Waymo-backed robotaxis are quietly plying the streets of Tokyo, as tests continue and 2026 shapes up to be the year for autonomous driving in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/25/companies/japan-robotaxis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #china #waymo #electricvehicles #taxis #baidu #dubai #tech #selfdriving #us
Chery Automobile, China’s top car exporter, agreed to buy Nissan’s vehicle-manufacturing plant in South Africa, the latest evidence of the growing global dominance of Chinese brands. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/23/companies/chery-nissan-factory-south-africa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #cars #southafrica #chery #china
Crowds fill Tokyo's many bustling arcade halls — not to battle it out in fighting games, but to snag plush toys from claw machines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/23/companies/crane-games-arcades/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #cranegames #anime #toys
An activist investor has fired off a series of letters to the directors of two Japanese companies largely owned by their founding families saying they are responsible for share prices at "extremely depressed” levels. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/23/companies/activists-founding-families/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #stocks #tse #corporategovernance #investments
U.S. President Donald Trump has filed a $5 billion lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon, accusing them of debanking him by closing several of his accounts to further a political agenda. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/23/companies/trump-sue-jpmorgan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #banks #jpmorgan #jamiedimon #donaldtrump
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