BUSINESS

Concentration of corporate power a 'huge' concern: U.N....

In an interview, Volker Turk pointed out how seven or eight big tech companies n...

SoftBank sells Nvidia stake for $5.8 billion to fund AI...

The Tokyo-based company now boasts a portfolio that includes some of the world’s...

German court rules against OpenAI in copyright case

OpenAI has faced court cases in the U.S. regarding their ChatGPT, but the challe...

Cyberattack leaves Asahi struggling as rival brewers ga...

The ransomware attack on Asahi Group Holdings disabled its internal system that ...

Shiseido seen logging record annual net loss of ¥52 bil...

Shiseido said that about 200 jobs at the company and a subsidiary will be shed t...

European Commission seeks firmer line on EU use of Huaw...

If an earlier recommendation to stop using high-risk vendors becomes a legal req...

Sony lifts profit view on anime strength and tariff rev...

The Tokyo-based conglomerate now expects ¥1.43 trillion in operating profit for ...

Japan's April-September current account surplus hits re...

The current account balance expanded mainly because the trade balance swung to a...

Bank of Japan signals it's inclined to increase rates, ...

The central bank will make the move as long as wages keep moving up at a healthy...

Unions slam Trump for giving China a pass on shipbuilding

The union reaction came after Trump touted a trade truce between the world’s lar...

Olympus soars most in six years on job cuts and shakeups

CEO Bob White said he plans to cut about 2,000 jobs, or roughly 7% of the firm’s...

Goldman sees U.S. investors flocking to Japan as Nikkei...

The inflow of U.S. funds reflects the strong performance of Japanese equities in...

Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Ko...

The Japanese capital excelled thanks to its "operational excellence, technologic...

Japanese automakers warn of billions in tariff losses

Toyota, Honda and Nissan describe the import duties as a "new normal” that the i...

China starts work on easing rare earth export rules but...

China is working on easing rare earth export rules, but Washington shouldn't hop...

Fuji Media director resigns over falsifying expense claims

Executive Managing Director Michiyo Yasuda made inappropriate claims for expense...