EEconomy Read More Japan’s Credit Saison moves to launch online bank in Brazil this yearFebruary 3, 2026 Finance Financial group sees unmet demand for loans among consumers and small businesses Japan’s Credit Saison looks to…
NNew Zealand Read More Kumano Kodo family hike: How we tackled Japan’s sacred trail with teensJanuary 30, 2026 Nachisan town. Photo / Angela Barnett The first day was only three hours, but it was a steep…
EEconomy Read More Japan’s Takaichi finds ‘balance’ on fiscal policy: Moody’s analystJanuary 26, 2026 Interview Fiscal consolidation expected to be sustained but slow amid structural challenges Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has…
BBusiness Read More Japan’s Prime Minister to dissolve parliament for snap electionJanuary 14, 2026 The Tokyo stock market closed 1.5% higher and the yen slumped to its lowest value since mid-2024 on…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Japan’s TDK sharpens AI focus with smart glasses, data center partsJanuary 7, 2026 TDK President and CEO Noboru Saito: ‘The progress and development of the AI ecosystem that drives society’s transformation…
EEconomy Read More Japan’s PM stresses corporate investment as key to stronger economyDecember 23, 2025 Economy Sanae Takaichi says supplementary budget made a ‘preliminary step’ toward achieving this Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Japan’s NTT to deploy more than 1,000 autonomous buses and robot taxisDecember 17, 2025 May Mobility is one of four startups that Japanese telecommunications group NTT has partnered with or invested in. TSUBASA…
HHealthcare Read More Carlyle to acquire Japan’s Hogy Medical for $1bnDecember 15, 2025 Health Care Japanese surgical kit maker is 26.4% owned by activist investor Dalton Carlyle Group aims to raise…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Japan’s Yaskawa to invest $180m to build AI-powered robots in USNovember 28, 2025 Technology Industrial robot maker’s new Wisconsin factory to start production by fiscal 2028 Yaskawa’s AI-equipped Motoman Next robot…
EEconomy Read More China's long-term yields sink below Japan's for first time – Nikkei AsiaNovember 25, 2025 China’s long-term yields sink below Japan’s for first time Nikkei AsiaChina Keeps LPR Unchanged for Sixth Month in a…
AArtificial intelligence Read More Sakana AI takes crown as Japan’s most valuable unicornNovember 16, 2025 With its latest round of fundraising, Sakana AI has become the biggest unlisted startup in Japan. (Nikkei montage)Â …
EEconomy Read More Japan’s GDP declined in July-September on US tariffs, economists sayNovember 1, 2025 Economy 1st contraction in six quarters predicted at annualized 2.4% U.S. tariffs and stagnation of real wages are…