BUSINESS

Kura Sushi cancels Chiikawa collaboration over prize embezzlement

Kura Sushi cancels Chiikawa collaboration over prize em...

After Chiikawa items from the chain's "Bikkura Pon" game were found listed onlin...

Japan likely sold Treasurys to fund record yen intervention

Japan likely sold Treasurys to fund record yen interven...

Tokyo's holdings of foreign securities fell by $87.8 billion at the end of Augus...

Middle East’s data center push endures under cloud of war

Middle East’s data center push endures under cloud of war

The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have invested heavily in technology an...

U.S. grip on Venezuelan oil threatens billions owed to China

U.S. grip on Venezuelan oil threatens billions owed to ...

Next on Washington's agenda in Venezuela is an attempt to restructure the nation...

Anthropic IPO launch shifts toward mid-October

Anthropic IPO launch shifts toward mid-October

The shift pushes back what some investors have said could be a $2 trillion listing.

Yen’s changing fortunes might finally be spooking the bears

Yen’s changing fortunes might finally be spooking the b...

New tailwinds from capital repatriation, unwinding carry trades and U.S. politic...

Japan says progress made on $550 billion investment pact with U.S.

Japan says progress made on $550 billion investment pac...

Trade minister Ryosei Akazawa declined to comment in detail, but said discussion...

OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout this spring

OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously und...

OpenAI officials had kept the incident under wraps as they grappled with the fal...

The woman at the center of Japan’s currency fight

The woman at the center of Japan’s currency fight

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is under pressure to strengthen the yen while ...

The new <i>izakaya</i> economy

The new <i>izakaya</i> economy

Japan's neighborhood drinking spots are being squeezed by rising costs, changing...

Japanese households cut spending for eighth month as prices rise

Japanese households cut spending for eighth month as pr...

Household outlays adjusted for inflation fell 3.6% in July from a year earlier, ...

Toyota weighs hydrogen power for trucks that ship auto parts

Toyota weighs hydrogen power for trucks that ship auto ...

Toyota has long touted hydrogen as an option alongside combustion engines, gas-e...

Fiscal questions mount as Japanese ministries seek larger budget

Fiscal questions mount as Japanese ministries seek larg...

Japanese government ministries have sought ¥143.1 trillion ($908 billion) in tot...

Yen’s moves a mystery as intervention dismissed

Yen’s moves a mystery as intervention dismissed

The currency's strengthening is not seen as rapid enough to indicate official bu...

Chevron CEO says patience pays off in Venezuela oil deal

Chevron CEO says patience pays off in Venezuela oil deal

For two decades, Chevron stayed while all its major peers quit after former Vene...

Natixis boosts Japan equity allocation, anticipating continued growth

Natixis boosts Japan equity allocation, anticipating co...

The asset manager, which oversees about $1.5 trillion globally, changed its weig...