Japan's Kirin to halve logistics workforce with AI-controlled ...
2 days ago · Automated guided forklifts carry Kirin products at its group's logistics center in Ebina, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan, on Dec. 12. (Photo by Tamayo Muto)
Japan's Nidec to offer takeover bid for machine tool maker Makino
2 days ago · KYOTO/TOKYO -- Japanese motor manufacturer Nidec announced on Friday that it will make a takeover bid for Makino Milling Machine, a Tokyo-listed machine tool manufacturer.
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Tokyo condo market to remain tight in 2025 despite supply bump
4 days ago · TOKYO -- The number of newly built condominiums in Tokyo is on track to rise in 2025 for the first time in four years, according to an industry estimate, but the market is expected to remain tight.
Turkey cuts key rate by 250 basis points, to 47.5% - Nikkei Asia
3 days ago · ANKARA (AP) -- Turkey's central bank lowered its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points, to 47.5%, on Thursday, carrying out its first rate cut in
World Bank raises China's GDP forecast for 2024, 2025
3 days ago · (Reuters) -- The World Bank raised on Thursday its forecast for China's economic growth in 2024 and 2025, but warned that subdued household and busine
South Korean opposition delays plan to impeach Han Duck-soo
5 days ago · SEOUL (Reuters) -- South Korea's main opposition party vowed on Tuesday to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo but reversed an earlier plan and decided to wait until later in the week, party ...
Kawasaki Heavy created 1.7bn yen slush fund in scandal involving …
3 days ago · TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Defense contractor Kawasaki Heavy Industries generated about 1.7 billion yen ($11 million) in slush funds over six years through bogus transactions with subcontractors, using part ...
Pakistan military court sentences 60 civilians up to 10 years in prison
3 days ago · KARACHI (Reuters) -- A Pakistani military court sentenced 60 civilians to jail time ranging from 2 years to 10 years in connection with attacks on military facilities following the arrest of ...