Companies
Mitsubishi Heavy to relocate 2,000 employees
Virus puts aircraft factory workers, administrative staff and designers in limbo
Machinery & Industrial Equipment
Electronics
Nidec sees itself as the Tesla of electric vehicle motors
Japanese company looks beyond pandemic as it expects growing sales on EV demand
Technology
Japan drone submarine eyes 16-hour dive with plastic battery
Sanyo tests rechargeable prototype with Kawasaki's unmanned vessel
Aerospace & Defense
UAE's Mars orbiter successfully launched by Mitsubishi rocket
The Hope explorer expected to reach orbit around the Red Planet in 2021
Your Week in Asia
China cinemas reopen, STAR Market anniversary, PAL Holdings AGM
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Comment
Japan's 'shield' against North Korean missiles would not have worked
Country lost three years preparing for unrealistic Aegis Ashore
China tech
China's Luxshare buys iPhone plant to strengthen Apple ties
Key Foxconn rival to acquire facility from smaller assembler Wistron for $472m
Transportation
Cathay Pacific warns of $1.3bn net loss due to COVID
Hong Kong airline group says outlook remains 'incredibly uncertain'
Aerospace & Defense
Japan launch of UAE Mars probe is rehearsal for own 2024 mission
Mitsubishi Heavy's rockets boast above-average success rate of 98%
Coronavirus
Tokyo businesses impose curbs as coronavirus cases climb
Japan excludes capital from tourism program, but avoids stricter health measures
Interview
Toshiba '50%' on its way to recovering trust, chairman says
Japanese manufacturing icon must improve compliance and strive for innovation
Aerospace & Defense
Japan targets 2031 production start of homegrown stealth fighter
Plane's development was promised in defense buildup plan
Natural disasters
Deadly Japan floods halt factories across industrial base Kyushu
Production stoppages hit Toyota, Panasonic and Toto
Automobiles
Toyota reissues parts for classic James Bond supercar
Only 337 of the 2000GT, which stars in 1967 film, were ever made
Companies
S&P Global downgrades ratings at pace last seen in Lehman crisis
Nearly 1,400 companies worldwide suffer cut in 2020, hampering new investments
Aerospace & Defense
Japan eyes US offers on stealth and radar support for new fighter
Tokyo seeks aerospace partner and framework with Washington on F-2 successor
Business trends
Dalian attracts Honda and Nidec in push for Japan investment
Chinese port hub among six cities covered by Beijing initiative
Caixin
In Depth: China prepares to tear down dusty bank-brokerage divide
Ban on offering securities mulled as foreign rivals raise financial bar
Technology
Hot around the collar? Japan has a wearable AC for you
Sony's device fits in the shirt while Fujitsu General features a neck-worn gadget
Aerospace & Defense
Mitsubishi taps F-15 specialist to pull SpaceJet out of tailspin
Fighter jet specialist inherits six-time delayed project with half the staff