AI firm DeepSeek is aiding China's military and intelligence operations, a senior U.S. official said, adding that the startup sought to access high-end chips that cannot be shipped to China under U.S. rules. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/24/tech/deepseek-china-military-export-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #ai #deepseek #china #nvidia #semiconductors
Around 84% of oil passing through the Strait is destined for Asia, leaving the economies of China, India, South Korea and Japan vulnerable to an Iranian blockade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/24/economy/asia-oil-strait-of-hormuz/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #straitofhormuz #iran #unitedarabemirates #oman #shipping #trade #middleeast #oil #asia #china #india #southkorea
The Fair Trade Commission slapped fines totaling ¥3.3 billion on advertising giant Dentsu Group and six other ad agencies and event organizers for bid-rigging over the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/23/ftc-fines-dentsu-group-others/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #ftc #dentsu#2020tokyoolympics
Nomura more than doubled Kentaro Okuda’s pay last year, rewarding the chief executive officer for guiding Japan’s largest brokerage to a record annual profit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/23/companies/nomura-ceo-pay-doubles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nomura #brokerages #stocks #wages
Japan’s biggest banks are among the first global firms to evacuate employees from Dubai and other financial hubs in the Middle East, just days after U.S. airstrikes on Iran increased risks in the region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/23/companies/japan-banks-pull-staff-from-middle-east/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #banks #middleeast #iran
Lawson and KDDI are beta testing a futuristic convenience store at Takanawa Gateway City. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/23/companies/tech-lawson-store/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #lawson #conveniencestores #mitsubishi #kddi #telecoms
Shareholders’ rejection of another term for Eiji Sato as Taiyo Holdings chief executive officer over the weekend was a rare event highlighting the growing clout of activists in Japan’s stock market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/23/companies/taiyo-holdings-shareholders-reject-ceo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #taiyoholdings #stocks #investments
More Japanese companies are giving gifts at their annual general meetings, which could increase the ranks of loyal retail investors as pressure from activist investors grows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/23/companies/freebies-annual-shareholders-meetings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #stocks #investments #shareholders