Panasonic Holdings says it has lowered its consolidated operating and net profit estimates for the year ending in March, due to rising restructuring costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/05/companies/panasonic-cut-profit-estimates/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #panasonic #tech

Shares in Japanese gaming giant Nintendo plunged 11%, as it was hit by investor concern over software sales and the impact of a memory chip shortage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/04/companies/nintendo-shares-dive/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nintendo #videogames #chipmakers

AI makes Microsoft’s Q4 2025 numbers weird and bad

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/03/ai-makes-microsofts-q4-2025-numbers-weird-and-bad/

Global container liners are bracing for lower profits in 2026 as the potential reopening of the Red Sea shipping route weighs on freight rates, exacerbating oversupply issues and aggravating trade pains. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/04/companies/shipping-firms-red-sea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #shipping #redsea #trade #middleeast

Prudential Life Insurance will suspend sales of new insurance policies following the discovery of widespread financial misconduct involving current and former employees. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/04/companies/prudential-life-suspension-sales/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #prudentiallife #lifeinsurance #insurance #corporategovernance #fraud #businessethics

EXCLUSIVE: DeepL to Release Interpretation Software for Japan https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/04/companies/deep-l-japan-software/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #deepl #translation #software

Japan Airlines says that its passenger revenue on China routes in December was about 20% lower than its projections. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/04/companies/jal-china-revenue-low/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #jal #aviation #china #chinajapanrelations #tourism

New forms of subscription services have expanded beyond the realm of entertainment in Japan, branching into industries such as gaming, hotels and cars amid a shift in consumer attitudes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/04/companies/japan-subscription-services/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #streaming #hotels #videogames #cars

Eneos Holdings plans to expand its team to handle more oil-derivative trading at its overseas offices including Singapore amid a push to increase its presence at major trading hubs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/04/companies/eneos-oil-trading-expansion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #eneos #oil #energy #trade

Qatar signed a 27-year deal to sell liquefied natural gas to Japan’s biggest utility, the first long-term supply accord between the two countries in more than a decade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/04/companies/qatar-deal-lng-jera/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #qatar #lng #jera #energy #gas

#Chinese #logistics companies J&T #Global #Express and SF Holding have announced a #strategic cross-shareholding agreement involving HKD8.3 billion (approximately $1.1 billion) in mutual #investments. The #deal represents a significant consolidation within #China’s competitive logistics #sector as #companies seek to strengthen their #positions in the global #market. https://cnbusinessforum.com/jt-express-and-sf-holding-announce-1-1-billion-cross-shareholding-deal-to-strengthen-global-logistics/

Walt Disney Co. has named theme parks head Josh D'Amaro as CEO, placing a longtime insider at the helm as artificial intelligence and a wave of consolidation upend the media industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/04/companies/disney-josh-damaro-ceo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #disney #bobiger

5 arrested in Germany on suspicion of illegal exports to Russian arms firms – POLITICO

Central to the investigation is a trading company in the northern German city of Lübeck owned by a…
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#BangkokPost - #Survey shows #Japanese #companies optimistic🧐
"Despite optimism, Japanese firms highlighted #challenges requiring #government #action, including #labour shortages, rising #energy #costs, #household #debt and #inefficiencies in tax audits and refunds. They also urged improvements in #transport #infrastructure to strengthen #competitiveness."

🤔These are valid and long-standing structural & societal problems in #Thailand - what has been done? #BOI #tonedeaf
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/3189045/survey-shows-japanese-companies-optimistic

#Enterprises in the #Guangdong-#HongKong-#Macao #GreaterBayArea are intensifying their #expansion into #ASEAN #markets in response to escalating #global #trade #tensions and #SupplyChain pressures. A joint #study by UOB Hong Kong and the #HK Trade Development Council indicates that 73% of surveyed #GBA #companies plan to accelerate their #business #development in ASEAN over the next three years, aiming to #boost #growth and enhance supply chain #resilience. https://cnbusinessforum.com/gba-enterprises-accelerate-asean-expansion-amid-trade-tensions-study-shows/

Fuji Media Holdings has unveiled a massive share buyback plan to repel activist investor Yoshiaki Murakami. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/03/companies/fuji-media-buyback-activist-repel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #fujitv #media #investments

Musk wants to merge SpaceX with xAI, then take it public

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/02/musk-wants-to-merge-spacex-with-xai-then-take-it-public/

The success of the Switch 2 console drove up Nintendo's net profit by more than 50% in the nine months to December, the company said, but a global memory chip shortage could push up manufacturing costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/03/companies/nintendo-sales-switch2/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nintendo #switch2 #videogames #chipmakers #ai

The transportation ministry gave administrative guidance to JR East over recent problems, including service disruptions on its Yamanote and Joban lines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/03/companies/jr-east-guidance-service-halts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #jreast #yamanoteline #jobanline #rail #mlit

Norinchukin Bank is discussing a capital injection into a joint venture that said its estimated loss from debt linked to First Brands Group has ballooned to almost $1 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/03/companies/nochu-capital-injection-joint-venture/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #norinchukinbank #banks