PMs Takaichi and Modi are set to turn cow dung into vehicle fuel and build a 2.5-million CNG-car market in India — a clean-energy deal that doubles as a hedge against China's grip on electric cars.
Toyota and America's Joby Aviation are setting up a California joint venture to mass-produce eVTOL air taxis, with Toyota holding 51% and Joby 49%. Now that the flying is largely solved, the race hinges on whether anyone can build these aircraft cheaply and at scale. Here is why Toyota's production system is the bet, how China pulled ahead, and why Europe's pure-play startups collapsed.
Japan's 2025 property investment topped the 2007 record, with foreign investors at 39%. We break down Tokyo's 0.9% office vacancy, 7.5% rent growth, and why the Japan-West interest rate gap is pulling global capital in.
Japan's Business-Value-Based Financing Promotion Act took effect on May 25, 2026, creating an enterprise value charge that lets companies pledge their whole business, including intangibles and future cash flow. We compare it with US venture debt and Korean and Singaporean IP finance, and ask whether banks have the skills to use it.
Sushiro, the king of Japan's revolving sushi industry with 13 consecutive years as the top earner, is finally making a real run at the US market. The Times Square flagship opens this fall — but rival Kura is already at 83 US stores and listed on NASDAQ. Inside Japan's three-way sushi war and Sushiro's last frontier.
On May 7, 2026, the Nikkei 225 surged 3,320 yen (5.58%) to close at 62,833, setting an all-time record for the largest single-day gain in points. The previous record of 3,217 yen from August 2024 was surpassed amid optimism over a U.S.-Iran ceasefire memo and AI semiconductor buying. Yet the percentage gain doesn't even crack the historical top 20, revealing how rising index levels are reshaping what 'record' means. Trading volume hit a post-Prime-market record of 10.8 trillion yen.
JBIC and Japan's three megabanks have signed off on $2.221 billion in loans for the first three projects of a $550 billion US investment package—the price Tokyo paid to bring Trump's tariffs down from 25% to 15%. We unpack the deal, the dollar-funding crunch, and why critics call it a 'vaporware' bet.
SoftBank Group plans to spin off and list 'Roze,' an AI and robotics company, on US markets at a target valuation of $100 billion. We unpack Masayoshi Son's strategy in the context of the Stargate project, his OpenAI commitments, and how Japanese tech compares to US GAFAM and Chinese BAT giants.
Oriental Land Company, operator of Tokyo Disney Resort, posted record revenue of 704.5 billion yen ($4.4 billion) for fiscal 2026—yet operating profit fell, and the stock has been cut nearly in half since 2023, hitting a fresh year-low days before the earnings release. Here is what is making investors nervous about the 'house of mouse' in Japan, from shrinking margins and demographic headwinds to a 330 billion yen cruise gamble.
Mitsubishi Electric is in talks to transfer 50% of its $5.8B auto parts subsidiary to Taiwan's Foxconn, with a deal expected by May. As BYD captures 19% of the global EV market, how is Japan's auto supply chain being reshaped?
On April 25, 2026, Denso announced plans to withdraw its $8.2 billion acquisition proposal for Rohm. Rohm chose the three-way alliance with Toshiba and Mitsubishi Electric, while Denso pivots to actively explore partnerships with third parties. We analyze the conclusion of Japan's 50-day power semiconductor reshuffle and what's next for Toyota Group's chip in-house strategy.