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- Japan, Technology, Electric, hybrid and low-emission cars, Automotive industry, Sony, Business, World news, Asia Pacific, Manufacturing sector
Sony to start electric car firm as it ‘explores a commercial launch’
Tokyo-listed shares in Japanese group rise after it shows off second concept vehicleSony has revealed plans to…
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No contact required: Covid fuels vending machine revival in Japan
After decades of decline, jidō hanbaiki are back in fashion with public wary of human interactionCoronavirus –…
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McDonald’s rations fries in Japan due to potato shortage
Covid-19 and floods in Canada force fast-food company to sell only small-sized friesA new kind of chip shortag…
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‘The story is very rich’: Ghosn’s escape to freedom has come at a cost
Ex-head of Renault and Nissan insists colleague held in Japan is innocent as he works to refute his own charge…
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Bank of England governor ‘very uneasy’ about inflation amid ‘tight’ labour market – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Bank of England policymakers testify to the Tre…
- Japan, Pharmaceuticals industry, Singapore, Pfizer, Europe, Australia news, Infectious diseases, South and Central Asia, Business, Coronavirus, US news, Drugs, World news, Medical research, Asia Pacific, Switzerland, UK news, India, Science
Coronavirus treatments: the potential ‘game-changers’ in development
After positive clinical trials for antiviral drug Molnupiravir, it joins other medicines that have shown promi…
- Japan, Pharmaceuticals industry, Business, Coronavirus, World news, Asia Pacific, Vaccines and immunisation
Japan’s Moderna Covid vaccine rollout hit by recall and contamination scares
Foreign materials including stainless steel identified in batches of Covid-19 vaccine though no safety or effi…
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Sony profits soar as it benefits from home entertainment boom
Semiconductor shortage means production volumes of PlayStation 5 fall short of demandCoronavirus – latest upda…
- Toyota, Japan, Tokyo Olympic Games 2020, Olympic Games, Automotive industry, Business, World news, Media, Asia Pacific, Sport
Toyota scraps Olympics TV adverts amid lukewarm support in Japan
Tokyo 2020 sponsor’s executives pull out of opening ceremony Czech beach volleyball player tests positive in O…
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US father and son jailed in Tokyo for helping Carlos Ghosn flee Japan
US army special forces veteran Michael Taylor was sentenced to two years and his son Peter for one year and ei…
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Revolut co-founder Nik Storonsky set to join the multibillionaire club
Banking and payments app launched six years ago valued at £24bn in deal secured by 36-year-old CEORevolut beco…
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Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn talks of daring escape from Japan
Fugitive banker, accused of financial misconduct, tells BBC how he fled Japan hidden in a box on a private jet…
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Global chip shortage hits car production in China and Japan
Semiconductor problem hits wider industry, with growth in China at four-month low and 6% drop in JapanThe ongo…
- Japan, Environment, South and Central Asia, Business, Climate change, Coal, World news, Asia Pacific, Energy, China, Vietnam, India
Five Asian countries account for 80% of new coal power investment
China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam plan to build more than 600 coal power unitsFive Asian countries ar…
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Men who helped Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn flee Japan admit their role
Michael and Peter Taylor tell Tokyo court of their part in spiriting away executive in musical instrument case…
- Japan, Politics, Brexit, Foreign policy, Trade policy, Business, George Eustice, World news, Asia Pacific, UK news
UK to start negotiations to join Asia-Pacific CPTPP trade treaty
Joining is central plank of Liz Truss’s plan to refocus UK trade relationships post-BrexitThe UK has moved a s…
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The Hut Group strikes complex joint venture deal with SoftBank
Deal values ‘yet to be formed’ technology division of THG at $6.3bnThe Hut Group (THG), the online retailer em…
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Bank losses linked to Archegos top $10bn after latest results
Nomura takes $2.3bn hit with UBS forecasting a total $861m loss after collapse of hedge fundBank losses linked…
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Cleared for lunch: Japanese airline serves £390 in-flight meals on parked planes
All Nippon Airways’ first-class meals on grounded jets is latest industry wheeze to claw back revenue lost in …
- Japan, Europe, European banks, Economics, Business, Banking, US news, Stock markets, World news, US economy, UK news
Regulators around the world monitor collapse of US hedge fund
Liquidation of Bill Hwang’s Archegos Capital Management sparked a fire sale of more than $20bn assetsOpinion: …