BUSINESS

SoftBank unit plans debut euro bond as group makes big ...

SoftBank Group's aggressive push into AI has drawn some scrutiny from ratings fi...

Japan wants to transform its sleepy corporate bond market

The hope is to make it a source for much-needed growth capital and provide more ...

New models show calculators remain popular after 60 years

To mark 60 years since releasing its first calculator in 1965, Casio Computer re...

Waiting for DeepSeek: new model to test China's AI ambi...

The long-awaited V4 model has yet to appear, stoking speculation over China's AI...

AI K-Pop startup Galaxy aims for IPO in Seoul and New York

The goal of the company, which is preparing for what could be the first overseas...

TikTok to build a second billion-euro data center in Fi...

Finland has become a magnet ⁠for data centers ​as companies including Microsoft ...

Sony Pictures Entertainment to cut hundreds of jobs in ...

The job cuts at Sony Pictures come amid a deep slump and existential crisis in H...

Japan walks tightrope to keep ethylene plants running a...

Manufacturers are reducing output to keep their plants running because it takes ...

Japan’s Chiyoda considers resuming work on Qatar LNG pr...

Shares of Chiyoda touched the upper daily limit during morning trading hours in ...

Japan business failures hit 12-year high in fiscal 2025

The figure reached 10,505, up for the fourth straight year, reflecting a rise in...

OpenAI, Anthropic and Google cooperate to fend off Chin...

The U.S. firms are concerned some users are creating imitation versions of their...

Japan M&A momentum to persist, Alvarez & Marsal’s Avers...

The number of deals targeting companies in Japan exceeded 900 in the first three...

SMFG and Nippon Life discuss $3 billion LBO loan fund

The move would mark a milestone in Japan's credit market, where the three bigges...

SpaceX lays out IPO details, targets early June roadsho...

SpaceX is rewriting the initial public offering playbook with a large portion of...

Once Sweden’s top company, H&M’s struggling to sell its...

H&M's CEO is seeking once again to convince investors that the group has turned ...

How one factory in China learned to live with Trump, ta...

A Chinese electronics supplier ended 2025 more convinced than ever of China's ma...