NEXT Oncology, an Avacare business, has expanded its services to Asia through a strategic partnership with Kansai Medical University in Osaka, Japan. Under the guidance of Dr. Toshio Shimizu as the ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank chases actual revenue with OpenAI in corporate Japan
The two companies are still fine-tuning the products they are co-developing for Japanese enterprises Read more at The Business Times. ( read original story ...)
Toyota reports a drop in profit as Trump’s taxes hurt Japanese automakers
Toyota reported a seven per cent year-on-year drop in profit for April-September on Wednesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs slammed Japanese automakers ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Toyota, hurt by President Trump’s tariffs, reports a drop in profit
Toyota has reported its net profit fell 7% from a year earlier in April-September as President Donald Trump’s tariffs slammed Japanese automakers. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top FX diplomat voices concern about AI-driven stock surge
Japan's top currency diplomat, Atsushi Mimura, said on Wednesday that he is concerned about the surging valuation of the stock market powered by the AI boom.There are concerns "whether or not the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsui lifts full-year profit forecast by 6%
Japanese trading house Mitsui said on Wednesday it was raising its annual profit forecast by 6 per cent due to an improved performance from its liquefied natural gas and mineral and metal resources ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp sees six-month profit slump 42% on weak coal business
Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp reported a six-month net profit of 356 billion yen ($2.4 billion) on Tuesday, down 42% from last year, due to a weaker Australian steelmaking coal business and ... ( read original story ...)
Top NC leaders travel to Taiwan, Japan to bolster business ties
Japan is already North Carolina’s top international business partner. State leaders believe there’s still more to be done to convince Asian companies to build factories in the Tar Heel state. ( read original story ...)
Japanese game maker Nintendo reports zooming sales and profit on its hit Switch 2 machine
Japanese video-game maker Nintendo's net profit jumped 85% in April-September from the previous year, as its sales more than doubled following the launch of its hit Switch 2 console in June. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Takaichi targets 17 industries to drive economy
Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae held the first meeting at Japan's economic strategy headquarters on Tuesday. She told her cabinet ministers to develop policies in 17 industrial fields to drive growth. ( read original story ...)
Disney+ Inks Content Partnership With CJ ENM to Bring TVING Originals to Japan
Disney+ will become the exclusive home for TVING’s hit Korean dramas in Japan as both platforms look to gain ground in Asia’s most valuable streaming market. ( read original story ...)
AI startup Anthropic opens Tokyo office, plans R&D hub in Japan
US-based artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has opened a Tokyo office to expand its business in the Asia-Pacific. ( read original story ...)
Planet Japan: Highlights from the Tokyo auto show, and its different auto culture
Japan is an ocean, 6,397 nautical miles, and a world away from the Detroit. From kei cars to pickup trucks, how the world's third-biggest car market looks different. ( read original story ...)
TIFFCOM: Japan’s Anime Industry Expanded 15 Percent to $25 Billion in 2024
The record annual results for Japan's booming anime industry were achieved even before the recent historic success of 'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle.' ... ( read original story ...)
Could Nissan cars made in Mississippi be headed to Japan in rare deal? What to know
Nissan is considering exporting US-built Murano and Pathfinder SUVs to Japan from its Mississippi plant. This move would help utilize underused factory capacity at the Canton, Mississippi facility. ( read original story ...)
Strong quake shakes Hokkaido as authorities urge vigilance
The quake, with an estimated magnitude of 5.8, measured a lower 5, the fifth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, in the city of Nemuro. ( read original story ...)