Google, Meta and Microsoft to stop showing political ads in the EU
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-political-ad-rules-google-meta-microsoft-big-tech-kick-in/
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Google, Meta and Microsoft opts to stop showing political ads in EU
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-political-ad-rules-google-meta-microsoft-big-tech-kick-in/
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Activist investors are likely to find more opportunities in Japanese real estate as unrealized gains are poised to swell under new Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/10/companies/japan-political-shakeup-real-estate-activism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #realestate #investments #stocks #corporategovernance

The heads of Japan’s biggest financial firms are going out of their way to assuage worries that artificial intelligence will take away jobs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/10/companies/bank-ceo-ai-push/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #banks #ai #mizuho #mufg #nomura #daiwa

SoftBank Group’s digital payment provider PayPay has taken a 40% stake in Binance’s Japan unit, seeking to capitalize on the country’s booming crypto market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/09/companies/softbank-paypay-invests-in-binance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #paypay #binance #investments #cryptocurrencies

Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing reported double-digit revenue and profit growth in North America in the current fiscal year, as its U.S. expansion defied tariff volatility. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/09/companies/uniqlo-profit-strong/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #uniqlo #fastretailing #donaldtrump #tariffs #retailers #clothing #us

Weather forecasters are finding a lucrative niche in Japan’s power-trading boom, selling hyper-specialized data to firms seeking an edge in one of the world’s most volatile electricity markets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/09/companies/japan-power-trading-weather-services/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #electricity #energy #weathernews

Almost three months have passed since Couche-Tard abandoned its ¥6.77 trillion bid to acquire Seven & I Holdings, yet the stock remains 24% below the proposed price with few signs of reversing course. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/09/companies/seven-and-i-struggle-post-failed-takeover/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #seveneleven #conveniencestories

SoftBank Group agreed to acquire ABB’s industrial robots unit at an enterprise value of almost $5.4 billion, reflecting Masayoshi Son’s growing bets on artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/08/companies/softbank-buys-abb-robotics-unit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #abb #robots #acquisitions

Faced with a long slump in their mainline petrochemical operations, major Japanese chemical makers are working with other companies over businesses related to semiconductor materials. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/08/companies/chemical-firms-next-generation-chips/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #chipmakers #chemicals #mitsuichemicals #resonac #mitsubishichemicalgroup

A planned management buyout of auto parts maker Pacific Industrial sparked a backlash from one of its investors, pressuring the Tokyo Stock Exchange to provide more protection for minority shareholders in such deals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/08/companies/toyota-mbo-backlash-investors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #tse #pacificindustrial #stocks

One-man spam campaign ravages EU 'Chat Control' bill
https://www.politico.eu/article/one-man-spam-campaign-ravages-eu-chat-control-bill-fight-chat-control/
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Young people across Asia are struggling to find good jobs, with many stuck in low-productivity work that the World Bank warns could strain social stability as frustrations fuel a global wave of youth-led protests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/08/companies/asia-youth-jobs-world-bank/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #asia #economicindicators #jobs

Toyota Motor has amassed a growing after sales and service operation that keeps 150 million of its vehicles on roads around the planet, with the business poised to become the company’s biggest source of profit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/08/companies/toyota-after-service-top/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #electricvehicles

East Japan Railway, or JR East, said Tuesday that it will introduce a successor to its East-i inspection train for shinkansen lines in fiscal 2029. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/08/companies/jr-east-shinkansen-inspection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #jreast #shinkansen #rail