Electronics

Apple CEO Tim Cook presents iPad and iPad mini models during an event at Apple Park, California, in September 2021. (Photo courtesy of Apple Inc.)
Electronics

Samsung and LG Display bet on OLED iPads and MacBooks

South Korean display makers hope to beat Chinese rivals to 'last growth market'

2 May 2023
Daikin ranked second in U.S. sales of residential and commercial air conditioning systems in 2021 with a roughly 17% share. (Photo courtesy of Daikin Industries)
Electronics

Daikin to sell lower-priced air conditioners in U.S. in bid for market lead

Japanese maker touts bigger lineup, efficiency to compete with top-ranked Trane

2 May 2023
A production line at a Foxconn facility in Shenzhen. The company, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, is among those starting to shift operations away from mainland China.
Supply Chain

Apple's Taiwan suppliers lead renewed pivot from China

As Sino-U. S. tensions mount, Foxconn and Quanta turn to countries like Vietnam

29 April 2023
For the financial year ended March, the Japanese tech group reported a net profit of 937 billion yen, up 6.2% from the previous year, helped by strength in its games business.
Electronics

Sony sets record PlayStation target as yearly net income rises 6%

Group aims to sell 25 million PS5 consoles in year through next March

28 April 2023
TDK claims its advanced TMR sensors are more resistant to temperature changes, have higher magnetic sensitivity, last longer and are more accurate. (Source photo by Yuta Fukushima and courtesy of TDK)
Electronics

TDK to double output of advanced automobile sensors

Global demand expected to rise by 10% annually until 2026

26 April 2023
Japan's first quantum computer, brought onstream by IBM and the University of Tokyo in 2021. (Photo by Hiroshi Endo)
Technology

University of Tokyo to host Japan's best IBM quantum computer in fall

Expectations high for technology in material and battery development

22 April 2023
Sony's video game unit is focusing on free-to-play live service games.
Business deals

Sony PlayStation unit acquires game developer Firewalk Studios

Japanese company aims to release 12 multiplayer titles by fiscal 2025

22 April 2023
Customers take selfies during the opening of India's first Apple Store in Mumbai on April 18. (Photo by Rohan Mistry)
Electronics

Apple crosses final frontier with India retail, production push

Cook meets with Modi to exchange views on country's tech development

20 April 2023
Panasonic looks to benefit from state and federal subsidies to manufacture lithium-ion batteries in the U.S. (Photo by Yo Inoue)
Automobiles

Panasonic looking at 3 U.S. states for big EV battery spending

Japanese company eyes new factory in Oklahoma, expansion in Kansas or Nevada

18 April 2023
Japanese chemicals maker Kuraray recently began production of high-performance resins at a new plant in eastern Thailand. (Photo courtesy of Kuraray)
Supply Chain

Thailand, Indonesia emerge as bigger links in EV supply chain

Japanese, Chinese and South Korean suppliers get in ahead of vehicle production

18 April 2023
Japanese parts supplier MinebeaMitsumi’s CEO Yoshihisa Kainuma says he will focus on mergers and acquisitions of domestic businesses. (Photos by Sayumi Take)
Electronics

Japan's 'king of deals' aims to snap up even more manufacturers

Parts maker MinebeaMitsumi's CEO eyes auto industry in new role

16 April 2023
Taiwanese companies handle almost the entire production of Apple's iPhones, Mac computers and iPads as contract manufacturers.
Business trends

Taiwan tech suffers sales crash in sign of chip and PC slumps

Apple, Microsoft suppliers see 20% revenue fall in March, the largest in a decade

14 April 2023
Daikin holds a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new heat pump plant in Poland on April 4. (Photo courtesy of Daikin)
Electronics

Daikin breaks ground on Polish plant for energy-saving heat pumps

Fourth European production hub seen creating 3,000 jobs by 2030

8 April 2023
BOE expects the panel market to recover in 2023, with an upward trend apparent since March.
Electronics

Chinese display maker BOE suffers first sales decline in 13 years

Profit plunged 71% in 2022 on falling panel prices after pandemic boom

5 April 2023
Ricoh's new smartphone monitor developed mirrors the phone's display without retaining any of its data. (Photo by Norio Matsumoto)
Technology

Nimble but simple: Ricoh's portable monitor mirrors phone

Big touch screen has the size of a tablet but without pricy processors

2 April 2023
JOLED displays installed at a museum in Nomi, Ishikawa prefecture, where the company started production in 2019. (Photo courtesy of JOLED)
Interview

JOLED to keep R&D arm alive under Japan Display: president

Panel maker failed to form an 'exit strategy' for OLEDs, Ishibashi says

1 April 2023
JOLED will close two plants in Japan and let go of around 280 employees as it withdraws from OLED panel business. (Photo courtesy of JOLED)
Companies

Display maker JOLED files for bankruptcy with $250m in liabilities

Hoped-for Japanese champion in OLED panels fails to catch up to South Korean rivals

28 March 2023
The acquisition of Toshiba is to be financed by investments from approximately 20 Japanese companies. (Photo by Takayuki Yao)
Toshiba in turmoil

Toshiba accepts $15bn buyout offer from Japanese consortium

Japan Industrial Partners-led bid marks 10% premium over stock's latest close

24 March 2023
Dalian-based Panasonic Appliances Cold Chain makes refrigerators and freezers for stores and restaurants. (Photo by Shin Watanabe)
Business deals

Panasonic to sell third commercial refrigerator maker in China overhaul

Japanese group shifts focus to household products as competition grows

23 March 2023
Possible uses for all-solid-state batteries include articulated robots that move parts on an assembly line. (Photo by Masafumi Ono)
Electronics

Maxell to mass produce all-solid-state batteries for factory robots

High-powered units seen as a world's first for industrial machines

19 March 2023
Nidec Chairman and CEO Shigenobu Nagamori has chosen five vice presidents as candidates to succeed him. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
Companies

Nidec's hunt for Nagamori successor leads to 5 new vice presidents

Outside committee will pick one as the next president in April 2024

14 March 2023
ChatGPT had over 100 million users in January, just two months after its release.
Technology

SoftBank, other Japanese firms move to limit ChatGPT use

Interactive AI promises greater efficiency, but risks sensitive data leaks

12 March 2023
Taiwan's Foxconn, a key assembler of Apple iPhones, is moving to boost production in India.
Electronics

Taiwan's Foxconn eyes new iPhone factories in India

Manufacturer's CEO visits 2 Indian states, looking to reduce dependence on China

4 March 2023
Employees assemble Moskvich vehicles at a plant formerly operated by Renault in Moscow.
Ukraine war

Chinese cars, phones gain ground in Russia's sanctions-hit economy

3 Chinese auto brands grab 16% of shrinking market as global carmakers exit

28 February 2023
Visitors test out Canon's cameras at the CP+ Camera & Photo Imaging Show on Thursday. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)
Electronics

Digital cameras are hot again as shutterbugs move up from phones

Average price doubles in 3 years on rise of AI-supported, mirrorless models

25 February 2023