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Friday 14 November 2025

Research insight: SoftBank's US$5.4B ABB deal highlights Europe's industrial robotics pullback

SoftBank Group's agreement to acquire the robotics division of Switzerland's ABB for approximately US$5.4 billion is a significant strategic move. The deal highlights Japan's increasing...

Thursday 13 November 2025

Toyota confirms major US expansion, one month after Trump's announcement

Toyota Motor Corporation announced plans to invest up to US$10 billion in the US over the next five years, signaling a major expansion...

Tuesday 11 November 2025

Sony raises annual forecast on yen slide, image sensor surge, and Demon Slayer windfall

Sony Group lifted its operating profit forecast for fiscal 2025 to JPY1.43 trillion (approx. US$9.3 billion) from JPY1.33 trillion, beating...

Tuesday 11 November 2025

Sharp raises FY2025 profit outlook, plans AI server production with Foxconn by 2027

Sharp announced on November 10, 2025, that it has lifted its fiscal 2025 (April 2025 to March 2026) net profit outlook to JPY53 billion (US$345.6 million), a 47% annual increase and...

Tuesday 11 November 2025

Five nations, ten days: the global race rockets into the final frontier

The final quarter of 2025 brought an unprecedented surge in space activity. Between late October and early November, five nations — Japan, China, India, the United States, and...

Thursday 6 November 2025

Nintendo lifts FY25 forecast as Switch 2 sales surge, but hardware margins drag operating profit

Nintendo has revised its sales forecast for the Switch 2 console for fiscal year 2025 (April 2025 to March 2026), projecting significantly higher overall performance. However, because...

Thursday 6 November 2025

Foxconn converts Sharp factory into AI server hub, courts Japan auto giants for EV collab

Taiwan's Foxconn plans to transform Sharp's Kameyama No. 2 factory in Mie Prefecture, Japan, into an AI server production facility, while also pursuing collaborations with Japan's...

Thursday 6 November 2025

Nexperia chip disruption forces Honda and Nissan to cut production in Japan and overseas; Toyota unaffected

Chip supply disruptions at Nexperia continue to ripple through Japan's auto industry. Following Honda's partial production halt at some overseas plants on October 28, Nissan has become...

Thursday 6 November 2025

Japan's CODA demands OpenAI halt use of protected works for AI training amid growing dispute

The Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA) of Japan has formally requested that OpenAI cease using Japanese copyrighted materials to train its artificial intelligence (AI)...

Wednesday 5 November 2025

Foxconn chair calls for Taiwan-Japan EV alliance

Foxconn Technology Group Chairman Young Liu called for closer collaboration between Taiwan and Japan in electric vehicle development, saying the two sides can combine their strengths...

Wednesday 5 November 2025

Nintendo raises global sales forecast for Switch 2 following strong early performance

Nintendo has increased its global sales forecast for the Nintendo Switch 2 to 19 million units for fiscal 2025, marking a significant rise from its initial target of 15 million units...

Wednesday 5 November 2025

HannStar Board revenue jumps 33% as company plans Malaysia expansion to offset margin decline

HannStar Board's revenue skyrocketed in the first three quarters of 2025, jumping 33% year-over-year after its April merger with Japanese PCB maker Lincstech.

Tuesday 4 November 2025

Ibiden raises fiscal 2025 financial forecast as GenAI orders exceed expectations

Japanese IC substrate giant Ibiden announced an upward revision of its fiscal year 2025 financial forecast, running April 2025 to March 2026, with revenue, operating profit, and net...

Monday 3 November 2025

Humanoid robots and AI drive smart factory transformation in auto industry

With the electric vehicle market approaching maturity and growth momentum slowing, automakers are turning to artificial intelligence and robotics as the "second curve" of manufacturing...

Monday 3 November 2025

Japan's materials makers scale up for 2nm chip era

As TSMC and Samsung Electronics move closer to mass production of 2nm chips, Japan's semiconductor materials makers are accelerating investments to strengthen their global supply...

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