideal way to promote integration among the different units of his far-flung division and hence to…
The appointments of James Meyler, the longstanding Chief Executive of ORIX Aviation, and Kei Kitagawa, the Deputy Head of the Global Transportation Services Headquarters (of which ORIX Aviation is a part) as executives of ORIX Corporation …
“In Japan, people from the Kansai region around Osaka are seen as friendly, progressive…and very commercial”, says Toyonori Takahashi. And as the Group Kansai Representative for ORIX Group and an Osaka native himself, he should know.
The Kansai region of Western Japan is known for its entrepreneurial spirit and commercial culture. It is, then, apt that Osaka, Kansai’s biggest city, will be the home of the country’s first integrated resort (IR), which is a group of faci…
Data centers; gigafactories; semiconductor fabs. The boom in giant infrastructure projects, alongside continued construction of new logistics centers, warehouses and factories means private companies have a rapidly rising demand for power,…
“People wanted to fly again; it’s that simple,” says James Meyler, CEO of ORIX Aviation, explaining the strong rebound in air travel over the past couple of years. “We are a global community; we want to travel; and we want to see family, f…
Osaka’s city center is going big and going green. This September marked the opening of the first phase of GRAND GREEN OSAKA, a massive urban redevelopment project centered on the Umekita district just north of Japan Railway’s ‘Osaka Statio…
Operating an aquarium in a building complex under Tokyo’s highest tower miles from the sea sounds like a real challenge. But this is exactly what ORIX Group has been doing for more than a decade, without a hitch and to considerable public …
A decade ago, private credit barely registered in the public consciousness. Today, the term is on everyone’s lips and every financial institution worth its salt wants to get involved.
This month marked the first anniversary of the launch of ORIX Group’s Purpose & Culture in November 2023. One year on, it has achieved wide recognition and growing understanding among the group’s 34,000 employees around the world -- but th…
The aviation industry has been through its version of a Hollywood movie in recent years: from the devastating impact of COVID-19 that saw flights grounded around the world, causing unprecedented losses for many airlines; to the strong rebo…
Nestled within the industrial heart of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, lies a facility that showcases the transformative power of logistics in the face of demographic challenges. The Sagamihara Technology Center, marked by its sleek entra…
Most people coming through an airport these days are likely to be thinking, at least in passing, about the planet-warming carbon dioxide that their travel will generate.
The trajectory is clear: after adding 3 Gigawatts of capacity to its global renewable energy portfolio over the past five years, ORIX Group is planning to add another 6GW in the next six years– taking the total to 10GW by 2030.
The tourists are back! Overseas visitors are flocking to Japan once more, with their pursuit of a unique cultural experience made more affordable than ever by a weak yen. This is providing a welcome tailwind to Kansai Airports, the joint v…
Shibuya Foods, Co., Ltd., is a confectionary manufacturer from Kochi Prefecture, and holds a 50% market share of these delectable treats. Since its establishment in 1959, Shibuya Foods has been delighting Japanese consumers with its delici…
ORIX has emerged as a key player in the area of business succession in Japan, where it works with private Japanese companies to identify paths to the future as they transition from their original founder-owner to a future-proof management …
As ORIX Group rolls out its new Purpose during 2024, Robeco is one part of the Group whose core mission aligns squarely with the ambition of “Finding Paths. Making Impact.” The Dutch asset manager, with €196 billion under management, is a …
Amazon is one of the world’s largest and best-known companies, and as such has made a public commitment to reach net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2040. Harnessing the potential of renewable energy will help achieve that target, and ORI…
If there is one business in ORIX Group’s wide portfolio that appears designed to match the group’s new Purpose statement of “Finding Paths. Making Impact.” it is the Environment and Energy segment, which spans renewables, electric power re…
When ORIX started its international expansion more than 50 years ago, Asia was a logical first move: not only were East and South-East Asian countries on its doorstep and growing rapidly, but management also saw a clear path to developing …
Successful partnerships between the worlds of fashion and finance are rare. But when ORIX and TOPTEN joined forces in South Korea, they created an innovative collaboration that has revitalized the shopping scene in Busan, the country’s sec…
The luxury of staying in a top-class hotel combined with the comforts and privacy of your own home sounds like an enviable deal anywhere, but in modern-day Manila it seems to be a match made in heaven.
ORIX Group celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2024, and over the 60 years since its founding has grown into a unique corporate group with an annual net income of nearly 300 billion yen and around 30,000 people worldwide. This growth has la…
Growth has never been the issue for ORIX Life Insurance Corporation. Over 30 years ago, in line with ORIX Group's strategic commitment to expand its presence in the retail finance sector, ORIX Life began selling life insurance policies thr…
ORIX Bank Corporation has always been an innovator. In the late 1990s, ORIX Bank pursued a unique business approach, breaking free from the limitations of conventional banking models. It became the first bank in Japan to offer time deposit…
Less than two hours by train or car from metropolitan Tokyo, nestled in the Hakone mountains, sits Hakone Gora KARAKU (KARAKU). This is an onsen resort, a classic Japanese inn, with all that this implies in terms of privacy, a traditional …
While everybody needs a home, even in advanced economies like the US, access to affordable housing is an ever-growing issue. In 2021, nearly half of Americans said access to affordable housing is a major problem where they live, according …
It’s incredible what is happening in India. The clean energy transition is in full swing and promises to transform a country that still relies on coal for more than half its energy into a global leader in renewable energy technology. And, …
Indonesia is the world’s most populous Islamic nation with over 230m people who adhere to the Muslim faith. That alone would seem to make it an ideal market for Islamic banking products that comply with Islam’s Sharia law (see box “Growing…
It is hard to build a leasing business in a country where people don’t like leasing: but that is exactly what Thai ORIX Leasing, ORIX Group’s subsidiary in Thailand, has done – and very successfully too.
