Tag: business

TOKYO, Feb 4, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A Tokyo court on Tuesday upheld a suspended six-month sentence for former Nissan executive Greg Kelly, a one-time aide of the firm's fugitive ex-CEO Carlos Ghosn. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Tokyo High Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling that gave former Nissan Motor executive Greg Kelly a suspended sentence for his role in the underreporting of former CEO ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's largest lender Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group reported on Wednesday a 32% increase in quarterly net profit. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Real estate asset manager CapitaLand Investment (CLI) said on Feb 4 it will invest more than US$700 million (S$944.3 million) to develop its first data centre in Japan. The company has ... ( read original story ...)

In a move that signals a significant push for artificial intelligence adoption outside the United States, OpenAI, the pioneering AI research company, has entered into a landmark joint venture with ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Asia's factory activity weakened in January as soft Chinese demand and threats of higher tariffs by US President Donald Trump weighed on business sentiment, private surveys showed on Monday, ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group and OpenAI are stepping up their partnership in artificial intelligence, setting up a 50-50 held company called SB OpenAI Japan. ( read original story ...)

They will seek the support of hundreds of Japanese companies to build data centre and other AI-supporting hardware. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

Mitsubishi Corp said on Monday it was reviewing how to proceed with the development of its offshore wind projects in Japan, citing a "significantly changed" business environment, including inflation ... ( read original story ...)

Annual figures show Japan’s exports to China fell 7.6 per cent in 2019 in the first full year of Trump’s tariffs. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

The event is expected to provide a global platform for innovations in an effort to address issues facing humankind. ( read original story ...)

China said on Friday Japan's plans for export controls on chips, among other things, could damage business relations. ( read original story ...)

New guidelines are expected to significantly influence market practices and judicial decisions, and they are already shaping industry norms. ( read original story ...)

Ahead of World Expo 2025, Osaka, the host and one of the biggest Japanese cities has completely banned smoking and vaping in all public places. Anyone caught violating the rule will face a fine of ... ( read original story ...)

Rents for prime office space in Japan’s capital increased by 5.2 per cent in last year’s third quarter, the most in eight years. ( read original story ...)

Consumer prices excluding fresh food in the capital climbed 2.5% in January from a year earlier, the fastest pace since last February, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. Overall price gains ... ( read original story ...)