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The Korea Composite Stock Price Index and the Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotations are displayed at the Korea Exchange in Seoul on March 4.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 28, 2026
South Korea passes U.K. to become world’s eighth-largest stock market
The total market capitalization of Korean-listed companies has surged more than 45% this year to $4.04 trillion, while the U.K.'s has climbed about 3% to $3.99 trillion.
Labubu dolls by toy company Pop Market are displayed during a press preview at an AliExpress pop-up shop in London on Nov. 11.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 16, 2025
Pop Mart’s Labubu risks Beanie Baby-style collapse, analyst says
The Labubu craze is about to peak, and doubts about the next sales driver for owner Pop Mart International Group?suggest its shares have limited upside, an analyst says.
The Xiaomi YU7 electric SUV
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 26, 2025
China’s Xiaomi to launch first SUV as shares near record high
Now valued at $187 billion, Xiaomi is worth more than Chinese EV leader BYD as it grows its footprint in the world’s largest car market.
A Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) logo is displayed on a wall in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on Tuesday. A recent rout saw TSMC’s forward price-to-earnings ratio hit a two-year low at one point.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 16, 2025
TSMC and ASML outlooks to reveal depth of tariff pain and AI angst
Both have borne the brunt of a broader market selloff, weighed down by both U.S. tariff threats and doubts over future AI demand.
Analysts warn that the emergence of DeepSeek’s low-cost, open-source large language models might cool the artificial intelligence frenzy and thus cap SoftBank's investment performance.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 14, 2025
Bears circle SoftBank as DeepSeek clouds outlook for Stargate
DeepSeek’s low-cost AI model is begging the question of whether such massive spending on Stargate is even necessary.
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. logo at the TSMC Museum of Innovation in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on May 29. Analysts say TSMC's longer-term outlook, which hinges on demand for the high-end chips used to train and host artificial intelligence models, should remain intact.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 17, 2024
TSMC bulls expect strong results to support record-high shares
TSMC is seen as more resilient than its key equipment supplier, ASML Holding, whose outlook cut sparked a slide in global chip stocks.
An electronic ticker displays stock figures in Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai on Aug. 14.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 7, 2024
China stock skepticism gets louder as world-beating run extends
Some are concerned many Chinese stocks are already reaching overvalued levels.
A Xiaomi SU7 electric vehicle on display at one of the company's stores in Shanghai on Tuesday. Xiaomi?declared its ambition for the?SU7?to become one of China's three best-selling luxury electric vehicle models, sounding a challenge to?Tesla?and other rivals in an increasingly crowded market.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 28, 2024
Xiaomi stakes growth on debut in China’s cut-throat EV market
Reception for the SU7 vehicle will likely dictate Xiaomi’s stock momentum after a 22% gain since a February low.
The buzz surrounding MediaTek casts a spotlight on growing competition between semiconductor firms that are exploiting the use of AI to grab a larger share of the smartphone business.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 28, 2023
AI chip boom fuels Taiwan firm’s 40% rally, beating Qualcomm
A five-month rally in MediaTek looks set to extend as booming demand for smartphones and a promising new AI chip brighten the company’s outlook.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2022
Ripples from Pelosi's Taiwan visit may take time to impact global markets
The developments are fanning fresh jitters in markets already spooked by the threat of a global slowdown amid surging inflation.
Reader Mail
May 2, 2007
Gun access fuels killings
Any person wanting to understand the past, present and future of gun murders in America need not look any further than page 5 of The Japan Times on April 18. The article titled "Gun-control debate looms after massacre" states that "since Columbine, which occurred eight years ago this week, there had...
The weight of not knowing: Japan’s long-missing children
A signboard urging people to call the police if they have information on the whereabouts of Kaori Nomura, who went missing in 1991 at the age of 8, is seen in Yokohama in early April.
China's rare defiance of U.S. sanctions sparks showdown over banks
A Chinese flag flutters in front of the Shanghai Gaoqiao Company Refinery in Shanghai.
‘Keep phones on,’ Tokyo warns as yen battle intensifies
The yen has traded in a narrow ?158 to ?159 range against the dollar for two months as Japan steps up efforts to contain further weakness.
Japan to closely watch Trump’s remarks on Taiwan in talks with Xi
Former Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera has warned that any deviation by U.S. President Donald Trump from his previous Taiwan stance during his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping could significantly impact American allies.
Japan-China tensions have no visible off-ramp
A policeman stands guard at an entrance to the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo on March 25. A man was apprehended in Tokyo March 24 after he trespassed onto the grounds of the embassy.
The weight of not knowing: Japan’s long-missing children
A signboard urging people to call the police if they have information on the whereabouts of Kaori Nomura, who went missing in 1991 at the age of 8, is seen in Yokohama in early April.
Amid shortage concerns, Japan works to secure supplies of raw materials
Since Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, concerns have emerged over what a shortage of oil and naphtha — a raw material for plastic products including food-packaging containers — could mean to not only industries but also supply chains and individual consumers.
What should the expectations be for sumo’s current trio of ō锄别办颈?
Kirishima (then Kiribayama) in the Kokugikan in Tokyo in February 2020. Should Kirishima repeat March’s Emperor’s Cup-winning performance in the upcoming meet, he’ll immediately become one of the most successful <i>ō锄别办颈</i> of all time.
The LDP is losing local elections. Should Takaichi be worried?
Despite Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s sustained high approval ratings after more than six months in office, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party she leads continues to suffer losses in local elections.
Fujisawa flashpoint: A mosque project stokes nativist fears
Muslims pray at Tokyo Camii in the Yoyogi-Uehara neighborhood. Though Muslims account for only 0.3% of Japan’s population, rhetoric in online spaces and by conservative politicians has fomented social tensions.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Projects like the BuddhaBot aim to re-create dialogue once lost to time, raising questions about whether AI can extend the teachings of Buddha or merely simulate them.
Can AI replace a priest? Japan’s temples and shrines are testing the limits.
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