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The Japan Fair Trade Commission is investigating a possible cartel regarding shipping prices among the nation's four major beer companies.
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2026
Brewers in cartel probe all held beer prices steady after 2023 tax cut
The Japan Fair Trade Commission is investigating a possible cartel regarding shipping prices among Asahi, Kirin, Suntory and Sapporo.
Nidec founder Shigenobu Nagamori’s wealth has declined to around $3.3 billion following a plunge in the company's shares, as Nidec shares account for almost half of his fortune.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 21, 2026
Nidec scandal erases nearly $1 billion from founder Nagamori’s wealth
The precision-motor manufacturer has been mired in turmoil ever since accounting misconduct and quality control issues were uncovered in 2025.
Mobicom, a KDDI subsidiary, is the dominant mobile phone carrier in Mongolia, serving 1.8 million subscribers in a country of 3.5 million people.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 20, 2026
KDDI subsidiary faces criticism and questions over Mongolian wildfire
Mobicom is also likely to be hit with compensation claims after a company vehicle ignites a blaze in a nature preserve.
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.
The Nidec headquarters building in Kyoto. The company is considering legal action, including seeking damages, against founder Shigenobu Nagamori and other current and former executives over accounting irregularities uncovered last year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 18, 2026
Nidec to seek damages from founder and executives over accounting fraud
The motor manufacturer said it had concluded that the executives violated laws and regulations in the course of their duties.
Nidec has been mired in turmoil since last year, with probes revealing widespread fraud in its accounting and quality control at multiple subsidiaries.
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2026
Oasis boosts Nidec stake and says it’s now largest shareholder
The world’s largest manufacturer of precision motors has been mired in turmoil since last year, with probes revealing widespread fraud.
Four of the country's largest beer makers, which collectively control more than 90% of the market, are suspected of coordinating the timing and scale of price increases for beer, low-malt beer and other beer-like beverages over several years.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 10, 2026
Beer maker leaders may have been aware of price cartel
Some of the officials with Asahi Breweries, Kirin Brewery, Sapporo Breweries and Suntory Holdings admitted to the cartel during an investigation.
Prudential Life President and CEO Hiromitsu Tokumaru (second from left) and other executives apologize in Tokyo on Thursday after releasing a third-party investigation report on fraud by its employees.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 9, 2026
91AV原创 Prudential Life ordered to halt operations for over three months
The suspension order comes after numerous former and current employees were found in January to have improperly received ?3.1 billion from customers.
The number of initial public offerings in Japan this year fell to 32 through the end of September, the lowest nine-month tally since 2012.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 9, 2026
Japan deal drought cuts IPO fundraising to lowest in 14 years
The development, amid regulatory changes and a dearth of AI-related companies, contrasts with a dealmaking boom across Asia.
Hiromitsu Tokumaru, president of Prudential Financial’s Japan unit, and two others will take pay cuts over an employee misconduct scandal.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 8, 2026
Prudential Japan executives take pay cuts over staff misconduct
A probe found that issues at the unit of the U.S. insurance group stemmed from structural problems in its governance framework and business model.
Nidec has been mired in turmoil after probes uncovered widespread fraud in its accounting and quality control.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 8, 2026
Oasis urges Nidec to seek a buyout and warns of delisting risk
The Japanese electric motor maker has been mired in turmoil after probes uncovered widespread fraud in its accounting and quality control.
Fire engines in Tokyo. A 2022 plant fire at Sanko Seika in Niigata Prefecture killed six of the company's workers.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 8, 2026
Four former top managers indicted over fatal 2022 fire at rice cracker plant
Prosecutors concluded that the four failed to take necessary measures even though similar fires had previously occurred at the plant.
There are 683 companies earmarked for removal under tougher Topix inclusion rules, according to Japan Exchange Group.
BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2026
Topix’s largest-ever overhaul to cull hundreds of Japan stocks
According Japan Exchange Group, there are 683 companies earmarked for removal under tougher Topix inclusion rules.
Japanese authorities raided four major beer manufacturers on Wednesday over suspicions they colluded to colluded to raise prices charged to wholesalers in a violation of the Antimonopoly Act.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 7, 2026
Japan watchdog raids four major brewers over suspected beer price cartel
The alleged price collusion potentially affected consumers across a market worth more than ?1 trillion annually.
Michio Kaida, Nidec's new CEO, speaks during a news conference in the city of Kyoto last week.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 6, 2026
Nidec scandal sends bonds to bottom in test for new CEO
The precision motor manufacturer’s yen bond due in mid-2032 has slumped to ?77.7, the lowest among more than 3,000 local corporate notes.
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.
Members of the National Police Agency&#039;s experts panel meet in Tokyo in August to discuss new methods to investigate <i>迟辞办耻谤测ū</i> anonymous and loosely organized criminal groups.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 2, 2026
Japan to require corporations to report details of beneficial owners
The government hopes to shed light on the activities of 迟辞办耻谤测ū criminal groups and gain insight into land ownership by foreign nationals.
Minoru Yasui, the new president of Chubu Electric Power, speaks to reporters in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Thursday.
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2026
New chief of Chubu Electric pledges governance overhaul
Minoru Yasui has succeeded Kingo Hayashi, who resigned as president to take responsibility for scandals at the firm.
Nidec, the world’s largest maker of precision motors, marked its worst intraday drop since September 2025 on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 1, 2026
Nidec shares sink after auditor withholds opinion on results
Thursday’s stock decline marks its worst intraday drop since September 2025.
Noriyuki Higashiyama, president of Smile-Up, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo&#039;s Chiyoda Ward on Monday.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 29, 2026
Smile-Up’s president announces he will step down
Masayuki Yamada, Smile-Up’s chief compliance officer, will succeed Noriyuki Higashiyama as president.
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&#039;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&#039;s South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month&#039;s World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan&#039;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.

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