Japan's major airlines JAL and ANA are significantly expanding European routes to meet record inbound tourism demand. ANA launched new services to Milan, Stockholm, and Istanbul, while JAL introduces the latest A350-1000 aircraft. Discover how Japanese carriers are reshaping international travel strategies.
US healthcare company KindlyMD merged with Nakamoto Holdings, raising $710 million to become a Bitcoin treasury company. Led by David Bailey, the company invested $30 million in Japan's Metaplanet. Explore the potential and risks of corporate Bitcoin strategies.
Even TSMC's record 9 trillion yen investment can't meet AI chip demand. Amid supply shortages, Japan's Rapidus challenges 2nm mass production. We analyze Japan's semiconductor comeback potential through short TAT strategy and economic security perspectives.
Sharp's iconic Sakai LCD factory, once the symbol of "LCD Sharp," is being transformed into one of Asia's largest AI data centers by KDDI and SoftBank. By repurposing the massive power and cooling infrastructure from the ¥430 billion facility, they brought a cutting-edge AI hub online in under a year, a powerful symbol of Japan's industrial transformation in the AI era.
Porsche's 2025 global deliveries fell 10% to 279,449 units, the steepest drop since 2009, while its electrified share expanded to 34.4%. What sat behind China's 26% decline, the 911's record year, and what the "value over volume" strategy actually means.
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus and Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) have signed a final agreement to set up an EV bus joint venture in Japan. Due to launch in late 2026, it will build large route buses based on Foxconn's Model T at Fuso's Toyama plant, taking orders from 2027 and challenging BYD's roughly 60% share of Japan's EV bus market.
As economic security rises up the agenda, Japan is moving to strengthen its semiconductor supply chain through cross-company information sharing and standardized specifications. The MUFG-NTT Data platform, the government's ¥10 trillion support framework, and the designation of semiconductors as a national strategic technology.
NVIDIA's Vera Rubin, AMD's full Instinct MI400 lineup and Helios rack, and Intel's Core Ultra Series 3 on 18A. What the three companies showed at CES 2026, and how their numbers and strategies diverge from the data center to the AI PC.
A unique ponzu vinegar vending machine in Osaka's Tsuruhashi district offers a bold "money back if you don't like it" guarantee. Created by a former banker turned fugu chef, this innovative business repurposes old sake shop machines to sell handcrafted citrus-soy sauce 24/7, representing the adventurous spirit of Japanese vending machine culture.
Sotetsu Bus and NTT Docomo Business launch an autonomous bus trial in Yokohama using local 5G and road-vehicle coordination technology. The project aims to achieve stable operation even on narrow roads and in congested areas, with commercial deployment targeted for 2027.
Kyoto University spinoff FLOSFIA completed verification of its 4-inch gallium oxide (α-Ga2O3) wafer process in December 2025. Substrate costs run up to 50 times below SiC, and the company puts its Baliga figure of merit at roughly 7,000 times silicon. Where next-generation power semiconductors actually stand.