Kenyan startup makes robotic limbs to sign for deaf kids
NAIROBI – In a school for the deaf in Kenya, children signed their excitement as…
Department stores adapt osechi New Year’s dishes to youth trends
Department stores have started offering osechi traditional New Year’s dishes for 2027, pushing products that reflect…
Chubu Electric retail subsidiary mistakenly overcharged customers
Chubu Electric Power announced Thursday that its electricity retail subsidiary Chubu Electric Power Miraiz had…
Nidec says investigation found 844 quality-control irregularities
A third-party investigative panel set up by Nidec said Friday that it has identified 844…
Almost anyone can make money selling electricity with AI, batteries and solar panels
For many Europeans, this summer’s heat was a powerful reminder of the damage climate change…
Corporate venture capital develops in Japan
Fast-evolving technologies, such as robotics and artificial intelligence, are making the business climate more unpredictable,…
Asian benchmarks trade mixed following rally on Wall Street led by technology issues
Asian shares were trading mixed Friday, as market sentiment for some regional benchmarks got a…
Yen’s moves a mystery as intervention dismissed
The yen’s rapid strengthening against the dollar this week had all the signatures of intervention…
How Japan’s bond rout is turning the tide of global capital
TOKYO/LONDON – With benchmark Japanese bond yields breaking through a three-decade-old barrier, higher returns are…