Asia’s $306 Billion of Global Bond Sales Are About to Go Higher

LNG underground tanks and pipelines at the Jera Co. Futtsu Thermal Power Station in Futtsu, Japan.Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg

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By Finbarr Flynn

August 25, 2025 at 1:10 AM EDT

Updated on

August 25, 2025 at 3:01 AM EDT

More Asian borrowers are considering bond offerings, extending a stretch of sales that’s already jumped to the most since 2021 at $306 billion-equivalent across dollars and euros this year.

Japan’s Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Co. and Jera Co., a power producer, are both kicking off discussions on potential dollar note deals Monday, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Korea National Oil Corp. is also set to conduct investor meetings and calls this week, while Japan-based trading firm Mitsui & Co. hired banks for a potential offering.