In chip production, a single invisible particle can ruin a wafer. Daifuku is said to hold over half the world market for the systems that move those wafers. A look at the technology, and at the record ¥660.7 billion in revenue it posted for 2025.
ANA Holdings has written a 2027 commercial launch for drone logistics into its mid-term strategy, aiming for nationwide operations by fiscal 2028. An Okinawa trial flew medicines 100 km from Itoman to Kumejima in 64 minutes. Here is what the 500-km hub plan involves, and what it still has to solve.
Japan's JAMSTEC will conduct the world's first rare earth mud mining test from 6,000m deep ocean off Minamitorishima in January 2026. A historic project key to Japan's economic security strategy to reduce dependence on China for critical minerals.
In December 2025, Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama signaled a clear willingness to intervene in currency markets as the yen kept sliding past 157 per dollar despite the Bank of Japan's rate hike. The authorities went on to buy roughly ¥11 trillion worth of yen between late April and late May 2026. Inside the US-Japan joint statement that underpinned the move, and why the yen stayed weak anyway.
In December 2025 Tanaka Kikinzoku set gold at a record 24,414 yen per gram. Analysis of gold, platinum and silver price trends, the drivers behind them, and the 2026 outlook, with a July 2026 update.
As generative AI drives data center construction boom, Japan faces severe power supply constraints. Peak power demand from new data centers and chip plants is projected to grow about 13-fold by fiscal 2034. GPU servers consume 10x more power than conventional systems, requiring massive cooling energy. Exploring Japan's infrastructure challenges and solutions.
Philosophy-related skills on LinkedIn increased 6x in 5 years. Learn why global giants like Google and Apple hire in-house philosophers and their crucial role in AI ethics, governance, and corporate compliance in the modern business landscape.
In December 2024, Finance Minister Kato warned over the yen at 157 per dollar, pledging an "appropriate response to excessive movements" and hinting at intervention. Japan's ¥15 trillion of 2024 operations, the US-Japan rate gap, and what followed: the 2026 interventions and the first coordinated yen-buying with the U.S. in 28 years.
The Bank of Japan raised its policy rate to 0.75%, the highest since 1995. What drove the decision, how it reached mortgages and deposits, and what followed through the June 2026 hike to 1.0%.