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Corporate Japan borrows more as deals and outflows pressure ratings

Against the backdrop of tighter governance and the return of inflation, investors are pressing companies to deploy capital more aggressively.

China's rare-earth exports to Japan drop 80%, sending companies scrambling

SpaceX and other mega IPOs may wait years to join the S&P 500

S&P Dow Jones Indices' index committee declined to remove a rule that companies generate positive net income for the past year.

Anthropic urges industry coordination to allow for a 'pause' in AI development if risks grow

(AP) -- Anthropic is proposing that the world's top artificial intelligence companies come up with a coordinated way to pause development of advanced

AI saves time but most companies waste the gain, study shows

The findings belie the premise that companies will automatically boost productivity through AI.

Do Japan’s chip workers need a Samsung-style strike?

Even as Tokyo firms prepare to award customary summer bonuses, there will be nothing on the scale that South Korean companies are offering.

Dubious immigration brokers helped spark business manager visa crackdown

Shady immigration consulting firms, many in China, help people set up shell companies to apply for a business manager visa, or advertise the option of renting out properties.

Japan real wages in April up for 4th month as firms aim to attract talent

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's real wages in April rose 1.9 percent from a year earlier, increasing for the fourth straight month, as companies offered high

Are women-only train cars still needed in Japan? 25 years on, issue remains unsettled

TOKYO -- A quarter of a century has passed since railway companies in Japan began introducing women-only cars in their current form. They remain an in

Major Japanese Firms Boost Wages by Over 5% Again in 2026

Major Japanese companies increased wages by more than 5% for the third successive year in 2026.

Boston ranked top US city for foreign companies in Nikkei-FT survey

More Japan companies drop mandatory transfers as recruiting opens for 2027 graduates

TOKYO -- Companies in Japan began recruitment screenings on June 1 for students graduating in spring 2027, with some firms abolishing mandatory reloca

Japan’s FTC inspects five staffing agencies over alleged service fee cartel

The inspections were the first to have been conducted on-site by the antimonopoly watchdog on companies in Japan's temporary staffing industry, sources said.

JAPAN BIZ: NPOs, firms team up to close opportunity gap for young children

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nonprofit organizations and companies in Japan are teaming up to offer free cultural and outdoor activities to address the opportunit

Chinese companies receive up to 8 times more subsidies than OECD peers

Japan's capital spending in Jan.-March flat on year

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Capital spending by Japanese companies in the January-March quarter was almost flat from a year earlier, in a sign growth led by arti

Nearly half of Japanese firms lack supply-chain resilience measures

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nearly half of Japanese companies have not implemented measures to protect their supply chains against disasters and global tensions,

After the AI binge, companies balk at soaring bills

Playing by a well-worn Silicon Valley playbook, AI companies charged rock-bottom prices to hook customers after ChatGPT burst onto the scene.

Japan to set special aid category for community-based startups

The internal affairs ministry aims to promote what is known as AI transformation, in which companies reform themselves by placing AI at the center.

Few Japan firms take steps toward economic security, government paper finds

Only about 30% of Japanese companies have taken substantive measures to ensure economic security, such as diversifying procurement sources and strengthening cybersecurity.