BUSINESS

Shadow raises pitched as option for cash-strapped Japanese companies

Shadow raises pitched as option for cash-strapped Japan...

Benefits, discounts and freebies can increase compensation without triggering a ...

Female economist to lead key panel at Japan’s GPIF in a first

Female economist to lead key panel at Japan’s GPIF in a...

Yuri Okina will start her five-year term as the chair of the GPIF's 10-person ma...

Japan invites Blanchard to panel in bid to boost global outreach

Japan invites Blanchard to panel in bid to boost global...

Sanae Takaichi's administration wants to showcase its so-called responsible fisc...

South Korea’s defense startups surge as global conflicts flare

South Korea’s defense startups surge as global conflict...

Domestic manufacturers can churn out NATO- standard weapons cheaper and quicker ...

Japan to allow more coal-fired power to cope with energy shock

Japan to allow more coal-fired power to cope with energ...

Japan is joining other nations that have shifted course to use the dirtiest foss...

Tokyo reenters Global Financial Centres Index’s top 10

Tokyo reenters Global Financial Centres Index’s top 10

Other key cities in Asia are also ranked highly, while Osaka rose several spots.

Honda and Sony drop joint EV development project

Honda and Sony drop joint EV development project

The decision to scrap the venture underscores the strain on legacy automakers du...

Bikes keep Honda afloat, yet even that business is under pressure

Bikes keep Honda afloat, yet even that business is unde...

The company's costly misfire on electric cars has dramatically increased the sta...

Tech startups' role in U.S.-Israeli war on Iran shows changing shape of conflict

Tech startups' role in U.S.-Israeli war on Iran shows c...

For the first time, military-industrial pillars like Lockheed Martin and Boeing ...

China’s official calm belies a war battering its small factories

China’s official calm belies a war battering its small ...

In public, top leaders have so far sidestepped the Iran war's toll on China.

Bain-owned Tanabe Pharma targets global deals to fuel growth

Bain-owned Tanabe Pharma targets global deals to fuel g...

A new team of around eight people in the U.S., in addition to an existing team i...

CIC's Tim Rowe suggests more policy support for Japanese startups

CIC's Tim Rowe suggests more policy support for Japanes...

Official procurement and enhanced programs were mentioned as Japan fell short in...

India's ethanol producers feel the pinch of success

India's ethanol producers feel the pinch of success

For the 2025 to 2026 ethanol supply year, Indian oil companies sought bids for a...

Back to black: facing energy shock, Asia turns to coal

Back to black: facing energy shock, Asia turns to coal

Much of Asia is heavily exposed to the energy crisis that has unfolded since the...

Meta ordered to pay $375 million in New Mexico trial over child exploitation, user safety claims

Meta ordered to pay $375 million in New Mexico trial ov...

The state's attorney general had accused Meta of misleading users about the safe...

Lamborghinis stranded in Sri Lanka as war disrupts Asia's used-car trade

Lamborghinis stranded in Sri Lanka as war disrupts Asia...

Japan and South Korea exported a combined $19 billion worth of used cars last ye...