Mos Food Services has unveiled an artificial intelligence-based system to process drive-thru orders at its restaurants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/21/companies/mos-ai-drive-thru/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mosfoodservices #ai
Convenience store sales in Japan hit a record high for the fourth straight year in 2025 thanks to increases in the number of stores and visitors to the country, the Japan Franchise Association has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/21/companies/convenience-store-sales-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #conveniencestores #japaneseeconomy #tourism #shopping
Netflix has switched to an all-cash offer for Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming assets in a bid to shut the door on Paramount’s rival efforts to snag the Hollywood giant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/21/companies/netflix-cash-warner-bros-paramount/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #netflix #warnerbros #paramount #streaming
Sony Group is spinning off control of its home entertainment business, including the flagship Bravia television brand, to Chinese rival TCL Electronics Holdings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/20/companies/sony-tv-china-tcl/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sony #television #tclelectronics
Brookfield Asset Management plans to double its Tokyo office space with a move to the landmark Roppongi Hills development, according to people familiar with the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/20/companies/brookfield-roppongi-hills/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #brookfieldassetmanagement #roppongihills #tokyo #realestate #investments
Department store operators and confectionery makers are trying to ride the wave of the Valentine's Day-related shopping binge in Japan by offering products and services featuring experiences. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/20/companies/japan-valentines-day-chocolate-sales/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #departmentstores #valentine039sday #food #retailers
Elliott Investment Management is opposing a proposed ¥6.1 trillion ($39 billion) privatization of Toyota Industries, arguing it could achieve greater value on its own. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/19/companies/toyota-industries-buyout-opposition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #toyotaindustries #elliottinvestmentmanagement #stocks #investments
Three major Japanese convenience store operators posted growth in their group operating profits for the March-November 2025 period, according to their earnings reports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/19/companies/japan-convenience-stores-profit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #conveniencestores #retailers #seveneleven #familymart #lawson
Shiseido, once a formidable challenger to L’Oreal and Estee Lauder Companies, is navigating its biggest challenge in decades, hurt by a costly misfire in North America and loss of market share to agile Asian rivals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/19/companies/shiseido-tough-turnaround/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #shiseido #cosmetics #stocks #investments
Recent comments by powerful American CEOs could be seen as mild pushback against Donald Trump, who has waded into business mechanics like no other U.S. president. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/19/companies/us-ceos-pushback-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #us #donaldtrump #globaleconomy #companies
Prudential Life Insurance has revealed that over 100 of its current and former employees in Japan had defrauded some 500 customers of around ¥3.1 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/16/companies/prudential-life-insurance-misconduct/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #prudentiallifeinsurance #insurance #corporategovernance
In the biggest purchase by a Japanese company in the American shale sector, Mitsubishi agreed to buy Aethon Energy Management’s U.S. gas and pipeline assets for $5.2 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/16/companies/mitsubishi-aethon-gas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #aethonenergymanagement #mitsubishi #us #energy #lng #gas
A hiring spree among hedge funds in Japan is reaching fever pitch. The latest must-have: talent scouts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/16/companies/hedge-funds-talent-scouts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #hedgefunds
Legendary Entertainment, producer of "Dune" and "A Minecraft Movie," formed a partnership with Tokyo-based broadcaster TBS Holdings to develop Japanese stories into global film and TV properties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/16/companies/tbs-legendary-entertainment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #legendaryentertainment #tbs #japanesetv #television #japanesefilm
Asahi Breweries has said that its sales fell by over 20% in December from a year earlier, as the company was forced to cut shipments after computer issues due to a cyberattack on its parent company in late September. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/15/companies/asahi-breweries-sales-down-december/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #asahibreweries #alcohol #hacking #cybersecurity
Several senior loan bankers at Mizuho and SMBC have left their roles in Asia, amid a slump in lending across the region that’s already prompted departures at other firms in recent months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/14/companies/senior-loan-bankers-leave-japan-megabanks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mizuho #sumitomomitsui #asia #banks
Japanese companies are still evaluating the effects of China’s latest export controls, including on rare earths, with any impact unlikely to be apparent until February, according to a person familiar with the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/14/companies/japan-companies-assess-china-rare-earth-curbs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rareearths #chinajapanrelations #china #trade
Japanese green tea beverage maker Ito En is seeking to boost sales of its Oi Ocha products in Europe after launching a local unit in Germany. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/14/companies/ito-en-tea-europe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #itoen #tea #germany
Wages at Fujitsu are high in the Japanese electronics industry, but CEO Takahito Tokita says the company needs to pay more amid an intensifying global race for talent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/13/companies/fujitsu-ceo-raising-wages/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #fujitsu #wages
The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan surpassed 10,000 for the second year in a row in 2025 as smaller businesses were hard hit by soaring labor costs and surging prices, a credit research firm has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/13/companies/corporate-bankruptcies-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #surveys #bankruptcy #wages