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Tuesday 2 July 2024
Sony to scale down BD production business in Sendai
Sony's optical disc business is facing challenges due to declining demand as data storage methods shift towards cloud-based solutions and plans to cut its workforce by 40%.
Tuesday 2 July 2024
BYD's ambitious drive into East Asian markets faces hurdles and opportunities
Chinese EV giant BYD is making significant inroads into the South Korean and Japanese markets, challenging established domestic players and reshaping the competitive landscape in...
Tuesday 2 July 2024
Sony investments planning collaboration with JASM for 2030
Sony Semiconductor Solutions (SSS), the semiconductor subsidiary of Sony, announced in May 2023 that it had acquired land in Kōshi, Kumamoto, for a new factory, with plans to...
Thursday 27 June 2024
US, Japan, South Korea pledge closer ties on key technologies
The US, Japan, and South Korea pledged to cooperate more closely on building more resilient supply chains and developing key technologies, including semiconductors and critical min...
Thursday 27 June 2024
Ibiden scales up AI chip substrate capacity for Nvidia supply chain
Ibiden, the Japanese electronic component supplier, used to be seen as an Intel supply chain partner.
Wednesday 26 June 2024
Honda launches N-VANe: budget BEV to compete with Chinese rivals
Honda, the Japanese automotive conglomerate, announced that it will launch a budget Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) in October 2024 in Japan, and consumers can get one for less than...
Wednesday 26 June 2024
Sumitomo Chemical downsizes LCD materials, scales up investment in semiconductor materials
Japan-based Sumitomo Chemical is refining its growth strategy by downsizing its LCD component business while expanding its semiconductor materials division.
Tuesday 25 June 2024
BYD releases third EV in Japan as sales struggle to take off
China's BYD Co. rolled out its third electric vehicle in Japan as it tries to href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-01/byd-bolsters-japan-push-with-revamped-evs-dealership-network"...
Tuesday 25 June 2024
Japanese motor giant Nidec bets big on AI server cooling devices as new growth driver
Japanese motor manufacturer Nidec is shifting its growth strategy to focus on cooling devices for Generative AI (GenAI) servers, anticipating this business will grow to an annual...
Monday 24 June 2024
Hitachi eyes billion-dollar AI business opportunity by integrating Microsoft cloud services into Lumada
In response to the growing corporate demand for generative AI, Japanese electronics giant Hitachi announced in 2024 that it has signed a three-year partnership contract with Microsoft...
Monday 24 June 2024
Smart cockpit features of Chinese cars woo young Thai buyers
Chinese carmakers are accelerating their entry into Thailand.
Monday 24 June 2024
Japan-based semiconductor material suppliers cluster in Kyushu thanks to TSMC
Thanks to TSMC's investments in Kumamoto and its commitment to local sourcing, semiconductor material suppliers, including Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (TOK), Organo, and Sumco, are clustering...
Wednesday 19 June 2024
Fujitsu unveils innovative AI strategy with new GenAI customization platform
Japan's IT giant Fujitsu has recently unveiled its latest AI strategy, focusing not on developing Generative AI (GenAI) to compete with other companies, but on creating a platform...
Monday 17 June 2024
Microsoft's Japan chief sees country accelerating its use of AI
Japan has been one of the fastest countries to embrace the use of new artificial intelligence tools and has the potential to accelerate its economy and tech sector by going further,...
Monday 17 June 2024
Does AI scale-up distract emerging Taiwanese automotive tier-1 suppliers?
Geopolitics and the Group of Two (G2) dynamic have attracted Taiwan's ICT supply chain much attention.