BUSINESS
Niinami resigning as head of Keizai Doyukai
The business lobby's senior vice chairperson, Mutsuo Iwai, will become acting ch...
Iran's carpet industry unraveling under sanctions
The Persian rug risks becoming a relic of a lost golden age, with its legacy han...
Sony Financial surges in spinoff listing in Tokyo tradi...
The reference price for Sony ’s financial unit was set at ¥150 last week, which ...
Magnificent Seven is passe, but what can take its place?
Wall Street’s most powerful collection of stocks is missing some of the firms th...
Takaichi moots U.S. tariff deal do-over when asked abou...
The woman who could become Japan’s next prime minister raises questions about th...
Nidec shares slide after widening accounting scandal hu...
The company said in a financial report — submitted after a three-month delay — t...
Japanese power and city gas suppliers to raise rates ne...
Major power and city gas suppliers are set to raise rates in October following t...
<i>Oshikatsu</i> consumption grows in Japan, buoying re...
According to research company Intage, 35.1% of 5,000 people said they support ce...
Inflation and ‘food situation’ concerns top key Japan s...
Rising prices have not been this much of a worry since just after the 1973 oil s...
Itochu mulls first dollar note issue in five years to d...
The push comes as tighter credit spreads and expectations for U.S. rate cuts fue...
Trump’s 100% pharmaceutical tariffs won’t apply to Japa...
A U.S.-Japan joint statement says American tariff rates on Japanese drugs and se...
Trump mulls tariffs on foreign electronics based on num...
A source said the Commerce Department was considering a 15% tariff rate for elec...
China has more robots working for it than the rest of t...
Chinese manufacturers have also gotten better at making factory robots, thanks t...
Nippon Steel to invest $300 million in U.S. Steel
The investment in two U.S. Steel plants forms part of the Japanese company's $11...
SoftBank’s PayPay to become available in South Korea as...
Japan’s largest mobile payment platform decided on South Korea because it is the...
Japanese corporate boards have changed dramatically in ...
Governance reforms have led to the addition of independent outside directors.