BUSINESS

Japanese crude tanker emerges outside Hormuz in rare transit

Japanese crude tanker emerges outside Hormuz in rare tr...

The tanker is listed as part of refiner Eneos Holdings' fleet.

TDK ready to step up investment to ride AI wave

TDK ready to step up investment to ride AI wave

CEO Noboru Saito sees the surge of AI applications and services escalating the n...

Amazon puts Alexa inside the shopping search bar in AI push

Amazon puts Alexa inside the shopping search bar in AI ...

Queries typed into Amazon's website and mobile app will soon reply, depending on...

OpenAI floats idea of global AI governance body with U.S. and China

OpenAI floats idea of global AI governance body with U....

Such an organization could resemble the International Atomic Energy Agency, Open...

Japan to procure 70% of its oil for June from outside Middle East

Japan to procure 70% of its oil for June from outside M...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi also instructed industry minister Ryosei Akazawa t...

Walton offers Japanese investors a hedge with exposure to U.S. land assets

Walton offers Japanese investors a hedge with exposure ...

Its 360-square-kilometer property portfolio might provide stability regardless o...

Japan’s current account surplus hit record high in March

Japan’s current account surplus hit record high in March

Data on the nation's balance of payments with the rest of world showed that the ...

Calbee’s switch to black-and-white packaging brings home impact of Iran war

Calbee’s switch to black-and-white packaging brings hom...

The government maintains that there is enough naphtha for local industries, thou...

Japan’s 20-year bond yield rises to 1997 high on inflation woes

Japan’s 20-year bond yield rises to 1997 high on inflat...

Upward pressure on Japanese government bond yields is building as oil prices rem...

Convenience store operators work to have their stores act as disaster hubs

Convenience store operators work to have their stores a...

By leveraging their nationwide store networks, convenience store operators are w...

Sweden’s EQT to acquire Japanese firm behind popular restaurant site Tabelog

Sweden’s EQT to acquire Japanese firm behind popular re...

The Swedish private equity firm has announced plans to acquire Tabelog's parent ...

OECD chief sees Japan's zero consumption tax plan as costly

OECD chief sees Japan's zero consumption tax plan as co...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration plans to reduce the consumption t...

Hello Panda: A globally loved snack Japan said goodbye to in 1989

Hello Panda: A globally loved snack Japan said goodbye ...

While Meiji struggled in Japan to sell its crunchy, chocolate-filled biscuit sna...

Europe exported spyware to human rights abusers, watchdog says

Europe exported spyware to human rights abusers, watchd...

Human Rights Watch's findings indicate that European Union regulations introduce...

Commission fees for <i>furusato nōzei</i> portal sites exceed 10% of donated funds

Commission fees for <i>furusato nōzei</i> portal sites ...

The ministry plans to urge such portal site operators to lower their fees, as pa...

South Korea roils market by floating ‘citizen dividend’ from AI gains

South Korea roils market by floating ‘citizen dividend’...

The benchmark Kospi sank as much as 5.1%, then pared losses after the influentia...