Japan has no space for solar farms apart from old golf courses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/28/companies/solar-farms-golf-courses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #solar #renewables #energy #golfcourses
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After decades of climbing the executive ranks at U.S. companies, more men of Indian descent are now entering the boardroom. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/28/companies/indian-executives-us-corporate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #india #us #diversity #isscorporate #equilar #jamesdrurypartners #alphabet #microsoft #proctergamble
Sakai Chemical Industry's century-old expertise in producing fine powders for face makeup used by geisha is finding a lucrative new use — powering the artificial intelligence boom. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/28/companies/sakai-chemical-ai-linchpin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sakaichemicalindustry #osaka #ai #cosmetics #datacenters
Sony Group is skipping the CES technology show in 2027, ending a decadeslong presence at the Las Vegas electronics showcase in favor of a growing focus on entertainment content. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/28/companies/sony-skips-ces-show/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sony #tech #electricvehicles #honda #ces
Certification of Boeing's long-delayed 737 Max 10 variant will be held up over a new software issue, just as the U.S. planemaker was in the final stages of winning approval to begin deliveries to airlines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/29/companies/boeing-737-max-10-software-issue/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #boeing #aviation
Mister Donut is back in China after a seven-year absence following the opening of its first outlet in a Shanghai shopping mall. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/29/companies/mister-donut-china-reentry/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #food #retailers #misterdonut #china
Major Japanese beer companies are revamping flagship products and reclassifying quasi-beer items as beer in preparation for the upcoming unification of liquor taxes on beer and related products. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/29/companies/beer-makers-battle-liquor-tax/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #taxes #beer #alcohol #kirin #asahi #sapporo #suntory
Nidec's prolonged accounting crisis, a possible new ¥1 trillion impairment charge and the likely ouster of its CEO have triggered a stock rout, making the once-formidable blue chip a much-weakened takeover target. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/29/companies/nidec-turmoil-breakup-risk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nidec #manufacturing #corporategovernance #tech
Sogo & Seibu's Seibu department store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward will close its doors for the last time Wednesday, bringing an end to its 58-year history of shaping youth culture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/29/companies/seibu-shibuya-department-store-closure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #departmentstores #seibu #shibuya