Japan startup Preferred Networks designs own AI chips to beat bottleneckThe company, whose investors include automaker Toyota and robot maker Fanuc, began developing its first generation AI chip in 2016 to power...
Japan's Nikkei ends at near 1-month low amid economic worriesIn Japan, chip-making equipment maker Tokyo Electron lost 0.94%, game and audio equipment maker Sony Group fell 1.93% and robot maker Fanuc...
Japanese shares track Wall Street lower but post second monthly gainJapanese equities tracked Wall Street's third-straight losing session, but gains in U.S. futures limited the decline," said Maki Sawada, a ...
Nikkei closes at over 1-month high on China growth optimismWall Street closed sharply higher on Friday as signs of stubborn inflation and consumer resiliency sent investors into the long holiday wee...
Nikkei rebounds on Japan's growth confidence, Yaskawa's outlookThe Nikkei share average climbed 2.25% to close at 28,569.02, while the broader Topix advanced 2.14% 1,953.33. Both the indexes gained the ...
Japan remade its supply chains after catastrophe. Here’s what it learnedIn the wake of the cataclysms of 2011, firms faced severe shortfalls and struggled to restore operations. Across the board, production fell...
Nikkei slips, SoftBank Group tumbles after Nasdaq routSoftBank Group on Monday sank 7.2 per cent to a two-month low, posting its biggest fall since late March.
Nikkei climbs 2.7% on upbeat earnings reports, gains in US futuresThe benchmark Nikkei average advanced 2.7 per cent to 19,783.22, its highest closing since April 17.
Japan shares slip on caution ahead of earningsThe Nikkei index settled down 1.15% at 19,669.12, led by declines in the consumer discretionary and healthcare sectors.
Nikkei turns up, marks 4th day of gains on US-China trade hopesThe Nikkei share average ended 0.2 per cent higher to 21,464.23.
Apple's China iPhone woes were foretold in JapanFanuc Corp., makes the metal casings on iPhones, and has been fretting about demand in China for a while.
Nikkei falls as Nvidia's poor results dent chip sector; Nintendo divesNintendo was the most-traded stock by turnover and closed at 31,860.
Nikkei hit by selling in banks, Apple suppliersThe Nikkei share average ended 0.2 per cent lower at 21,803.62.
Nikkei logs biggest daily gain since March on eased trade concernFactory automation equipment makers which have large exposure in China soared.
Narendra Modi, Shinzo Abe take express train to travel to TokyoIn a message on the day of the two leaders' summit meeting, Abe said India was driving the region and the world's prosperity as a global po...
High-end manufacturing will follow us to India:Chuck Robbins, CiscoAs technology proliferating classic industries like manufacturing, oil and gas or smart cities, it creates opportunities for us to partner ...
Robots now learn not to crush youThey’re learning to behave around people, bringing them one step closer to the Jetsons-esque dream of automated servants that might one day...