Nexperia-Linked Chip Shortages Ripple Through Global Auto Supply Chain, From Germany To Japan

One day after German tabloid newspaper Bild reported that Volkswagen had suspended production of the Golf at its Wolfsburg factory due to a worsening semiconductor shortage caused by a supply stoppage of Nexperia chips, the Dutch chipmaker,...

As SNP fawns over China, Scotland is key to boosting Britain's £30bn trade links with Japan

Brtain's Ambassador to Japan has been on a four-day tour of Scotland to build connections with businesses and boost investment and trade with the Land of the Rising Sun. The UK's trading relationship with Japan is worth over £30billion and...

Arunachal CM Khandu holds series of meetings in Tokyo to boost India-Japan cooperation

Itanagar, Oct 23 (PTI) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu, who is currently on an official visit to Japan, held a series of high-level meetings in Tokyo on Thursday aimed at expanding cultural and economic cooperation between India and...

Fujitsu defies convention with optical drives in new AMD Ryzen laptop — Blu-ray disk drive clings onto life in Japanese market

Optical disc devotees continue to find safe ports and harbors in Japan, with the release of the new FMV Note A laptop line (machine translation). This laptop range fuses modern features like a Windows Hello webcam, USB-C power, a Copilot key, and...

Japanese Companies Brace for More Attacks as Cybercrimes Climb

The recent wave of cyberattacks against Japanese businesses has exposed critical weaknesses in the country’s corporate digital defenses, fueling fears of further disruption to sales and supply chains.In the past month, Asahi Group Holdings Ltd....

Energy drinks brand Lipovitan D in as 2027 RWC partner

Energy drinks brand Lipovitan D has been unveiled as a sponsor of the next men's Rugby World Cup, with the tournament set to take place in Australia in 2027. Lipovitan D, a brand of Japan's Taisho Pharmaceutical company, through a deal unveiled...

How 2025 U.S. Tariffs Are Reshaping the Professional Hair Tools Industry: An Inside Look at Japan Scissors U.S.

The professional beauty industry rarely makes headlines in trade policy discussions. But in 2025, businesses like Japan Scissors U.S. found themselves at the center of one of the most dramatic shifts in U.S.-Japan trade relations in decades. When...

Weekly: Structural inertia slows Japan’s cement decarbonisation

A recent report by Japan’s Renewable Energy Institute’s on the current state of the country’s cement sector frames decarbonisation as a sequencing challenge: prioritise actions that cut emissions per tonne now, while preparing for longer-lead...

Jordan: Japan hands over pottery production equipment to Al Bawadi Company

AMMAN — Japanese Ambassador to Jordan Asari Hideki attended the handover ceremony of pottery production equipment at Al Bawadi Company for Development and Training in Amman, which was supported through Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human...

Japan PM Takaichi’s election could be key to kick-starting casino development

Japan’s new prime minister is seen as a proponent of integrated resort development from her alliance with the pro-IR Ishin Party and connection to late PM Shinzo Abe. Japan’s newly elected prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, could accelerate the drive...

North Korean agents in Japan’s anime industry part of sophisticated sanctions evasion

Japanese and major American animation studios, including HBO Max and Amazon, have unwittingly hired undercover North Korean IT workers, deployed by the hermit state as part of a sophisticated sanctions evasion tactic to finance its military might,...

13 changes made: Eddie Jones plots shock against much-changed Australia in Tokyo

Australia made 13 changes and named Nick Champion de Crespigny captain as they begin a five-Test tour on Saturday in Tokyo against Eddie Jones's Japan, with the former Wallabies coach plotting a shock. Joe Schmidt's men will afterwards head to...

Nexperia warns Japanese automakers of uncertain chip supply

Nexperia notified its Japanese automotive customers that it may no longer be able to guarantee supply, triggering renewed concern about upheaval at the Dutch chipmaker snarling global supply chains. The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association...

Japan’s Plan to Secure Power Supply May Curb Market Liquidity

Under a mandate proposed earlier in the year and still under discussion, power retailers would be required to secure about half of their expected demand three years prior and 70% within a year of sale. That may impact liquidity in the spot market,...

IFFO's Tokyo conference emphasises collaboration amid global uncertainty

The IFFO Annual Conference, which concluded on 22 October in Tokyo, brought together industry leaders and scientists for three days of information sharing on market trends, technical innovation, and sustainability updates. Against a backdrop of...

Japan's JERA to acquire US shale gas assets in $1.5bn deal

Energy Power producer calls location of assets near Gulf of Mexico a 'strategic advantage' Japan's JERA says it has agreed with U.S. energy companies Williams and GEP Haynesville II to acquire their interests in a gas shale basin located in...

Japan needs foreign workers, not Takaichi’s hyper-nationalism

Sanae Takaichi has made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime minister. However, this was hardly a win for feminist or progressive politics. Takaichi is a right-wing ultraconservative whose policy positions derive from traditionalist...

China’s consumers are in a years-long funk, will anything get them to spend?

SHANGHAI – Shoppers all over the world are buying more stuff from China than ever before. Even Americans are, despite the rising cost of tariffs. The only people who aren’t, it seems, are those in China. That is at the heart of a very big problem...

Tokyo-listed Quantum Solutions becomes largest ETH treasury outside US

Tokyo-listed Quantum Solutions has become the largest Ethereum treasury company outside of the United States after acquiring over 2,300 ETH over the past week. Summary Quantum Solutions acquired 2,365 ETH in 7 days to become the largest Ethereum...

LA's most innovative cocktails are at a Japanese-inspired speakeasy behind a Mexican restaurant in Long Beach

Keep up with LAist. If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. To find the city’s most inventive cocktails,...