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Nidec's outside committee has concluded that founder Shigenobu Nagamori and other executives bear civil liability for damages linked to years of improper accounting.
BUSINESS
Oct 19, 2026
Nidec legal reckoning reaches founder and shares drop to decade low
A crisis that has prompted the motor maker’s biggest shareholder to call for a review of privatization options has deepened.
Nippon Paint's factory in Guangdong province, China
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 5, 2026
Nippon Paint to buy Akzo’s Southeast Asia unit for $1.35 billion
91AV原创 No. 1 paint company had previously sought to buy Akzo’s entire residential and commercial paints unit for $8.4 billion.
Michio Kaida, chief executive officer of Nidec, speaks during a news conference in Kyoto on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 2, 2026
Nidec lays out recovery plan with unit sales and investments for AI
With the disclosure of a new business plan under fresh leadership, Nidec is hoping to stave off delisting or a hostile buyout.
Japanese carmakers' profit and sales outlooks for the current fiscal year suggest they view the latest intervention to lift the yen as more of a brake on extreme moves rather than a fundamental shift in direction.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2026
Japan carmakers expect yen to keep trading near post-intervention levels
Carmakers’ forecasts suggest they view the recent intervention as more of a brake on extreme moves rather than a fundamental shift in direction.
Seven & I Holdings fell as much as 2.3% on Monday after it ended talks over a potential investment in Poland's convenience store operator Zabka Group.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 27, 2026
Seven & i Shares drop after ending deal talks with Poland’s Zabka
Europe is still seen as an attractive growth opportunity for the 7-Eleven owner, which will keep evaluating options in the region.
The Aeon supermarket chain saw stock shortages due to a supply disruption following a cyberattack on food distributor Nichirei.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 16, 2026
Nichirei getting back online after cyberattack hit KFC supplies
Cyberattacks are becoming a recurring operational risk for Japanese companies, with incidents increasingly disrupting more than just internal IT systems.
A customer checks eyeglasses in a section featuring limited-edition eyeglasses available only at the Jins Shinjuku store in April.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 9, 2026
Shoppers splurge on specs in Japan as deflation-era mindset fades away
As inflation reshapes behavior, Japanese eyeglass company Jins is working to prove higher prices are justified by delivering better materials, sharper designs and improved quality.
Panasonic Holdings CEO Yuki Kusumi has been revamping the business to cut costs and take advantage of global growth areas.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 1, 2026
Panasonic targets further AI growth to build on record valuation
The Japanese electronics conglomerate is attracting renewed investor attention as a beneficiary of the artificial-intelligence boom.
Recruit Holdings and Indeed.com CEO Hisayuki Idekoba
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 17, 2025
AI-assisted hiring will drive Indeed’s growth, Recruit CEO says
The job-search portal’s head said the business is using AI to help companies optimize their talent-acquisition approach.
A Toyota manufacturing plant in Kentucky, U.S.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 19, 2025
Toyota lays out $912 million plan to boost U.S. hybrid production
The plan forms part of a broader $10 billion commitment in the United States over the next five years.
Workers assemble a Nissan Juke at the production line at Nissan's factory in Sunderland, England, in November 2023.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2025
Nissan seeks to raise $7 billion with backing from U.K. government
The struggling automaker plans to issue debt and sell assets to raise funds for keeping its operations on track, according to internal documents.
Panasonic may be poised to benefit from having factories in the U.S. as Tesla and others seek to reduce their reliance on Chinese battery-makers.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 14, 2025
Panasonic CEO says battery plans align with slower EV demand
The supplier of lithium-ion batteries to Tesla is getting ready to start production at a second U.S.-based factory in Kansas, but has frozen plans for a third plant.
Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda after a meeting in Beijing last month
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 25, 2025
Toyota chairman proposes record buyout of its supplier at $42 billion valuation
The proposal values Toyota Industries, which makes looms for textiles as well as parts for Toyota’s cars, at a premium of 40% over its closing stock price on Friday.
While Nissan slightly raised its sales forecast late Thursday, its statement warned that its net loss could be ?700 billion to ?750 billion.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 25, 2025
Nissan sees $5.3 billion red hole as restructuring losses mount
While Nissan slightly raised its sales forecast late Thursday, its statement warned that its net loss could be ?700 billion to ?750 billion.
Hon Hai Precision Industry's chief strategy officer for electric vehicles, Jun Seki, speaks during an interview.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 9, 2025
Hon Hai makes case to build EVs for 91AV原创 automobile industry
Electrified cars and buses made by Foxconn, as the Taiwanese company is known, will appear on roads in Japan over the next few years, its EV strategy chief says.
Potential buyers for a package of 7-Eleven and other convenience stores have until the end of March to express their interest, Alimentation Couche-Tard Chief Financial Officer Filipe Da Silva said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 26, 2025
Couche-Tard sees strong interest in U.S. stores for Seven & I deal
The Canadian company has agreed with Seven & I to seek a buyer for overlapping retail outlets as a prerequisite for takeover talks to sidestep U.S. antitrust concerns.
Although years have passed since the dramatic arrest and ouster of former Chairman Carlos Ghosn, Nissan remains mired in management upheaval.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 2, 2024
Nissan shares up after news that chief financial officer will step down
The stock gained as much as 1% in early morning trading, though the shares are still down almost 35% this year.
Couche-Tard isn’t giving up on its takeover effort of Seven & I Holdings, the owner of 7-Eleven stores.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 9, 2024
Couche-Tard reportedly sent higher price of $47 billion for Seven & I
The fresh attempt to enter talks shows that Couche-Tard isn’t giving up on its takeover effort.
A Couche-Tard convenience store in Montreal. Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard has made a preliminary non-binding proposal to buy 7-Eleven owner Seven & I Holdings.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 27, 2024
Couche-Tard might finance Seven & I takeover with debt
A leveraged acquisition would be feasible because of the Japanese company’s strong cash flow, people familiar with the Canadian retailer’s thinking said.
A 7-Eleven convenience store, operated by Seven & I Holdings, in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 19, 2024
Couche-Tard bids for $31 billion Japanese retailer Seven & I
If realized, Canadian convenience-store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard’s move would be the largest-ever foreign takeover of a Japanese company.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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