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A newly established AI company led by SoftBank, NEC, Sony Group and Honda Motor will apply for a government-backed AI development support program run by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).
BUSINESS / Companies
SoftBank and others set up new firm to develop high-performance AI
Engineers from SoftBank and Tokyo-based AI developer Preferred Networks Inc. are expected to participate in the development.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring meetings signage outside the IMF headquarters in Washington on April 9.
BUSINESS / Economy
World finance chiefs head to IMF with a sense of deja vu
By Jana Randow
Ahead of the meetings IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva warned that the international community is becoming less able to respond to shocks.
Trade minister Ryosei Akazawa said Bank of Japan policy could be used to strengthen the yen and curb rising prices, as the central bank considers a rate hike to counter inflation driven by the Iran war.
BUSINESS / Economy
BOJ policy to boost yen could be an option to curb inflation, minister says
The central bank weighs raising interest rates this month to ?counter inflation spurred by the Iran war.
BUSINESS
EU and U.S. near critical minerals deal to combat Chinese control
By Alberto Nardelli and Joe Deaux
BUSINESS
China¡¯s Huatai is looking to start securities business in Japan
BUSINESS
Goldman-backed Go taxi app said to plan Japan IPO this year
By Yasutaka Tamura, Julia Fioretti and Dave Sebastian
BUSINESS
Shipowners eye Hormuz ceasefire window for 800 trapped vessels
By Weilun Soon

Companies

Industry minister Ryosei Akazawa speaks during the opening of a Rapidus chip analysis factory in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Saturday.
Companies
Japan bets ?632 billion to propel startup Rapidus into global AI chip race
By Mari Kiyohara
The move ramps up financial support for a signature project widely regarded as a long shot.
Companies
Financial support program for community-focused startups draws growing interest
Companies
Fast Retailing raises profit outlook on robust global demand and Japan sales
By Eru Ishikawa
Companies
Seven & I delays U.S. unit IPO, saying revamp will take longer
By Eru Ishikawa
Companies
New models show calculators remain popular after 60 years
Companies
SoftBank unit plans debut euro bond as group makes big AI push
By helene durand
Companies
Japan business failures hit 12-year high in fiscal 2025

Economy

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda holds at news conferece in Tokyo on March 19.
Economy
Bank of Japan wary of inflation pressure amid war in Middle East
The BOJ is expected to face difficulties steering its monetary policy, as raising interest rates to contain inflation could cool the economy.
Economy / ANALYSIS
Iran war leaves crisis-scarred countries counting the cost
By Marc Jones, Uditha Jayasinghe and Ariba Shahid
Economy
Fuel shortages from Iran war threaten Asia¡¯s biggest food staple
Economy
Confusion over naphtha supply hits industries and households
Economy
Producer prices in Japan rise 2.6% in March
Economy
Chinese payment apps raise questions in Japan
By Francis Tang
Economy
Asia economic growth to slow even if oil stabilizes, ADB warns
By Andreo Calonzo

Markets

SoftBank Group is one of the few Japanese companies that regularly issue corporate bonds.
Markets
Japan wants to transform its sleepy corporate bond market
By Kazuaki Nagata
The hope is to make it a source for much-needed growth capital and provide more avenues to funding.
Markets
Stocks rally 5% and yen strengthens 1% after U.S. and Iran agree to ceasefire
By Francis Tang
Markets / FOCUS
Pharmaceutical logistics in demand as war rattles supply chains
Markets
Japan credit pipeline slows as investors grapple with volatility
By Takahiko Hyuga
Markets
Drugmakers delay some European launches with a wary eye on Trump¡¯s pricing policies
By Maggie Fick, Bhanvi Satija and Dominique Patton
Markets
Oil shock from war on Iran unwinds traders' playbook since Trump¡¯s tariffs
By Sangmi Cha and Marcus Wong
Markets
Tokyo stocks decline to a 2026 low after yen breaks ?160 to the dollar
By Francis Tang

Tech

A Tesla Model 3 is shown driving on the highway with FSD 14.2.2.3 self-driving supervised software in Irvine, California, in January.
Tech
Tesla's supervised self-driving software gets Dutch OK, first in Europe
The electric car maker hopes to see similar action from the rest of the European Union soon.
Tech
Waiting for DeepSeek: new model to test China's AI ambitions
By Katie Forster and Luna Lin
Tech
AI K-Pop startup Galaxy aims for IPO in Seoul and New York
By Sohee Kim
Tech
TikTok to build a second billion-euro data center in Finland
By Supantha Mukherjee and Anne Kauranen
Tech
SpaceX lays out IPO details, targets early June roadshow, sources say
By Echo Wang
Tech
OpenAI, Anthropic and Google cooperate to fend off Chinese bids to clone models
By Shirin Ghaffary and Maggie Eastland
Tech
How one factory in China learned to live with Trump, tariffs and turmoil
By David Kirton
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Japan team discovers why cats leave meals unfinished
An Iwate University team said it has confirmed that cats' appetites wane once they get used to the smell of their food.
Japanese researchers look at 800-year-old books and trees for signs of extreme solar events
A drawing of Fujiwara no Teika, known as a courtier, <i>waka</i> poet and scholar of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods
Debt-laden Japan should review spending on gender equality, survey finds
A woman holds a handheld fan bearing the image of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi&#039;s wedding photo, during an election campaign event in Tokyo on Feb. 7.
Jehovah's Witnesses followers sue Japanese government
Jehovah&#039;s Witnesses hand out pamphlets in the Bronx borough of New York City in 2023. In Japan around 20 members of the group have sued the government.
Chinese payment apps raise questions in Japan
Alipay has been mentioned by legislators in discussions about the use of foreign payment apps in Japan.
Tokyo¡¯s sake calendar is filled to the brim
The recently concluded Sake Park invited younger brewers to make sake more approachable for attendees in their 20s and 30s.
Japan¡¯s tighter immigration controls yielding results
An immigration control passport stamp issued in Japan. A surge in arrivals from overseas has coincided with a tightening of immigration controls under a government initiative aimed at reducing overstayers.
At 80, Yoshio Suzuki keeps chasing the possibilities of jazz
Members of jazz ensemble The Blend ¡ª (from left) pianist Hakuei Kim, trumpeter Keisuke Nakamura, bassist Yoshio Suzuki, drummer Tamaya Honda and saxophonist Kosuke Mine ¡ª performed at Billboard Live Yokohama last month to celebrate Suzuki¡¯s 80th birthday.
Sumo creates unity on an island famed for division
Jonathon Templeton (second from right) with members of Sumo na hEireann
Pokemon store stabbing spotlights importance of treatment for stalkers
Police investigate the scene where a staff member of a Pokemon store was fatally stabbed, in Tokyo&#039;s Toshima Ward on March 26.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Participants at the Kinrin Utakai discuss tanka at the group¡¯s gathering last month in Tokyo¡¯s Ogikubo neighborhood.
Why tanka poetry is clicking with a new generation
By Zoria Petkoska

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