BUSINESS

Homegrown startups outperform returnee tech talent, stu...

India’s fiercely competitive startup field

Asics sees boom in running shoes for India’s healthy an...

The Kobe, Japan-based manufacturer of sports shoes and athleisure wear is seekin...

SpaceX shifts focus from Mars to moon, Musk says

Critics have for years panned the billionaire’s Mars colonization plans as overa...

Australia's AI boom may revive productivity, CBA says

Australia’s productivity performance ranks among the weakest in the developed wo...

Japan's 2025 current account surplus hits record

The country's combined balance of goods and services trade extended its historic...

Japan to invest in thermal power, diamonds and ports in...

The Japanese and U.S. governments will soon hold a meeting of a bilateral commit...

Japan's ratio of household spending on food hits 44-yea...

Total household spending averaged ¥314,001 per month, up 4.6% in nominal terms.

Anthropic buys Super Bowl ads to slap OpenAI for sellin...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called the Anthropic ad “deceptive” in a post on social me...

Washington Post CEO out after sweeping job cuts

Will Lewis’ management of the outlet was sharply criticized by subscribers and e...

Dow surges above 50,000 for first time as U.S. stocks r...

Stocks shrugged off worries connected to AI companies while traders focused on t...

China flexes its muscle at Singapore Airshow as U.S. is...

Regional delegations paid close attention to Beijing as it sharpened its bid for...

U.S. and India unveil interim trade framework, move clo...

The interim framework includes lower tariffs, a reshaping of energy ties and dee...

Toyota changes CEO despite its strength through industr...

Analysts had expressed surprise at the move, given Toyota's relative success ‍at...

Decisive win for Takaichi may be best scenario for bond...

A big win would eliminate the need for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ‍to negotia...

Nippon Steel projects larger full-year loss than expected

The steelmaker is now projecting a consolidated net loss of ¥70 billion as conse...

Mitsubishi Motors incurs loss in April-December on U.S....

The company kept unchanged its net profit estimate of ¥10 billion for the year.