TOKYO -- A U.K. startup that makes ultrathin, sheet-like solar panels is entering Japan, as foreign companies look to exploit the country's leading role in adopting the new technology.
TSMC supplier Air Liquide opens first chip materials plant in Taiwan
TAICHUNG, Taiwan -- Europe's top industrial gas maker Air Liquide opened its first chip materials plant in Taiwan on Wednesday as part of its more than $1 billion investment in the island to feed increasing demand for AI chip production.
Supply crunch in Intel, AMD CPUs deal fresh blow to PC and server makers
TAIPEI -- Worsening supply constraints in central processing units made by Intel and AMD are adding fresh pain for PC and server makers already hammered by an unprecedented memory chip shortage, Nikkei Asia has learned.
Diesel supply woes begin to hit Australia's farmers and miners
CANBERRA -- Skyrocketing diesel prices and disruptions to fuel distribution are squeezing Australia's key resource and agricultural sectors, with industry representatives warning that smaller miners and farmers are already facing tough decisions about whether to scale back operations.
Toyota turns to trucks for hydrogen plans as motorists shun clean-fuel cars
TOKYO -- Toyota Motor is focusing its hydrogen fuel cell efforts on commercial vehicles adopting the clean energy source, as regular motorists continue to shun the technology.
Toyota plant's 'Team Thank You' helps retain foreign workers
NAGOYA, Japan -- At Toyota Motor's Motomachi plant in central Aichi prefecture, a worker wearing a Philippine-flag cap busily attached bumpers to vehicles. Above the worker was a sign reading "salamat po" -- Tagalog for "thank you very much."
Taiwan self-driving startup eyes Japan as launchpad for niche systems
TAIPEI -- Turing Drive, a Taiwanese startup that creates autonomous driving systems for niche applications, plans to develop the Japanese market as a springboard toward broader commercialization of its technology.
Toyota to kick-start group restructuring with take-private deal
NAGOYA, Japan -- Toyota Industries' impending delisting from the Tokyo Stock Exchange in a 5.9 trillion yen ($37.1 billion) deal marks the largest restructuring among Japanese companies to date, as Toyota Motor seeks to strengthen its position in the race for advanced technologies.
EV tigers BYD and VinFast set electric pace in Asia
HANOI/JAKARTA -- In the busy centre of Jakarta, the world's most populous city, people are noticing how brightly-colored electric cars, displaying the marques of either China's BYD or Vietnam's VinFast, are gradually taking over the streets.
7-Eleven seeks global expansion without imposing 'Japan way'
TOKYO -- Japanese 7-Eleven operator Seven & i Holdings is expanding its store network in Asia, Europe and elsewhere, trying to strike the right balance among Japanese food, operations know-how and the needs of local markets.