Japanese automakers face a strong challenge from their Chinese rivals and Tesla as they make inroads into markets at home and abroad. ( read original story ...)
Honda and Nissan announce plans to merge, creating the world’s third-largest automaker
TOKYO — Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to work toward a merger, forming the world’s third-largest automaker by sales as the industry undergoes dramatic changes in its ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan, Honda expected to announce plans to merge, creating world’s No. 3 automaker
The two companies, and smaller Nissan alliance member Mitsubishi Motors, said their top executives would hold a news conference later in the day. ( read original story ...)
Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher after Wall Street rally caps a dismal week
Shares are mostly higher in Asia after U.S. stocks capped a mostly dismal week with a broad rally. Markets saw strong gains in Tokyo, China, Taiwan and South Korea. Honda and Nissan were expected to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s bond supply set to reach decade high as BOJ bond purchases slow
The BOJ’s plan to almost halve bond purchases comes as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans additional spending in an extra budget. ( read original story ...)
Japan to issue cease-and-desist order against Google
The Japanese antitrust watchdog found that the U.S. company has forced smartphone makers to install its search app. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s antitrust watchdog to find Google violated law in search case: Report
Japan's competition watchdog is expected to find Google guilty of violating the country's antitrust law, Nikkei Asia reported on Sunday (Dec 22), citing sources. The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) ... ( read original story ...)
Bankruptcies, suicide rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
While Japan is by no means alone in confronting a debt problem, salaries are the lowest of Group-of-Seven countries, and the central bank is raising borrowing costs while its peers cut them ... ( read original story ...)
Products with top sales growth rates in Japan in 2024 reflect lifestyle changes: survey
A ranking of the best-selling everyday items in Japan in 2024 compared to the previous year reflects lifestyle changes brought on after consu ... ( read original story ...)
Small Japanese firms are going broke at rapid pace as labour shortage turns dire
In the first half of this year, 182 companies went under in the country which faces a deficit of 3.4 million workers by decade’s end. ( read original story ...)
Mind the labour gap: Worker crunch piles pressure on small-town Japan
Over the last decade, Masato Shiota brought his papermaking business back from the brink, paying down debt and buying machinery to automate some production. But he struggles to find workers to keep ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon Japan to enter “furusato nozei” business
Amazon aims to differentiate its service from other sites by delivering gifts as quickly as one day after donations are made. ( read original story ...)
Announcing the first 7 chefs and restaurateurs coming to Time Out Market Osaka in March 2025
More than a decade after the first Time Out Market opened in Lisbon back in 2014, Asia is finally set to join the club with the opening of Time Out Market Osaka next year. Scheduled to start business ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Eneos considers listing up to 70% of JX Advanced Metals, Bloomberg says
Japan's largest oil refiner Eneos Holdings is considering offering up to 70% of its metal unit JX Advanced Metals (JXAM) in an initial public offering which may raise up to 700 billion yen ($4.51 ... ( read original story ...)
Corporate Japan is steeling itself for hostile interest
Then put that idea in the company safe, mark it “emergency use” and keep the combination handy. The chances are rising that it will be needed before the end of 2025. Corporate Japan has been rumbled, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Seven & i plans to open 500 stores in US, Canada by 2027
Japan's Seven & i Holdings said on Wednesday it plans to open 500 new convenience stores in the United States and Canada through 2027. ( read original story ...)