BUSINESS

20% of Japan’s pledged U.S. investments underway a year after tariff deal

20% of Japan’s pledged U.S. investments underway a year...

The Japanese government has faced unrelenting criticism on the sheer size of the...

China’s Moonshot plans IPO in six months after AI breakthrough

China’s Moonshot plans IPO in six months after AI break...

The Chinese AI pioneer has officially distributed the shareholder resolution to ...

Moonshot AI’s Kimi upends conventional wisdom on U.S. lead over China

Moonshot AI’s Kimi upends conventional wisdom on U.S. l...

The surprising gains in performance have stunned some AI watchers and investors,...

Mitsubishi Electric eyes power-chip merger with Rohm and Toshiba

Mitsubishi Electric eyes power-chip merger with Rohm an...

The move would consolidate three of the world's top suppliers of a growing segme...

Nichirei to fully resume operations as early as next week

Nichirei to fully resume operations as early as next week

The company on Friday partially restarted operations at refrigerated warehouses ...

Uniqlo sister brand GU taps luxury designer to sell $18 jeans

Uniqlo sister brand GU taps luxury designer to sell $18...

The retailer this week unveiled the first collection overseen by Francesco Risso...

Japan’s ‘decisive action’ threat does little to scare yen bears

Japan’s ‘decisive action’ threat does little to scare y...

The lack of movement in the yen speaks to the diminishing power of verbal interv...

BOJ likely to raise growth forecast and stand pat, sources say

BOJ likely to raise growth forecast and stand pat, sour...

The officials will make final decisions on policy and the economic outlook after...

Apple raises iPhone 17 price by 10% in Japan as yen stays weak

Apple raises iPhone 17 price by 10% in Japan as yen sta...

The starting quote for the entry-level iPhone 17 handset with 256 gigabytes of s...

SMBC bolsters global sales and trading push with macro hire

SMBC bolsters global sales and trading push with macro ...

New hire Kunal Maini was most recently the head of Americas fixed income, curren...

China’s giant EVs are damaging roads without paying for repairs

China’s giant EVs are damaging roads without paying for...

The vehicles — some more than 5 meters long and weighing three tons — are strain...

Google Search AI poses ‘unacceptable risk’ to kids, report finds

Google Search AI poses ‘unacceptable risk’ to kids, rep...

The ubiquitous search engine's AI features failed to detect suicide risks, said ...

Chipmaker Kioxia’s market  value halves from peak on AI selloff

Chipmaker Kioxia’s market value halves from peak on AI...

Investors are more closely scrutinizing global chipmakers as they question wheth...

Nikkei briefly dives over 4,100 points in afternoon

Nikkei briefly dives over 4,100 points in afternoon

It slipped below 63,000 for the first time in about a month on an intraday basis.

Japan considering stockpiling naphtha again

Japan considering stockpiling naphtha again

The country procures 40% of its naphtha, a raw material for plastic products and...

Nichirei getting back online after cyberattack hit KFC supplies

Nichirei getting back online after cyberattack hit KFC ...

Cyberattacks are becoming a recurring operational risk for Japanese companies, w...