Toyota manufactured and sold a record number of cars in July, stretching the carmaker’s streak to a seventh consecutive month, on strong demand in the U.S. and China despite global trade uncertainties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/28/companies/toyota-record-sales-seven-months/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #cars

Reducing business risks in Africa appears to be key for Japan to shift its focus from assistance to investment in African nations at a time when China and Russia are trying to increase their presence in the continent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/25/companies/japanese-firms-investments-in-africa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #africa #investments

The share of women in managerial positions at Japanese companies hit a record this year, but was still far short of the government's target — apparently because of difficulty balancing home and work, a survey showed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/24/companies/women-managerial-positions-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #surveys #women039sissues #jobs

McDonald's Japan has cancelled a Happy Meal promotion based on the "One Piece" manga series in the wake of a frenzy sparked by a Pokemon-themed campaign that triggered an uproar over uneaten food being discarded. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/21/companies/one-piece-mcdonalds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mcdonald039s #onepiece #pokemon #waste #food #cardgames

Firefly Aerospace is exploring an option to launch its Alpha rocket from Japan as the U.S. rocket maker expands its satellite launch services globally. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/18/companies/firefly-aerospace-japan-rocket-launch/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #fireflyaerospace #rockets #space #hokkaido

Qantas Airways was ordered to pay $59 million for illegally sacking almost 2,000 ground workers during the pandemic, in a court judgment that included sharp criticism of the airline’s culture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/18/companies/qantas-fined-firing-pandemic/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #qantas #airlines #australia#covid19

Several companies, organizations and government agencies have been holding tours for female students in Tokyo this summer in the hopes of breaking down gender stereotypes in the fields of science and technology. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/18/companies/japan-tech-firms-female-students-office-tours/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tech #students #fujitsu #nvidia #nec #mitsubishielectric #microsoft #tokyometropolitangovernment

A reclusive oil merchant dominated Indonesia’s fuel trade for decades. Now he is embroiled in an $18 billion probe that has become a litmus test for President Prabowo Subianto’s anticorruption drive. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/18/companies/indonesia-gasoline-godfather-graft/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #indonesia #corruption #oil #gasoline

Air Canada's striking flight attendants on Sunday refused a government-backed labor board's order to return to work, forcing the airline to delay restarting its operations and leaving its passengers in limbo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/18/companies/strike-air-canada-back-to-work-order/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #aircanada #unions #canada #airlines

Nissan’s Oppama factory, opened in 1961, was once a crown jewel in Japan’s postwar rise to manufacturing powerhouse. Today, it represents the dangers of being caught flatfooted in a rapidly changing industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/18/companies/nissan-oppama-closure-effects/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #carmakers #cars #manufacturing #yokosuka

Japanese mobile payment service provider PayPay has taken a step for its public listing in the United States, though the exact schedule, size and price for the public listing have yet to be determined. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/16/companies/paypay-us-listing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #paypay #stocks #us #line #softbank

Increasing pressure on Japan’s technology firms to return more cash to shareholders may spur the next phase of corporate reforms that helped drive the nation’s stock market to record highs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/15/companies/japan-tech-firms-face-investors-pressure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #stocks #investments #tse

An internal Meta document detailing policies on chatbot behavior has permitted the company’s artificial intelligence creations to "engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/15/companies/meta-ai-chatbot-flirt-children/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #ai #meta #facebook #children #tech