Shares of Japanese beer makers fell after the nation’s competition authority started investigating them over suspected price fixing.

Tokyo-based startup MW Inc. is offering homes with built-in robotic housekeeping arms, a counter to a global embrace of humanoids.

Japan’s Kirin Holdings Co. said it’s open to more acquisitions after a deal to buy Canadian vitamins and supplements maker Jamieson Wellness Inc. valued at C$2 billion ($1.4 billion).

The glass door closes, and a curtain of cool air spills over your head, neck and shoulders, delivering instant relief from the punishing summer heat.

Japanese shoppers are driving up luxury jewelry sales to a record as consumers seek a safe haven from inflation and the weakening yen.

Nvidia Corp. co-founder Jensen Huang stressed that the US company’s next-generation AI accelerator systems were in production and on track for delivery to customers, responding to reports that manufacturing snags may delay their rollout.

Conveyor-belt sushi operator Kura Sushi Inc. has an ambitious target to grow its store count by 20% a year in the US, betting that it can build market share before a wave of competitors rolls in.

Even as Japan seeks to put the brakes on the yen’s slide to a 40-year low, the weak currency could land the country’s carmakers a $5.8 billion profit windfall this year.

Fuji Media Holdings Inc. has received stronger-than-expected interest in its real estate subsidiary, attracting bidders including KKR & Co., Blackstone Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., people familiar with the matter said.

Sapporo Holdings Ltd. suspended exports of its Pokka brand of beverages to the Middle East as escalating tensions involving Iran heighten concerns about demand.

Shiseido Co. is looking to potentially swap out oil-based inputs for plant-derived materials as the Middle East conflict upends the global skincare and cosmetics supply chain.

Japan’s economy and health ministries are establishing a joint task force to ensure that the country won’t run out of medicines and health products as the conflict in the Middle East disrupts supplies of critical goods.

Japan’s economy and health ministries are establishing a joint task force to ensure that the country won’t run out of medicines and health products as the conflict in the Middle East disrupts supplies of critical goods.

Japan’s economy and health ministries are establishing a joint task force to ensure that the country won’t run out of medicines and health products as the conflict in the Middle East disrupts supplies of critical goods.

Cherry trees are bursting into bloom across Japan, but the cost of foods often eaten at flower-viewing picnics — known as hanami — is higher than ever.

L Catterton, the private equity firm backed by French luxury fashion house LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, is planning to invest around ¥50 billion ($313 million) in five Japanese consumer businesses over the next three years.

Asics Corp. is accelerating its global expansion by taking greater control of marathon infrastructure, a strategy executives say will deepen engagement with runners and convert that access into faster growth in running-shoe sales.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to make advanced 3-nanometer chips in Japan, stepping up its semiconductor manufacturing roadmap in the country in a triumph for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s technology ambitions.

Shares of Japanese toilet maker Toto Ltd. gained the most in five years after booming memory demand excited expectations of growth in its little-known chipmaking materials operations.

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. is considering to create a new cybersecurity team after disruptions to operations and financial reporting from a September ransomware attack are expected to continue into the new year.