On October 5, Japan’s NEC Corp. announced that it will purchase Swiss financial solutions provider Avaloq Group AG for CHF 2.05 billion (USD 2.25 billion), making it the…

A startup founded at the University of Tokyo has moved a step closer to developing flying cars by teaming with an aircraft component maker.

Japanese convenience store operator Lawson has partnered with NEC to run an Indonesian pilot shop that uses video analysis to better determine shopping habits and inventory…

Mitsubishi Chemical will build a new factory in Taiwan next year to boost supply of semiconductor materials for Taiwanese producers, Nikkei learned on Monday, the latest…

Japanese marine shipper Nippon Yusen has opened a facility in the Philippines that monitors ships for breakdowns and disrepair by analyzing real-time data through artificial…

Japan's Fujifilm Holdings said Monday that it has won an order to produce a key component of American biotechnology company Novavax's coronavirus vaccine candidate at…

Hitachi Ltd. said Wednesday that the firm and a subsidiary of Canada’s Bombardier Inc. will supply 23 high-speed trains to an Italian railway operator for services in Spain under…

Mitsubishi Estate will make a full entry into agriculture through a capital partnership with a major domestic horticulture company, with an eye to taking technology-based…

Electronics maker NEC Corp. aims to enter the ultrahigh-speed 5G communications technology market in Australia as early as next year, sources said Monday.

Japanese air-conditioner maker Daikin Industries will develop a high-performance reusable medical face mask in cooperation with the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center…