Japan

Japan ‘Not Planning’ to Widen China Chip Curbs Despite US Push

Washington is also pushing the Netherlands to stop ASML from maintaining and servicing equipment it sold to China before the…

1 month ago

China-Wary Investors ‘Icing on Cake’ For Japan’s Nikkei

Nikkei heavyweights with a significant presence in China have seen mega rallies, especially in the chip sector

2 months ago

Japan Successfully Launches H3 Rocket a Year After Failure

The launch marks a second straight win for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency after its lunar lander, SLIM, achieved a "pinpoint" touchdown…

2 months ago

Japan Leaders Want Law on Generative AI ‘Within the Year’

Japan's ruling party's AI project team is planning to draft preliminary rules, including penal regulations, for foundation model developers such…

2 months ago

Top Execs at Toyota’s Daihatsu Bow Out Over Safety-Test Scandal

The departures are among the most drastic changes Daihatsu has made so far after revealing last year it had rigged…

2 months ago

Canon Says New ‘Stamp’ Machine Will Slash Chipmaking Costs – FT

The machines are aimed at disrupting the most expensive step in the chipmaking process, by “stamping” chip designs on to…

3 months ago

BoJ Holds Firm on Easing But Hints at End to Negative Rates

Japan’s central bank signalled it could begin phasing out its huge stimulus programme but refused to reveal a timetable

3 months ago

TSMC’s AI Bet Triggers Mega Chip Rally, Except in China

TSMC's shares closed 6.5% higher on Friday in Taipei, cementing its position as Asia's most valuable listed company

3 months ago

Japan Earthquake Shatters Tourist Town’s Post-Covid Recovery

The total toll on lives and industry along the Noto Peninsula from the 7.6 magnitude quake — the strongest to…

4 months ago

Japan Looking to Trim Budget for First Time in 12 Years

The move reflects the government's will to restore the tattered public finances and revive a lacklustre economy

4 months ago

Japan Government Space Spending Sparks Startup Investor Boom

Japan's most significant defence build-up since the Second World War has seen a wave of new investment in its domestic aerospace sector

4 months ago

Japan, South Korea Share Tech, Energy Tie-Up Ambitions

Concerns about a more aggressive China and the nuclear ambitions of North Korea have forced the two key nations to…

5 months ago