Companies
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Nomura HD Aims to Increase Number of Individual Clients Through Employee Stock Purchase Associations, Says President
Nomura Holdings, Inc. President Kentaro Okuda expressed his enthusiasm to increase the number of ...
December 21, 2025
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9 Japan Companies Team Up on EV Battery Production; Seek to Streamline Process to Compete With China
Nine Japanese companies will establish a joint venture to build a low-cost, high-efficiency EV ba...
December 19, 2025
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Rakuten Develops New Large Language Model; ‘Rakuten AI 3.0’ Is One of Japan’s Biggest Llms to Date
Rakuten Group Inc. has developed its own Japanese large language model (LLM), a foundational mode...
December 19, 2025
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1st Official Southeast Asia Shop for Tomica Miniature Cars Opens in Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR — The first official shop in Southeast Asia for the Tomica miniature car series open...
December 18, 2025
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Honda Motor to Suspend Production over Chip Shortages; Japan, China Plants to Temporarily Halt in December, January
Honda Motor Co. will suspend or reduce production at its automobile plants in Japan and China thi...
December 18, 2025
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Honda to Cut Production in Japan, China due to Chip Shortage
Tokyo, Dec. 18 (Jiji Press)—Honda Motor Co. plans to reduce vehicle production at some plants in ...
December 18, 2025
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New Year Crowding on Outbound JR Travel to Peak on Dec. 27, Inbound on Jan. 3; Shinkansen Trains Mostly Fully Booked through End of Month, Says JR Group
Crowding for outbound JR trains is expected to peak on Dec. 27 and inbound on Jan. 3, according ...
December 17, 2025
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AR Godzilla Attraction Opens at Tokyo Dome City; Experience Immersed in World of Film
Tokyo Dome Corp.’s new augmented reality Godzilla attraction opened on Wednesday at Tokyo Dome Ci...
December 17, 2025
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IBM Japan President Yamaguchi to Chair Executives Group Keizai Doyukai
IBM Japan President Akio Yamaguchi has been chosen to succeed Takeshi Niinami as chairman of the ...
December 16, 2025
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Japanese Companies Prepare for Taiwan Contingency; Firms Hold Tabletop Drills, Review Suppliers to Minimize Potential Disruption
At a time when there is great worry in Japan about a possible Taiwan contingency, companies that ...
December 16, 2025
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Firm Executives Participate in Discussion on Effective Supply Chains At Next-Generation Global Supply Chain Forum
As tensions deepen between economic superpowers China and the United States, and growing concerns...
December 16, 2025
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Tokyo Gas to Steer More Than Half of Overseas Investments to US in Next 3 Years, CEO Says
TOKYO, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Tokyo Gas 9531.T, Japan's top city gas provider, plans to direct more t...
December 15, 2025
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Nippon Steel to Invest ¥6 Trillion over 5 Years to FY2030
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Nippon Steel Corp. plans to invest ¥6 trillion in facilities and business in...
December 13, 2025
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Kyocera, Fujifilm, Others Eyeing Investments in Rapidus
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Kyocera Corp., Fujifilm Holdings Corp. and other Japanese firms are consider...
December 13, 2025
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Govt Implements System to Help Workers Acquire Skills to Adapt to Technological Changes; Companies Concerned About Labor Shortages
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry began a system in October to provide financial assistance ...
December 13, 2025
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