Stories from Japan

Japanese bearing manufacturers NSK and NTN are set to integrate their businesses in October 2027. Major Japanese bearing manufacturers are planning to integrate their operations.

A Japanese company named Calbee is reportedly innovating with potato chip bags.

Calbee has limited its packaging to black and white ink due to the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. Japanese food giant Calbee will switch to black and white packaging for some products due to rising oil prices and an ink crisis following the Iran war.

Researchers have developed a new method using artificial intelligence to evolve virus vectors.

Mitsui & Co.

The court cited that the possibility of another person being the perpetrator could not be ruled out, a finding consistent with the first trial.

A discussion covered health practices, including what people do and eat for their well-being.

RTHK Radio 3 expressed concern over Japan's interest rate gap with the US, noting that a fully coordinated policy is unlikely. The current rate gap to the US needs to be much lower.

Baywa expects losses between 420 billion and 690 billion yen, including non-core businesses. The company will cut dividends.

Alphabet has entered the Japanese bond market with its first Samurai bond issuance. The company plans to use the proceeds to fund its artificial intelligence capital expenditures.