BUSINESS

Nvidia expands Toyota AI partnership for smart cities, factories

Nvidia expands Toyota AI partnership for smart cities, ...

Extending the reach of AI beyond the data center and integrating it directly int...

Overseas investors return to Japanese bonds after minister’s pension fund signal

Overseas investors return to Japanese bonds after minis...

Overseas investors ‌bought ‌a net ¥499.8 billion ​of Japanese long-term bonds, t...

Prabowo’s favored tycoon wants to become Indonesia’s richest man

Prabowo’s favored tycoon wants to become Indonesia’s ri...

Entrepreneur Andi Syamsuddin Arsyad's presence increasingly noticed, as Presiden...

AI ignites ‘ignored sector’ for Japan chipmaker Kioxia

AI ignites ‘ignored sector’ for Japan chipmaker Kioxia

The global race to build artificial intelligence data centers has upped business...

JR East announces design of new inspection shinkansen train

JR East announces design of new inspection shinkansen t...

The new train, nicknamed Soar, will inspect the tracks and other facilities whil...

OpenAI’s first device will be movable, screenless speaker built as AI companion

OpenAI’s first device will be movable, screenless speak...

The device represents a critical next step for OpenAI, which is poised for an in...

Japan’s bid to bring money home faces fiscal and BOJ reality check

Japan’s bid to bring money home faces fiscal and BOJ re...

The renewed focus on domestic investment comes as Tokyo seeks new ways to suppor...

KFC Japan may cut menu as logistics outage disrupts deliveries

KFC Japan may cut menu as logistics outage disrupts del...

The fast-food giant says product shortages, reduced menus and changes to opening...

Huawei’s $11 billion clean energy empire is opening new markets

Huawei’s $11 billion clean energy empire is opening new...

As the U.S. and Europe become more hostile, emerging markets like Brazil are bec...

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son sees fusion power as key to AI’s future

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son sees fusion power as key to AI...

However, many technological and financial challenges remain for fusion technolog...

Japan finance chief floats JGBs in tax-free accounts and GPIF portfolio review

Japan finance chief floats JGBs in tax-free accounts an...

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama's remarks were seen as part of stepped-up effo...

Fujifilm’s QuickSnap celebrates 40 years amid renewed interest in analog

Fujifilm’s QuickSnap celebrates 40 years amid renewed i...

First launched on July 1, 1986, Fujifilm has sold more than 1.7 billion units of...

SocGen sees $76 billion of JGB buying if GPIF rebalances assets

SocGen sees $76 billion of JGB buying if GPIF rebalance...

The estimate follows Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama's call last week for Japa...

OpenAI, Meta, SpaceXAI compete for more cost-efficient AI models

OpenAI, Meta, SpaceXAI compete for more cost-efficient ...

While all promise to be more advanced, their biggest immediate selling point may...

Shippers face deepening dilemma as U.S. and Iran vie for control of Persian Gulf

Shippers face deepening dilemma as U.S. and Iran vie fo...

Last week's hostilities between Iran and the U.S. have caused ship traffic throu...