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SoftBank adding technology ambitions, with ARM, robotics

TOKYO — Photo ops of SoftBank Chief Executive Masayoshi Son sometimes show him chatting happily with his company’s humanoid robot, …

Toyota, Mazda plan EV partnership, $1.6 billion US plant

TOKYO — Japanese automakers Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. said Friday they plan to spend $1.6 billion to …

Sony sees recovery with a nearly quadrupling of profit

TOKYO — Sony’s fiscal first quarter profit nearly quadrupled from a year earlier, boosted by its lucrative image sensor and …

Nissan Renault seize lead in first half global vehicle sales

TOKYO — The alliance of Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA of France led in global vehicle sales …

Asian stocks mostly lower as region awaits Trump Xi meeting

TOKYO — Asian stocks were mostly lower Thursday, as the region nervously watched for market-moving news from the first meeting …

Asian stocks gain on Japan data, awaiting US China meeting

TOKYO –Asian markets were mostly higher Monday, cheered by a positive report on the Japanese economy, as players awaited a …

Japan actor in Scorsese’s ‘Silence’ drawn to recurring theme

TOKYO—Violence pulsates in Shinya Tsukamoto’s early films, driving stories into nightmarish fantasies like in the award-winning 1989 “Tetsuo,” which ridicules …

Asian markets mostly higher, watching Trump speech closely

TOKYO—Asian markets were mostly higher Wednesday as attention turned to President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress for clues on what …

Toshiba chairman resigns over huge nuclear business loss

TOKYO—Toshiba Corp.’s chairman resigned Tuesday after the company logged such massive losses in its nuclear business that it must sell …

Japanese engineer sought out by concert halls to shape sound

TOKYO –Behind some of the world’s most reputed concert halls is a Japanese engineer whose finesse in shaping sound is …

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