EEconomy Read More Japan’s smaller businesses exit China on economic, political risksJuly 13, 2026 Business trends Overall tally of Japanese firms in country down about 10% from 2012 peak Staffing services provider…
EEconomy Read More Japan’s appeal to foreign workers falls on low wages and weak yenJuly 8, 2026 Japan immigration Survey shows 83.7% interested in working outside country, with South Korea top choice A Vietnamese technical…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Japan’s MinebeaMitsumi to boost bearings output for AI data centersJuly 5, 2026 Electronics $360m investment in Southeast Asia to raise capacity 30% as AI demand expands beyond chips MinebeaMitsumi will…
SSpace Read More Rakuten-led group set for subsidies to build Japan’s answer to StarlinkJune 29, 2026 Telecommunication Government readies $900m in support for homegrown satellite-to-mobile access A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites…
EEconomy Read More Japan’s top banks weigh how to raise dollars for promised US investmentsJune 28, 2026 Finance Private sector officials ask government, BOJ for help in securing foreign exchange Japan’s major banks are looking…
EEconomy Read More Japan's 'frozen money' pool shifts to investments as rates, inflation bite – Nikkei AsiaJune 15, 2026 Japan’s ‘frozen money’ pool shifts to investments as rates, inflation bite Nikkei AsiaGlobal Funds Retreat From Japan’s Long Bonds…
EEconomy Read More Why Japan’s Takaichi has stepped back from BOJ rate hike debateJune 10, 2026 Comment Prime minister faces pressure from markets, US on inflation and yen Comments from BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda…
BBusiness Read More Japan’s naphtha imports recover to 80% of pre-Iran war levelsJune 6, 2026 Commodities Diversification pays off, but price remains high amid ceasefire uncertainty Chemical makers in Japan have been finding…
EEconomy Read More Japan’s local banks flee China for Singapore, India as supply chains shiftJune 2, 2026 Finance China branch numbers fall 20% in 5 years while big banks also see loan slump Bank of…
EEconomy Read More Japan’s extra budget won’t add deficit-covering bonds, Takaichi saysMay 26, 2026 Politics Funds will provide relief from higher gas and energy prices stemming from Iran war Japan’s supplementary budget…
EEconomy Read More The shrinking, monochrome future of Japan’s war-ravaged food industryMay 25, 2026 Food & Beverage Potato chips face crunch, ketchup turns transparent as raw material costs rise Kagome is switching…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Japan’s Kioxia forecasts 48-fold quarterly profit jump on AI demandMay 15, 2026 Semiconductors Chip supplier says ‘strength of the flash memory market is expected to continue’ Kioxia has been increasing…