Japan Semiconductor, a chipmaker under Toshiba, is seeking to significantly expand its contract chip manufacturing operations, aiming to lift output by 50% from 2024 levels by the...
Sharp Corporation reported a net profit of JPY27.2 billion (approx. US$184.21 million) for the April to June 2025 quarter, reversing a loss of JPY1.2 billion in the same period last...
Japanese company IKKA-KY, which is listed in Taiwan, announced on August 7 its consolidated financial report for the first half of 2025. Consolidated revenue for the period reached...
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are actively competing to acquire the Japanese home appliance division of Hitachi. For Samsung, this marks a return to the Japanese home appliance...
Fujifilm Holdings posted an operating profit of JPY75.2 billion (approx. US$510 million) for the April–June 2025 quarter, a 21% year-over-year increase and the second straight...
Tokyo Electron (TEL), Japan's leading semiconductor equipment maker, announced on August 7 2025 that it has fired an employee at its Taiwan subsidiary over alleged involvement in...
Japanese manufacturer Rohm experienced a significant drop in operating profit during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025. However, the company has decided to accelerate the launch...
Tokyo Electron has declined to comment on whether it is under investigation after Taiwanese prosecutors searched its local office in connection with a suspected leak of TSMC's 2nm...
The United States has restarted global negotiations on reciprocal tariffs, offering key concessions to major auto-exporting nations—including the European Union, Japan, and...
Japanese optical giant Canon, which had not built a new semiconductor lithography equipment production plant since 2004 due to a declining market, announced on July 30, 2025, the...
Nintendo announced that it would raise the price of the first-generation Switch console in the US beginning August 3, 2025, citing 'market conditions' as the reason in a statement...
Japanese utility firm Kyushu Electric Power has entered a strategic partnership with Taiwan-based ProLogium to jointly develop superfluid inorganic all-solid-state lithium battery...
Murata released its financial results for the second quarter of 2025, reporting consolidated operating profit of JPY61.6 billion (US$414.5 million), down 7.2% year-over-year; net...
Japanese chip equipment maker Screen Holdings reported a 12.2% year-over-year decline in operating profit for the second quarter of 2025, reaching JPY24.3 billion (US$163 million),...
