Popular Japanese actor fired from low-alcohol beer ad after getting drunk and breaking into neighbor's home
Ryo Yoshizawa — who one fashion magazine said has "national treasure-class handsomeness" — is one of Japan's most popular ...
Japanese steelmaker vows not to give up on buying U.S. Steel
Nippon Steel said it would not be deterred by President Joe Biden’s decision last week to block its $15 billion bid for the ...
Japanese companies are stealing talented Gen Z out of college, paying off their student debt, and subsidizing their housing to combat the country’s aging workforce
Over 40% of Gen Z grads in Japan have already had at least one job offer—before they’ve even tossed their graduation cap in ...
Toyota backs Japanese space startup Interstellar to mass-produce rockets
A Toyota research unit will invest in Japanese startup Interstellar Technologies (IST) to support mass production of its ...
Japanese Company Quietly Becomes America's Fifth-Largest Homebuilder
In Japan, Sekisui House is a high-end builder focused on custom homes, and the country's No. 2 builder by revenue. But with ...
Japanese Ovens Maker to Buy Out Fujitsu General for $1.6 Billion
A little-known Japanese maker of oven ranges and water heaters has offered to acquire Fujitsu General Ltd. for as much as ...
Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person at 116 has died
Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died.
Japanese Chemical Firm Taiyo Said to Weigh Combination With DIC
Taiyo Holdings Co. is exploring a potential combination with larger peer DIC Corp. in a move that would consolidate two major ...