The Toyota group extended the tender period for its bid to privatize a key unit, signaling the Japanese conglomerate needs more time to rally shareholder support. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/12/companies/toyota-unit-tender-period-delay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #toyotaindustries #stocks #investments #elliottinvestmentmanagement
Toyota said Wednesday that it will begin sales of its first locally produced electric vehicle in the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/12/companies/toyota-us-made-evs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #electricvehicles #cars #carmakers
Shiseido’s fourth quarter earnings and full-year forecast beat analyst estimates, prompting the stock to surge as much as 15% in Tokyo trading on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/12/companies/shiseido-shares-up-on-earnings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #shiseido #cosmetics #chinajapanrelations
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota, has been named a 2026 inductee to the U.S. Automotive Hall of Fame. He will be the fourth member of the company's founding Toyoda family to receive the honor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/11/companies/toyota-chairman-automotive-hall-of-fame/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #akiotoyoda #toyota #carmakers #usautomotivehalloffame #cars
The intense performance-based system at Prudential Life Insurance has been identified as a major factor behind the rampant misconduct uncovered at the company, newly appointed CEO Hiromitsu Tokumaru says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/10/companies/prudential-life-new-ceo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #prudentiallife #insurance #corporategovernance #fraud #lifeinsurance #businessethics
Honda Motor added to a chorus of global automakers warning of the costly fallout from slowing demand for electric vehicles as major markets like the U.S. roll back supportive policies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/10/companies/honda-ev-slowdown/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #us #carmakers #honda #electricvehicles #tariffs
The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan in January involving liabilities of at least ¥10 million totaled 887, the highest level in 13 years, Tokyo Shoko Research said Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/10/companies/bankruptcies-high-january/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #bankruptcy #japaneseeconomy
Toyota Motor’s incoming chief executive officer isn’t just the company’s head of finance. He was the chairman’s personal secretary for almost a decade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/10/companies/toyota-new-ceo-secretary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #kentakon #us #tariffs
Japanese companies are increasingly turning toward convertible bonds as the prospects of a surge in fiscal spending and central bank rate hikes raise the cost of traditional debt instruments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/10/companies/convertible-bonds-interest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #japaneseeconomy #bonds #banks
SpaceX is putting its longstanding focus of sending humans to Mars on the back burner to prioritize establishing a settlement on the moon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/09/companies/spacex-mars-moon-musk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #spacex #mars #moon #elonmusk #space #rockets #nasa
Japanese shoemaker Asics expects its India business to grow as much as 35% annually for the next five years as it gains favor with marathoners and recreational runners in the world’s most populous country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/09/companies/asics-running-shoes-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #asics #shoes #india
Japan’s reputation for longevity extends beyond its people. Some of its oldest companies — from temple builders to hot spring inns — offer clues to how craft and continuity can outlast centuries of change. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/09/companies/japan-1000-year-old-business/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #companies #ikebana #kongogumi #construction #hotspringinns #keiunkan #osaka #yamanashi #ikenobo
Washington Post CEO and Publisher Will Lewis is stepping down effective immediately, the storied newspaper said just days after making drastic job cuts that angered readers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/08/companies/washington-post-ceo-job-cuts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #washingtonpost #jeffbezos #us #newspapers
Toyota Motor's surprise CEO switch comes as global automakers confront a tumultuous industry landscape — one that the Japanese automaker has been navigating more adeptly than most. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/07/companies/toyota-ceo-change-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #kentakon #kojisato
Toyota President and CEO Koji Sato will step down effective April 1, with Chief Financial Officer Kenta Kon to succeed him. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/06/companies/toyota-ceo-kenta-kon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #kentakon #kojisato
Mitsubishi Motors has reported a group net loss for April-December 2025 mainly due to U.S. tariff policy while maintaining its profit estimate for the year ending next month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/06/companies/mitsubishi-motors-tariffs-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #us #tariffs #mitsubishimotors #carmakers
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings will restart the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture on Monday after having shut it down in January due to an alarm error. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/06/companies/kashiwazaki-kariwa-restart/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #niigata #nuclearenergy #energy #restarts #kashiwazakikariwa #tepco
Nippon Steel is projecting a larger net loss than previously expected for the fiscal year through next month due partly to a fire that broke out at a plant in Muroran, Hokkaido, last December. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/06/companies/nippon-steel-net-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nipponsteel #us #steel #hokkaido #china
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group plans to hire bankers to arrange financing deals for data centers as Japan’s biggest bank jumps on the artificial intelligence boom. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/06/companies/mitsubishi-ufj-data-center-finance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mufg #datacenters #banks #ai
Sony Group reported a surprise 22% improvement in profit after a challenging holiday quarter, raising its full-year outlook on the back of solid demand for its entertainment offerings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/05/companies/sony-ups-profit-outlook/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sony #videogames #playstation5