BUSINESS

Lawson taps AI and Asia growth as convenience store sec...

Changes come as store expansion is slowing at home and inbound tourism is increa...

India’s top tech schools see opportunity in Trump’s H-1...

With annual campus recruitment season set to begin in a few weeks, the country’s...

Alibaba denies report it helps China's military target ...

Chinese tech giant Alibaba has denied helping Beijing target the United States, ...

Japan labor productivity up 0.2% in FY 2024

Despite the good news, progress is still required to ensure that real wages keep...

More university students in Japan get job offers

The rise in informal job offers comes amid a continued labor shortage.

Nissan to set up panel with union over Oppama plant shu...

The committee will hold its first meeting as early as this month to discuss meas...

Japan plans bigger extra budget this fiscal year, repor...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government is mulling an extra budget for the cu...

Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods as i...

The move marks a sharp reversal for Trump, who has long insisted that the sweepi...

Berkshire Hathaway raises more than ¥210 billion from b...

The Omaha, Nebraska-based firm has been a regular issuer of yen bonds since its ...

Takaichi pushes back against companies' focus on shareh...

The Prime Minister's comments flicked at her frustration with firms for not usin...

Japanese chip sector’s earnings show AI appetite and au...

Government backing and sustained AI investment are reinforcing optimism across t...

Profitable firms cut jobs as activist investors and TSE...

A wave of voluntary and early retirement programs in Japan that overwhelmingly t...

Takaichi pushes back against company's focus on shareho...

The Prime Minister's comments flicked at her frustration with firms for not usin...

Stablecoins: boring goes big, and now in Japan

They are designed not to fluctuate in value, and that's precisely what makes the...

Yoshinoya predicts record China profit on new recipes

The beef bowl chain redesigned menus, offering items with vegetable toppings and...

Disney eyes ESPN expansion in Asia to boost streaming c...

The company aims to add more live sports to Disney+ and gradually roll out ESPN ...