BUSINESS

U.S. and EU deepen cooperation on critical minerals with eye to broader agreement

U.S. and EU deepen cooperation on critical minerals wit...

The two signed a memorandum of understanding for a partnership on producing and ...

U.S. drops Powell probe, smoothing path for Warsh to lead Fed

U.S. drops Powell probe, smoothing path for Warsh to le...

Fallout from the probe into Chair Jerome Powell had thrown the Fed's expected le...

DeepSeek’s long-awaited new model fails to narrow U.S. lead in AI

DeepSeek’s long-awaited new model fails to narrow U.S. ...

DeepSeek unveiled the V4 Flash and V4 Pro series on Friday, touting top-tier per...

Denso to withdraw proposal to take over Rohm, report says

Denso to withdraw proposal to take over Rohm, report says

Denso was unable to get Rohm's support for the acquisition, the Nikkei daily rep...

The fresh faces behind SusHi Tech Tokyo — the students driving Japan’s entrepreneurial turn

The fresh faces behind SusHi Tech Tokyo — the students ...

A student group is pushing to reshape how young Japanese people think about succ...

Bank of Japan set to hold rates steady, with Iran war a factor

Bank of Japan set to hold rates steady, with Iran war a...

Forecasts have changed significantly in recent weeks as conflict continues and t...

Hanoi reviews petrol motorbike ban opposed by Honda ahead of Takaichi visit

Hanoi reviews petrol motorbike ban opposed by Honda ahe...

The ban, announced last year, was aimed ​at improving air quality in the Vietnam...

Nissan to ramp up Egypt carmaking in bid to boost Africa sales

Nissan to ramp up Egypt carmaking in bid to boost Afric...

A new production line will see the automaker deliver at least 10,000 extra cars ...

Don Quijote owner opens discount grocer as Japan inflation bites

Don Quijote owner opens discount grocer as Japan inflat...

With food and daily necessities becoming more expensive in Japan, the company is...

Laps of icy roads in China show sodium batteries making an EV breakthrough

Laps of icy roads in China show sodium batteries making...

The innovation has long promised to deliver safer and low-cost rechargeable cell...

An AI agent takes over a store and orders too many candles

An AI agent takes over a store and orders too many candles

The San Francisco shop represents a vision, however flawed, of a future when mor...

Samsung workers protest over huge pay gap with SK Hynix amid AI chip boom

Samsung workers protest over huge pay gap with SK Hynix...

Protesters, which union organizers put at 40,000, plan to strike for 18 days fro...

EQT is said to explore takeover of $2.6 billion Kakaku.com

EQT is said to explore takeover of $2.6 billion Kakaku.com

Last year was a record for deals involving Japanese companies, and private equit...

Japan moves to block South Korean buyout deal with rare use of security law

Japan moves to block South Korean buyout deal with rare...

Makino's machine tools are widely used in defense applications and the takeover ...

Pokopia flurry helps Nintendo’s Switch 2 top U.S. sales in March

Pokopia flurry helps Nintendo’s Switch 2 top U.S. sales...

Pokemon Pokopia, an entry in a budding genre of "cozy games" that eschew leaderb...

AI export control measures aimed at China gain steam in U.S. House

AI export control measures aimed at China gain steam in...

The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee is seeking to close what lawmakers see ...