BUSINESS

Sumitomo’s energy arm may set up LNG trading desk in Si...

Pacific Summit Energy is exploring a liquefied natural gas desk in the city-stat...

Aeon set to make drugstore chain Tsuruha a subsidiary n...

Aeon revised up its consolidated earnings estimates, reflecting the acquisition ...

Japan to beef up foreign investment oversight with own ...

The Finance Ministry is aiming to double the number of its employees working in ...

Buyout wave seen among Japan drugmakers after Hisamitsu...

Drugmakers are opting to delist in order to seek greater management flexibility ...

Japan’s base pay growth holds steady, but nominal wage ...

The mixed signals come two weeks before the Bank of Japan next meet to decide po...

JR Central promotes maglev construction as challenges m...

The line, initially set to connect Shinagawa Station in Tokyo and Nagoya Station...

Samsung’s profit triples after AI supercharges memory m...

South Korea’s largest company reported a preliminary operating profit of 20 tril...

Amazon AI tool blindsides merchants by offering product...

While Amazon's strategy could generate sales an independent seller might not oth...

Japan’s corporate debt sales set for another banner yea...

Rising yields and lower volatility compared with government bonds saw investors ...

Lockheed strikes deal with Pentagon to triple output of...

The framework agreement clears the way for talks over a contract to increase pro...

From music to mind reading: AI startups bet on earbuds

Startups have for a while tried to beef up headphones beyond their basic functio...

Sony-Honda joint venture unveils prototype of second EV...

Sony Honda Mobility aims to start delivering an SUV-like Afeela model based on t...

Bag charms, coffee and fun: Coach’s Gen Z playbook in J...

In the face of a global luxury market slowdown, the American fashion house’s suc...

Crises at top India airlines strain aviation boom

A near-duopoly sees IndiGo and Air India controlling nearly nine out of 10 domes...

China travel curbs hit Japan duty-free sales in December

Prolonged geopolitical tensions with Beijing are now weighing on Japan’s retail ...

Japan’s 10-year bond sale draws investor demand on high...

Japanese government bond yields have recently risen to around multi-decade highs...