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The $26.5 trillion U.S. Treasury market shifts as China and Japan trim holdings and the Fed pursues quantitative tighten

Local partners, cultural proximity, and fast subsidies covering 40% of costs helped TSMC's Kumamoto fab succeed where Ar

Fearing IBM's dominance, Japan's MITI launched the cooperative VLSI project in the 1970s, uniting firms like Fujitsu and

As the Nikkei 225 surpassed its 1989 peak, young Japanese professionals are shifting from cash savings to stocks, aided

As the world shifts to battery EVs, Japan's automakers like Toyota and Honda cling to hybrids and hydrogen, risking thei

TSMC is reshaping chip manufacturing with new fabs in Japan, partnering with Sony and Toyota, and in Arizona, navigating

Honda began by bolting a motor to a bicycle to solve post-war Japan's transport woes, then innovated and raced its way t

Japan's 2019 restrictions on three chemicals it supplies up to 90% of globally hit Samsung and SK Hynix, threatening sem

Masayoshi Son built SoftBank from a Japanese software distributor into a tech investment giant, riding dotcom bets and c

Camera maker Olympus hid billions in losses via shell companies until its CEO blew the whistle on Japan's biggest accoun

From Hattori & Co.'s 1888 start to Seiko's 1969 Astron quartz watch, Japan rode tariffs and innovation to disrupt the gl

Japan led mobile tech in the late '90s with video calls and camera phones, but carrier-controlled walled gardens isolate

Facing Sony, Nintendo, and Sega on home turf, Xbox struggled in Japan with bulky hardware, oversized controllers, and sh

Japan's postwar Article 9 renounced war, yet Korean War pressure spawned a $49 billion-a-year self-defense force testing

Originating in Japan, pod hotels offer compact rooms with TVs and outlets for up to $70 a night, plus social lounges tha

After learning the transistor from Bell Labs, Japan's MITI-coordinated push and Sony's licensing built a semiconductor i

From a 1963 six-person trader to a key chip-equipment maker, Tokyo Electron pivoted to semiconductor gear and expanded g

Walmart's everyday-low-price strategy confused deal-seeking Japanese shoppers who favor fresh local food, leading to los

Founded by Kiichiro Toyoda from a loom business, Toyota rebuilt after WWII and conquered the U.S. through resilience and