BUSINESS

bg
AI is learning to lie, scheme and threaten its creators

AI is learning to lie, scheme and threaten its creators

More than two years after ChatGPT shook the world, AI researchers still don't fu...

bg
Russia tries again to expand LNG exports upended by sanctions

Russia tries again to expand LNG exports upended by san...

Since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russian gas pipeline exports to Europe have ...

bg
Railway firms diversify ticket gate access methods

Railway firms diversify ticket gate access methods

A growing number of railway operators are introducing contactless credit card pa...

bg
Japan private-sector rice imports soar in May

Japan private-sector rice imports soar in May

Restaurants and consumers are increasingly turning to U.S. brands in search of c...

bg
Trump halts trade talks with Canada, shattering optimism over tariff deals

Trump halts trade talks with Canada, shattering optimis...

The move came just hours after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent struck an u...

bg
Japan, U.S. to continue tariff talks as July deadline looms

Japan, U.S. to continue tariff talks as July deadline l...

One focus of the bilateral negotiations is whether the suspension of additional ...

bg
Tariff deals could be wrapped up by Sept. 1, Bessent says as talks pick up

Tariff deals could be wrapped up by Sept. 1, Bessent sa...

The U.S. Treasury chief did not mention any changes to a July 9 deadline for cou...

bg
Tokyo Electron shrugs off fears of Chinese rivals catching up

Tokyo Electron shrugs off fears of Chinese rivals catch...

Technology at the company is advancing faster than its Chinese rivals’ due in pa...

bg
Toyota sales hit third monthly record on Japan and U.S. demand

Toyota sales hit third monthly record on Japan and U.S....

Toyota’s global sales — including subsidiaries Daihatsu and Hino — rose 8% from ...

bg
Nikkei hits 40,000 level as trade hopes fuel Japan stock rally

Nikkei hits 40,000 level as trade hopes fuel Japan stoc...

Exporters such as carmakers were among the biggest contributors to gains.

bg
Department stores' tax-free sales drop as tourists' shopping patterns change

Department stores' tax-free sales drop as tourists' sho...

Greater foreign tourist diversity has led to a change in shopping priorities, th...

bg
Trump himself will wield U.S. Steel ‘golden share’ superpowers

Trump himself will wield U.S. Steel ‘golden share’ supe...

After the U.S. president leaves office, the authority will move to executive bra...

bg
Nikkei hits 40,000 level as trade hopes drive Japan stock rally

Nikkei hits 40,000 level as trade hopes drive Japan sto...

Exporters such as carmakers were among the biggest contributors to gains.

bg
U.S. trips to Japan surpass Paris for hot summer vacation destinations

U.S. trips to Japan surpass Paris for hot summer vacati...

A multiday stay in Japan has become much more affordable for those in the U.S. t...

bg
Tokyo inflation eases as energy costs cool ahead of election

Tokyo inflation eases as energy costs cool ahead of ele...

Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 3.1% in the capital in June from a yea...

bg
Former Intel CEO Gelsinger has some advice for Japan's Rapidus

Former Intel CEO Gelsinger has some advice for Japan's ...

He encourages the chipmaker to distinguish itself in some way from TSMC.