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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's plant in Kumamoto Prefecture. Japan plans to create industry clusters in 10 regions as a key component of its regional future strategy.
BUSINESS
May 18, 2026
Japan plans industry clusters in 10 regions
The draft plan names the Tohoku region a green transformation center candidate, citing the presence of many nuclear and renewable-energy power sources.
Anis Uzzaman, founder and CEO of Pegasus Tech Ventures, in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Tech
May 18, 2026
Japan’s startup story is just beginning, venture capitalist says
Anis Uzzaman says the country is making the right moves, while the mindset in the business is changing.
Bangkok in December 2025. Thailand risks losing ground to regional rivals such as Vietnam and Indonesia, which have moved more aggressively to streamline regulatory regimes and court foreign capital.
BUSINESS
May 18, 2026
Thailand plans reform of up to 7,000 business rules to tempt foreign investment
Thailand risks losing ground to regional rivals such as Vietnam and Indonesia, which have moved more aggressively to streamline regulatory regimes.
While Nissan held a shareholder meeting in 2025, protesters distributed leaflets.
BUSINESS / Markets
May 15, 2026
Japan could soon tighten rules for shareholder proposals
The threshold for forcing the acceptance of proposals is now just 30,000 shares.
Itochu and other Japanese trading houses are making investments to solve the supply chain bottleneck for official toys, apparel and collectibles of anime and manga in overseas markets.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 15, 2026
Itochu invests in San Francisco venture to chase anime merchandise demand
Following Itochu’s investment, startup Octas will license Japanese characters and work with North American manufacturers and retailers to develop products.
TDK CEO Noboru Saito says the firm is prepared to add investments to ride the global boom in generative artificial intelligence.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 14, 2026
TDK ready to step up investment to ride AI wave
CEO Noboru Saito sees the surge of AI applications and services escalating the need for denser and more advanced energy storage.
James Buchanan, managing director, South Asia, Walton Global, says there has been “a huge demand for alternative real estate investments.”
BUSINESS / Markets
May 13, 2026
Walton offers Japanese investors a hedge with exposure to U.S. land assets
Its 360-square-kilometer property portfolio might provide stability regardless of what the public markets do.
Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group, is considering a multibillion-dollar investment in France for an AI data center project, people familiar with the matter says.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 12, 2026
SoftBank in talks for major data center project in France
CEO Masayoshi Son is considering a multibillion-dollar investment in the country as part of SoftBank’s broader buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure.
The closing figure of the Nikkei 225 stock average displayed outside a securities firm in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 9, 2026
Police renew call for vigilance against investment scams as stocks soar
“There are probably victims who are still unaware that they have been cheated,” a senior police official said.
Mitsubishi UFJ is enhancing its services partly by leveraging expertise from technology giants.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 7, 2026
MUFG to form strategic partnership with Google
The two firms will develop a service to assist customers in online shopping and payments with the help of artificial intelligence.
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel greets shareholders during Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 3, 2026
CEO Greg Abel moves to assure Berkshire shareholders in a post-Buffett world
Abel, 63, spoke at Berkshire’s annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, four months after succeeding arguably the world’s most famous investor as chief executive officer.
The New York Stock Exchange in New York. The part of the ‌energy ‌landscape where the real issue lurks is the physical market, where actual barrels of crude and refined products change hands, rather than ​electronic futures.
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
May 2, 2026
Investors are running out of time to brace for true oil shock
In thrall to an AI boom ⁠that has sent stocks to record highs and harboring hopes of a short-lived Iran war, investors have yet to prepare for a doubling of physical oil prices.
PAG President and co-founder Jon-Paul Toppino says competition for property investment in Japan has intensified as more global firms enter the market.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 30, 2026
PAG beefs up Japan investment with $13 billion in targeted deals
The Asian alternative asset manager plans to invest in real estate and private equity in the next three to four years.
A soldier from Ukraine’s Taifun unmanned aerial vehicle unit holds a new model Marsianin attack drone on April 7 in Kharkiv region, Ukraine.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 29, 2026
Japan’s Terra Drone expands investment in Ukraine drone sector
The Tokyo-based company looks to bring battlefield-tested technology back to Japan to tap into a multibillion-dollar defense budget for unmanned systems.
A Nippon Express logistics facility in Tokyo. Elliott Investment Management has bought a 5% stake in the Tokyo-based logistics company.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2026
Nippon Express shares make record jump as Elliott takes stake
Shares in the Tokyo-based logistics company jumped as much as 18% after the U.S. hedge fund disclosed a 5.04% stake.
Staff from Nishikawa Koryu-za prepare one of its AI <i>ningyō jōruri</i> robots for a performance at SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 27, 2026
SusHi Tech Tokyo underway, bringing startups, big companies and investors together
Organizers of Asia’s largest startup convention hope the event results in 10,000 business negotiations.
Environmental advocacy group Market Forces is calling on investors at Japan&#039;s three megabanks — Mitsubishi UFJ, Mizuho and Sumitomo Mitsui — to vote against directors failing to recognize the risks posed by fossil fuels.
ENVIRONMENT
Apr 23, 2026
Climate investor calls for votes against directors at Japan’s megabanks and trading houses
Environmental advocacy group Market Forces is arguing that directors are failing to oversee material ​financial risks to the banks and trading houses’ businesses.
Japan has adopted an action plan to mobilize ¥1 trillion in public and private investment by 2030 to secure recycled resources and promote the reuse of plastics and metals amid intensifying global competition.
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2026
Japan to invest ¥1 trillion to secure recycled resources
The plan is designed to promote the reuse of discarded plastics and metals.
Japanet is expanding its venture capital fund with Pegasus Tech Ventures, after early investments in firms like SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI showed strong growth.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 21, 2026
Japanet expands its VC fund after bets on Anthropic and xAI pay off
The Nagasaki-based retailer known for infomercials targeting seniors in aging Japan will allocate $200 million to the fund, up from an initial $50 million in 2021.
The Stock Exchange of Thailand. With the fragile U.S.-Iran ​ceasefire in mind, analysts and investors warn Thailand faces another difficult year.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Apr 16, 2026
Foreign investors flee Thailand as Iran war dashes hope for economic revival
The conflict has sent global oil prices up to near $100 a barrel, sharpening the focus on Asia’s reliance on energy supplies from the Gulf.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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