TOKYO -- Stock market analysts expect Nippon Steel to outperform its earnings projection for the current fiscal year thanks to U.S. Steel.
Mitsubishi Motors, Nissan to launch EV-to-grid power trading services
TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Motors and Nissan Motor plan to launch services as soon as 2030 that will allow owners of electric vehicles to sell surplus power in the EV batteries to the electricity grid.
Toyota to showcase hydrogen-combustion-engine hypercar on Le Mans track
TOKYO -- Toyota Motor said Wednesday it will conduct demonstration drives of a prototype "hypercar" that uses a combustion engine fueled by liquid hydrogen at the venue of France's famed 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race.
Analysis: Why China's defense minister skipped the Shangri-La Dialogue
Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent, and later as China bureau chief, and was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize.
JCB to launch app for Taiwan credit card members visiting Japan
TOKYO -- Major Japanese credit card company JCB this month will launch an app aimed at overseas members visiting Japan.
Failed Simba-M1 deal sends Singapore telecom consolidation to square one
SINGAPORE -- The planned acquisition of M1, Singapore's third-largest wireless carrier, by No. 4 Simba Telecom has been scrapped in a setback for restructuring an industry where intense competition is eating into profit margins.
South Korea's ruling party set for big win in local elections
SEOUL -- Preliminary tallies of votes in nationwide local elections in South Korea indicated a major victory for the administration of left-leaning President Lee Jae Myung.
Japan's Saizeriya opens first restaurant in Malaysia with local touch
KUALA LUMPUR -- Japanese restaurant chain Saizeriya, known for budget Italian fare, opens its first location in Malaysia on Thursday in the country's capital, Kuala Lumpur.
Japan's Sumitomo joins US project to bury carbon in form of rice hulls
TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp. has invested in a U.S. carbon dioxide removal project run by American startup Graphyte that takes carbon out of the atmosphere by burying rice hulls.
Nippon Life to invest $9.4bn in Blackstone private credit deal
TOKYO -- Nippon Life Insurance has agreed to invest 1.5 trillion yen ($9.38 billion) over five years in Blackstone's private credit, real estate and other assets, part of a trend of Japanese insurers directing their money overseas.