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Shinjuku Station in Tokyo in 2021. The new walk-through gates will work only with the Suica Mobile app, and not IC rechargeable metro cards or physical tickets.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 11, 2026
JR East to introduce touchless ticket gates in spring 2028
By Spencer Landers
Passengers using the Suica Mobile app will be able to walk through special ticket gates at 40 select stations without having to tap on receivers.
Honda is under pressure to bounce back from its first annual loss since its founding in 1948 after a costly pivot away from electric vehicles led to a massive writedown.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 11, 2026
Honda raises outlook even as failed EV bet weighs on profit
By Nicholas Takahashi
The carmaker now expects an operating profit of ?780 billion in the fiscal year ending March 2027, up from its previous guidance of ?650 billion.
Microsoft, along with other companies and trade groups, is making a case that a ban on imports of Chinese optical transceivers could irreparably damage the U.S. edge over China in the AI race.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 11, 2026
Microsoft presses Trump to scuttle ban on Chinese data center tech
By Alexandra Alper
At stake are imports new models of Chinese optical transceivers, which allow data to travel over fiber-optic cables within data centers.
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2026
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
The Nvidia CEO admitted to having an affair with a woman who could have been a Chinese spy.
Toyota's KEI-01 mini truck that will be put on sale in the United States next year
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 11, 2026
Toyota to build minicar at Indiana plant and reboot Scion brand
By Chester Dawson
Minicars are still a novelty in the U.S., where the vehicles don’t meet federal standards for high-speed roads.
A Luffy standee at NY Comic Con in New York
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 11, 2026
Sony bets on homegrown anime to fuel decades of future growth
By Sohee Kim
Now in a strategic transition, the company is pouring time and money into the genre with the potential to power growth for decades to come.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei looks on after a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron during the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Feb. 19. As the speed of artificial intelligence development has become increasingly controversial, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is among those calling for top AI labs to "pace the frontier” in order to prioritize safety.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 11, 2026
Anthropic targets $64.4 billion IPO, nearing SpaceX’s record
By Bailey Lipschultz
At the top of the price range, Anthropic would have a market value of about $1 trillion, based on the shares outstanding listed in the filing.
SoftBank is increasingly seen as a proxy for sentiment toward OpenAI and the broader AI sector. Its shares have plunged more than 50% from their record high in June.
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2026
SoftBank logs $7 billion loss after U.S. data center costs swell
By Min Jeong Lee
Analysts on average expected a profit of more than $800 million.
Sakana AI might list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange or Nasdaq, or it may choose a dual listing on both.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 10, 2026
Sakana AI may go public in 2027
By Ariana King
Press reports say that the company is considering the Tokyo Stock Exchange or Nasdaq or a dual listing on both.
A cargo ship approaches a container terminal at Lianyungang Port in Jiangsu province, China, on Oct.14.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 10, 2026
China’s trade surplus soars past $1 trillion as AI boom powers exports
The surplus highlight Beijing’s growing reliance on overseas demand to support an economy hobbled by subdued consumption and a property slump.
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 10, 2026
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
By Takashi Mochizuki
The government-backed startup has fallen behind schedule on its high-stakes pledge to mass produce cutting-edge chips by March 2028.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda indicated there’s a chance for another rate hike in December during a news conference after the October policy meeting.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 10, 2026
BOJ summary suggests good chance of December interest rate hike
By Toru Fujioka
The Bank of 今日吃瓜 brief record of the latest policy meeting indicated many board members see a near-term interest rate hike as necessary.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Japan works to shield Takaichi from any Xi snub at China summit
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 4.
Magnitude 5.7 quake injures dozens in central Japan
A magnitude-5.7 earthquake with its epicenter in Shizuoka Prefecture struck central Japan early Sunday, injuring dozens, shattering windows and disrupting train services, with no tsunami warning issued.
Private high schools remain out of reach for many despite tuition-free policy, survey finds
A survey showed that many families with children attending private high schools are struggling to pay expenses other than tuition.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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