OSAKA -- Six of seven major Japanese electronic parts manufacturers have upgraded their net profit outlooks for the year through March 2018, riding smartphones' increasing sophistication and the inclu
TOKYO -- As the number of overseas tourists to Japan grows sharply, the scarcity of nightlife in major Japanese cities, compared with hotspots in the U.S. and Europe, has become all too apparent. Econ
TOKYO -- Daiwa Securities Group will set up a venture capital fund in Myanmar, in a first for a major Japanese financial institution. FinanceJapan's Daiwa readies fund to invest in Myanmar startups $3
TOKYO -- From Nissan Motor to Daihatsu, major Japanese manufacturers are taking various steps to protect their supply chains from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Supply
JAKARTA -- ASICS, a major Japanese global manufacturer of running shoes, is expanding in Indonesia and India as it aims to tap into the growing popularity of running in these two emerging Asian econom
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TOKYO -- A Nikkei survey on U.S. tariff policies found that more than 80% of major Japanese auto parts makers have either forwarded the added costs of import levies on to customers or are considering
TOKYO -- The major Japanese banks that shoulder a growing share of lending to Toshiba may upgrade their internal ratings of the troubled technology company in a reflection of its progress back toward