Business / Corporate May 30, 2022
Toyota's April global sales fall 11% on chip crunch and COVID-19 lockdown
Global production fell 9.1% to 692,259 vehicles in April, slipping below the level a year earlier for the first time in three months.
Business May 23, 2022
Japan and U.S. reaffirm chip partnership, but impact seen as limited
by Kazuaki Nagata
The two countries have vowed to increase cooperation in areas such as manufacturing capacity, but experts question how much can be done on a bilateral basis.
Business May 14, 2022
Japan and U.S. to agree to cooperate on chips during upcoming summit
The expected agreement between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden will aim for a framework ensuring availability of domestic semiconductor stocks in emergencies.
Business / Economy May 2, 2022
Japan considers programs to develop talent in semiconductor and battery tech
The program's aim is to to secure human resources for industries becoming increasingly important in an era of digitalization and decarbonization.
Business / Corporate Apr 27, 2022
Toyota exceeds annual sales goal with second-highest total
by River Davis
Toyota sold 903,031 vehicles in March, the automaker said Wednesday, bringing the total to 9.51 million units for the business year through March, its second-highest annual figure.
Business / Corporate Apr 22, 2022
SoftBank plans to retain controlling stake in Arm after IPO
by Ian King
Softbank's raising of an $8 billion term loan has provided it with enough financial leeway to hold onto a bigger portion of the company, sources say.
Business / Corporate Apr 14, 2022
Nikon looks beyond cameras to reinvent itself as tech supplier
by Reed Stevenson and Yuki Furukawa
The manufacturer almost single-handedly brought accessible high-quality cameras to the masses but the rise of smartphones and more advanced chipmaking tech has taken its toll on revenue.
Business Apr 9, 2022
The huge endeavor to produce a tiny microchip
by Don Clark
Microchips are in many ways the lifeblood of the modern economy. They are also intensive to produce and made on gigantic, ultraclean factory room floors that can be seven stories tall.
Business Apr 2, 2022
The chip challenge: Keeping Western semiconductors out of Russian weapons
by Jane Lanhee Lee
Chipmakers lack the ability to track where many of their lower-end products end up and that could stymie the enforcement of new U.S. sanctions.
Business / Corporate Mar 25, 2022
Japanese firm that moves world’s chips counts on data explosion
by Takashi Mochizuki and Yuki Furukawa
Daifuku Co. is redesigning its ubiquitous overhead conveyors for factories to handle an "exponential” surge in data usage and global chip demand.
Business Mar 18, 2022
With 'chip schools,' Taiwan invests in next generation of tech talent
by Sarah Wu
The plans, championed by President Tsai Ing-wen, come as chip companies plow billions of dollars into capacity expansion.
National Mar 16, 2022
Japan to ban exports of nearly 300 items to Russia and Belarus
The embargo on exports of 266 products, such as chips and communication equipment, and 26 technologies, including design programs for chip-making machines, will take effect Friday.