Seven & i shares jump 22% after ‘friendly’ proposal from convenience store rival Couche-Tard
Son hopes to put Japanese group at centre of artificial intelligence boom but talks with US chipmaker failed to progress
Resurgent Japanese currency forces speculators to shut down years’ worth of bets that could run into billions of dollars
Japanese conglomerate says it will repurchase up to 6.8% of its shares, weeks after activist investor Elliott rebuilt stake
Japanese carmakers do not rule out future capital tie-up as they unveiled sweeping alliance
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
Critics want changes to local laws that allow widespread use of copyrighted material to train artificial intelligence models
Trump’s former secretary of state to help Japanese company overcome opposition to deal
Chief of Sony-Honda’s joint venture says Japan needs to shake up its conservative corporate culture
Hiromi Yamaji’s campaign has helped lift benchmark stock index above its 1980s bubble-era peak
Deal will give Bristol-based company a resource boost while advancing the ‘next big bet’ of Masayoshi Son’s group
Japanese group’s top leaders seek ‘new investment activity’ after calls from hedge fund to return cash
Chief of Japan’s biggest brokerage and investment bank says he expects a generational shift with savers becoming more adventurous
World’s largest supplier of handset batteries is expanding its tech range and counts Apple, Nvidia and Tesla as customers
Christopher Willcox earned over 3 times the amount made by the Japanese bank’s chief executive
Tech founder tells shareholders he was ‘born to’ make artificial superintelligence a reality
Competition from online lenders intensifies while higher interest rates fuel concerns about sector’s financial health
Akio Toyoda wins support at annual meeting on back of strong financial performance at world’s best-selling carmaker
Where to experience the city’s new generation of top-end accommodation
A cool Kengo Kuma and Ian Schrager production in the heart of the capital’s upscale shopping and dining district
Smartphone battery leader says new material will boost energy storage for smaller gadgets first
Scaled-down internal combustion engines will sit alongside batteries in reimagined car breed
With the transition from traditional engines accelerating, is the automaker’s legendary supply chain a liability or an asset?
Japanese officials say South Korea’s Naver should cut stake in Line Yahoo on security grounds
