BUSINESS

Delivery of the future begins in aspiring smart city Mi...

In May 2025, outdoor deliveries using the Lomby autonomous delivery robot began ...

Japan retailers racing to offer low-priced goods amid i...

Companies are making efforts to keep the prices of their merchandise low by usin...

Japan CEOs halt annual trip to China for first time in ...

The move marks the first time in more than 13 years that a political standoff ha...

Japan’s year-end balance of bank notes in circulation f...

The declining trend emerges as consumers embrace cashless payments.

Japan strives to sustain ESG investment amid global ret...

Corporations and industry groups are pushing back against the global headwinds a...

TSMC says it has started mass production of 'most advan...

Taiwan plans to keep making the "most advanced" chips on home soil and remain "i...

SoftBank lifts OpenAI stake to 11% with $41 billion inv...

SoftBank had announced in April its planned investment of up to $40 billion in O...

No 60,000 Nikkei 225 likely in 2026, unless the AI bubb...

Analysts are looking for the benchmark index to reach the mid-50,000 range.

Companies delisted from TSE to hit record high in 2025

This year’s total is expected to reach 125, the highest figure since the 2013 st...

Trump says he still might fire Powell as Fed chair pick...

The U.S. president came close to seeking the central bank chief’s ouster in July...

KKR gets first negotiation rights to take Yomeishu private

A wave of corporate governance reforms in Japan has led to more buyouts by inves...

AI memory demand propels Kioxia to world’s best-perform...

Kioxia’s shares have risen around 540% year-to-date, outperforming all other mem...

India's water crunch brews risks for beverage giants

The challenges for the brewers in Rajasthan mirror a wider crisis across India, ...

SoftBank nears deal for data center investment firm Dig...

The Japanese conglomerate could announce an agreement as soon as Monday for New ...

China’s BYD poised to overtake Tesla in 2025 EV sales

Based on sales data so far this year, there is almost no chance the American com...

China’s LandSpace gears up to take on Elon Musk and SpaceX

The first Chinese entity to conduct a reusable rocket test is now preparing to g...