Sony Corp's image sensor business aims to replicate PlayStation's success to address its reliance on a handful of manufacturers in the fickle smartphone market: It plans to sell software by subscription for data-analysing sensors in situ.
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd said on Monday it anticipates an operating loss of about US$200 million related to Novartis AG's decision to withdraw a marketing application for the dry-eye drug Xiidra.
Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Makoto Uchida told shareholders on Monday that he would stick to his promise to step down as leader if he fails to deliver on his turnaround plan for the Japanese automaker.
REUTERS: PepsiCo Inc will stop advertising on Facebook Inc, Fox Business News reported on Sunday (Jun 28), citing sources. The halt on advertising will run through July and August, the report said. Sources described the move as a "global boycott" on placing Facebook ads, the report said. PepsiCo ...
Tetsuya Kan, head of a major regional bank in Osaka, said it will take two more years for the western Japan prefecture to recover from the damage caused by COVID-19, which has crushed the city's once thriving tourism and retail sectors.
TOKYO: Retail sales in Japan tumbled at a double-digit pace for the second straight month in May as the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown measures delivered a heavy blow to consumer confidence and economic recovery prospects. The sustained downturn in demand raises risks that the world's third ...
Asian share markets got off to a shaky start on Monday as the relentless spread of the coronavirus finally made investors question their optimism on the global economy, benefiting safe harbour bonds and the U.S. dollar.
Japan's SoftBank Group Corp said on Monday it will repurchase up to 200 billion yen (US$1.9 billion) of its domestic unsecured corporate bonds from June 30 to July 17, part of its plan to pay down debt.
Organizers of a Facebook Inc advertising boycott campaign that has drawn support from a rapidly expanding list of major companies are now preparing to take the battle global to increase pressure on the social media company to remove hate speech.
As the world’s largest economy and dominant global player, the US can drive – or undermine – global policy coordination, says Mohamed A El-Erian.
