“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.
ORIX Aviation is one of the world’s leading aircraft leasing companies In the skies above you there are between 8,000 and 9,000 commercial jet aircraft flying through the air every day. They carry more than 6 million people daily -- that’s…
For an asset manager with a long history and established traditions, Robeco has a very modern mission: not only to produce above-market financial returns but also to help tackle global issues.
Here are three interesting facts about Japan: First, it has one of the largest number of publicly listed companies in the world; at over 3,700 in 2020 only India, the US, China and Canada have more, according to World Bank figures. Second,…
Windmills are a familiar sight in La Mancha, the rural region of Spain that lies south-east of Madrid. Cervantes, after all, had Don Quixote tilting at them here in his eponymous seventeenth-century epic. Even so, the giant wind turbines b…
Cows give us milk, meat and…methane. Traditionally a mainstay of every pastoral landscape, more and more people these days consider cattle an environmental hazard due to the ‘natural gas’ they emit directly into the atmosphere. Methane, af…
These days it the norm for companies to actively engage in social issues. Indeed, the value of a company is increasingly linked to how it can contribute to sustainability in its truest sense.
Waste has a significant impact on the global environment. The majority of waste processing facilities in Japan incinerate waste; however, as the focus on sustainability grows even more around the world, a new trend of reusing combustible w…
Creating world-changing innovative technologies is not the prerogative of large corporations. It does not depend on a company’s scale—in Japan, small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups often play a role.
It is not only large corporations that create world-changing innovative technologies. Around Japan there are many SMEs and start-ups that are pushing the boundaries of innovation, and which ORIX supports through its corporate financial ser…
Creating innovative technologies that transform the world are not the sole prerogative of large corporations. In Japan, there are numerous cases of these technologies being developed by small and medium corporations and start-up companies.
The recent advances in information technology have driven major progress in technologies such as AI and IoT, and the world is changing at an unprecedented pace. The accelerating speed of change in the business environment is causing busine…
The adoption of renewable energy including solar, geothermal, wind and biomass is increasing around the world as a part of efforts to create a greener and more sustainable world. ORIX anticipated this growth and now boasts a total net owne…
In recent years, natural disasters which used to be viewed as "once in a few decades" events, have been striking various regions of Japan every year. Add this to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is clear that we are facing a wider variety of …
Japan is a super-aged society. In this time of increased average life expectancy, also referred to as the “Era of the 100-year life,” staying healthy for a long time and being able to lead an independent life are becoming major issues for …
The technology behind drones, machines that fly unmanned via remote operation or automated control, has progressed rapidly in recent years. They are now used in a variety of applications, including the delivery of goods to remote islands a…
How will 3D printers change the world of manufacturing and our lives in general? These devices can create 3D objects from data in short periods of time. We sat down to talk with 3D printer manufacturer Stratasys Japan Co., Ltd., a business…
With the arrival of robots, 3D printers and drones, the possibilities for businesses and our lives as whole are continuing to expand. However, the reality of the situation is that not everyone can immediately make full use of the latest eq…
Looking at the photos below, you might not think the terrace with a gorgeous view and a spacious café space could be part of a logistics facility…
