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Ivan Espinosa, chief executive officer of Nissan, speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Yokohama on Wednesday. Nissan maintained its full-year financial forecast on expectations that profitability will improve in the second half due to new models and higher sales volumes.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 11, 2026
Nissan pares car sales forecast on tougher China competition
The Japanese manufacturer now projects at most 3 million vehicle deliveries this year, from 3.15 million previously.
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
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.
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
Analysts on average expected a profit of more than $800 million.
Toyota now expects net profit of ?3.57 trillion ($22.6 billion) for the current fiscal year to March 31, up from its previous projection of ?3.25 trillion.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2026
Toyota hikes profit forecasts on strong demand and weak yen
For the current year, the firm says it expects net profit of ?3.57 trillion, up from its previous projection in August of ?3.25 trillion.
Nintendo has reported a drop in quarterly net profit as unit sales slowed for its Switch 2 console.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 5, 2026
Nintendo’s net profit drops in Q2 as Switch 2 unit sales slow
The gaming giant is maintaining its net profit forecast of ?310 billion for the full year despite the quarterly drop.
The latest entry in one of Sony’s key franchises, “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” was a major highlight in the quarter alongside Marvel’s Wolverine for the PlayStation 5.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 5, 2026
Sony lifts outlook after Spider-Man and games fuel growth
The Tokyo-based company now expects ?1.87 trillion in operating income for the year through March, raising its guidance by 15%.
Kioxia's outlook suggests the unprecedented flash memory chip price spikes of the past year or so are starting to level off.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 1, 2026
Kioxia warns flash memory prices stalling after outlook miss
The chipmaker’s outlook suggests the unprecedented price spikes of the past year or so are starting to level off.
Net income climbed 7.8% from a year earlier to ?51.43 billion ($326 million) in the three months ended Sept. 30, Daiwa Securities Group said Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2026
Daiwa profit climbs on strong global markets trading income
Net income climbed 7.8% from a year earlier to ?51.43 billion in the three months ended Sept. 30, the Tokyo-based company said Friday.
Toyota's bZ7 electric sedan is displayed at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in April.
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2026
Toyota monthly sales fall as China slump enters eighth month
China, the global auto industry’s leading market, has proven difficult for the world’s biggest carmaker.
Nomura joined most Wall Street banks in seeing revenue from fixed-income trading decline in the quarter while a boom in the equities business persisted.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 29, 2026
Wealth management and stock trading boost Nomura profits amid uncertainty
Net income climbed 13% from a year earlier to ?103.7 billion ($657 million) between July and September.
Visitors look at BYD cars at the 2026 Paris Motor Show on Oct. 13.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 26, 2026
Chinese carmakers overtake Japan in Europe for first time
Registrations of Chinese-branded cars roughly doubled from a year earlier in September to make up 12.7% of total sales across the region.
FamilyMart saw its operating profit climb over the March-August period, thanks to strong sales of popular food products with increased content.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 15, 2026
FamilyMart and Lawson post record first-half operating profits
Rival Seven & I Holdings also secured a profit increase in the first half of the business year through next February.
Shares of Muji operator Ryohin Keikaku climbed as much as 10.7%, the biggest gain in more than a year, in Tokyo trading on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 15, 2026
Muji parent company hits record high on overseas expansion plans
Muji will be expanding in Europe, the Americas, India and the Middle East, Ryohin Keikaku’s president said.
The Samsung Electronics semiconductor manufacturing plant in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, on Saturday.
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2026
Samsung and TSMC fail to excite investors used to torrid AI growth
Reaction to a day of record-setting results was muted, weighed down by worries about the staying power of a boom propped up by rising debt levels.
The latest earnings results show how far Uniqlo has come from its origins as a low-price Japanese casualwear chain to become an international brand built around functional all-season apparel.
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2026
Uniqlo on track to overtake H&M, with eye on Zara’s global No. 1 spot
The latest results show how far Uniqlo has come from its origins as a low-price Japanese casual-wear chain to become an international brand.
A Toyota dealership in Beijing. Toyota- and Lexus-brand sales fell 23% in China in August on weak demand for gasoline and hybrid vehicles.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2026
Toyota’s car sales decline for seventh month as Chinese market favors EVs
Toyota- and Lexus-brand sales fell 23% in the world’s biggest auto market in August on weak demand for gasoline and hybrid vehicles, Toyota has said.
The Junglia theme park in Okinawa opened last year to high expectations that it would help stimulate the local economy.
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2026
Junglia theme park in Okinawa logs ?17 billion loss in first year
The ?70 billion park opened last July to high expectations that it would help extend tourist stays and boost the local economy.
Toyota's global sales in July, including those of subsidiary Daihatsu Motor, fell 5.3% from a year earlier to 912,683 units, the company said on Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 28, 2026
Toyota sales fall for six straight months on weak China demand
Intense competition among China’s domestic carmakers is crowding out importers, while turmoil in the Middle East has disrupted critical supply routes and sent oil prices soaring.
Japanese companies' earnings improved across both export-oriented and domestic sectors, suggesting firms are gaining pricing power, helping lift their profitability even amid elevated energy prices.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 19, 2026
今日吃瓜 earnings surprise analysts to fuel bets for broad rally
Companies posted their largest earnings beat in five years despite soaring oil costs.
Japanese carmakers' profit and sales outlooks for the current fiscal year suggest they view the latest intervention to lift the yen as more of a brake on extreme moves rather than a fundamental shift in direction.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2026
Japan carmakers expect yen to keep trading near post-intervention levels
Carmakers’ forecasts suggest they view the recent intervention as more of a brake on extreme moves rather than a fundamental shift in direction.
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.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
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.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
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‘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.
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Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
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Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
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