Japan’s TDK sharpens AI focus with smart glasses, data center parts
TDK President and CEO Noboru Saito: ‘The progress and development of the AI ecosystem that drives society’s transformation…
Japan’s PM stresses corporate investment as key to stronger economy
Economy Sanae Takaichi says supplementary budget made a ‘preliminary step’ toward achieving this Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi…
Japan’s NTT to deploy more than 1,000 autonomous buses and robot taxis
May Mobility is one of four startups that Japanese telecommunications group NTT has partnered with or invested in. TSUBASA…
Carlyle to acquire Japan’s Hogy Medical for $1bn
Health Care Japanese surgical kit maker is 26.4% owned by activist investor Dalton Carlyle Group aims to raise…
Japan’s Yaskawa to invest $180m to build AI-powered robots in US
Technology Industrial robot maker’s new Wisconsin factory to start production by fiscal 2028 Yaskawa’s AI-equipped Motoman Next robot…
China's long-term yields sink below Japan's for first time – Nikkei Asia
China’s long-term yields sink below Japan’s for first time Nikkei AsiaChina Keeps LPR Unchanged for Sixth Month in a…
Sakana AI takes crown as Japan’s most valuable unicorn
With its latest round of fundraising, Sakana AI has become the biggest unlisted startup in Japan. (Nikkei montage)Â …
Japan’s GDP declined in July-September on US tariffs, economists say
Economy 1st contraction in six quarters predicted at annualized 2.4% U.S. tariffs and stagnation of real wages are…
Japan’s next PM faces task of finding buyers for $520bn in JGBs
Bonds Japanese banks lack capacity to pick up slack as BOJ winds down purchases The Bank of Japan…
Japan’s Hitachi, Riken ink deal to build silicon quantum computer
Technology Tie-up with Imec targets prototype by fiscal 2027, 1,000-qubit system by fiscal 2030 The silicon-based quantum computer…
Japan’s Olympus revamps R&D as it looks to embrace robotics and AI
Health Care Move aims to improve top line and profit margins, says tech chief Olympus aims to lead in robotics and…
Japan’s antidumping probes hit new high as China glut persists
Trade Overproduction leads to South Korea, Taiwan redirecting goods normally sold to China Container ships sit at the…