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A Kimi logo is pictured at the Moonshot AI stand, featuring the Kimi K3 model, during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on Saturday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 19, 2026
China¡¯s Moonshot plans IPO in six months after AI breakthrough
The Chinese AI pioneer has officially distributed the shareholder resolution to its investors, seeking the blessing of its backers on a Hong Kong listing.
The 225-issue Nikkei stock average slipped below 63,000 on Friday for the first time in about a month on an intraday basis.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 17, 2026
Nikkei briefly dives over 4,100 points in afternoon
It slipped below 63,000 for the first time in about a month on an intraday basis.
Kioxia overtook auto giant Toyota in market cap value in mid-June, but its ranking has since dropped to the fourth-largest Japanese company, as traders grow more critical over artificial intelligence.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 17, 2026
Chipmaker Kioxia¡¯s market value halves from peak on AI selloff
Investors are more closely scrutinizing global chipmakers as they question whether the payoff from AI spending can justify lofty valuations.
Young shoppers are becoming increasingly visible in Tokyo¡¯s upmarket shopping districts such as Omotesando.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 16, 2026
Young Japanese who rode AI boom flaunt wealth with luxury buys
The shopping spree also reveals a deepening societal divide, exposing the increasingly uneven nature of Japan¡¯s economic revival.
Analysts say investors remain more focused on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi¡¯s expansionary fiscal agenda, expectations for only gradual Bank of Japan policy tightening and still-wide interest-rate differentials.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 15, 2026
Japan¡¯s bid to bring money home faces fiscal and BOJ reality check
The renewed focus on domestic investment comes as Tokyo seeks new ways to support Japanese assets after repeated foreign-exchange interventions failed to halt the yen¡¯s slide.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's market capitalization reached ?42 trillion, surpassing that of Toyota.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 13, 2026
MUFG becomes Japan¡¯s most valuable firm for first time
The development comes amid an improved business environment resulting from the Bank of Japan¡¯s interest rate hikes.
According to the Tokyo Stock Exchange, 272 listed companies decided to conduct stock splits in fiscal 2025, up 28% from the previous year for the fourth consecutive year of increase.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 13, 2026
Stock splits by listed Japanese firms up for four straight years
Companies are attempting to make their shares more affordable for individual investors with limited funds, even as the stock market continues to go up.
Evening commuters in front of Tokyo station.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 11, 2026
Japan¡¯s top pension fund likely to brush off political pressure
The Government Pension Investment Fund, one of the world¡¯s largest, will likely ignore the finance minister¡¯s call to boost domestic investment, at least in the short run.
The Logo of 7-Eleven is displayed at a convenience store in Tokyo in March last year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 11, 2026
SoftBank said to consider buying stake in retailer Seven & i
The deal with PayPay would unite Japan¡¯s dominant payments operator with its biggest convenience store operator.
Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group (center), and Kwak Noh-jung, president and CEO of SK Hynix (center left), and Koh Seung-beom, chairman of SK Hynix Inc. (center right), ring the opening bell during the company's initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York on Friday.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Jul 11, 2026
SK Hynix debut is a bet that AI breaks boom-and-bust chip cycle
South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix just pulled off the largest public listing by a foreign company in U.S. market history.
Since their listing in 2024, Kioxia¡¯s shares have surged on runaway demand for AI memory chips.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2026
Bain Capital exits Kioxia after chip deal yields big returns
A global spending spree on AI catapulted Kioxia¡¯s shares more than 4,800% from their debut, transforming the chipmaker into one of Japan¡¯s most valuable companies.
Goldman Sachs Group has vaulted past Wall Street rivals to become the top global player in Taiwan¡¯s equity trading market, capitalizing on surging demand from quant funds for artificial intelligence.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 9, 2026
Goldman becomes Taiwan¡¯s top foreign broker on AI quant push
The Wall Street bank has risen from 10th place in early 2025 to become Taiwan¡¯s largest foreign brokerage by trading volume in the first half.
Fumiaki Kobayashi, an LDP lawmaker, attends an interview in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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Jul 8, 2026
LDP plans tighter oversight of disclosures by activist investors
The proposals come as Japan has become one of the ?world¡¯s busiest markets ?for activist investing outside of the U.S.
Samsung reported preliminary operating income of 89.4 trillion South Korean won ($58 billion) in the three months through June, dwarfing its performance for all of 2025.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 7, 2026
Samsung¡¯s soaring profit fails to lift shares after AI rally
Samsung¡¯s shares have underperformed rival those of SK Hynix, which is more focused on high-end memory geared for AI¡¯s computation needs.
Japanese AI-related shares are likely to correct over the next two months, but the sector may rebound next year on the prospect of favorable U.S. policy measures, RBC BlueBay Asset Management says.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2026
BlueBay sees near-term risk in Japan AI stocks followed by rally
AI-related shares are likely to correct over the next two months but the sector may rebound next year on the prospect of favorable U.S. policy measures, says one portfolio manager.
Recent swings in tech stocks are reviving fears of an AI bubble ¡ª and some experts warn that if it pops, the fallout could be bigger than anything Wall Street has ever seen.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 27, 2026
Should we fear an AI bubble bust?
Recent swings in tech stocks are reviving fears of an AI bubble ¡ª and some experts warn that if it pops, the fallout could be bigger than anything Wall Street has ever seen.
Kioxia Holdings has grown into Japan¡¯s most valuable company this year thanks to an AI-fueled boom for memory products.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2026
Kioxia plans new U.S. listing in spring and stock split at home
The supplier of NAND storage aims to take advantage of runaway demand for exposure to AI-related semiconductor stocks.
People visit the Delta Electronics booth during the annual Computex trade show in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 3, 2026.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2026
Thai stock market thriving as surprise beneficiary of AI boom
While the country lacks the semiconductor champions of Taiwan or South Korea, investors are increasingly recognizing its role in supplying the infrastructure behind AI.
Japanese liquefied natural gas-related stocks stand to benefit from the Middle East supply risk.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 25, 2026
Japan¡¯s LNG stocks seen to benefit from Middle East supply risk
The country¡¯s firms are an indispensable part of every stage in the LNG supply chain, which includes plant contractors and turbine suppliers.
Some see Japanese equities as an attractive way to diversify away from U.S. stocks while still benefiting from the global artificial intelligence rally.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 24, 2026
AI boom sees investors shift from Japan¡¯s value to growth stocks
Investors had classified Japan¡¯s equities as low-growth value stocks, but the rising prominence of high-growth firms suggests a meaningful shift in the investment narrative.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
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