Japan-Update
NTT aims to ring up a quarter of its sales outside Japan
Telecommunications company partnering with Toyota, Intel in connected cars
Japan-Update
Technology
Collaborative robots learning to work with people
Panasonic develops control technology based on human movements
Politics
Japan targets record defense outlays in fiscal 2018
Missile interception gets high priority as North Korea flaunts arsenal
Business
Nidec aims to collect cash faster, spend more on acquisitions
Japanese motor maker may be able to get an extra $177m in working capital a year
Currencies
Virtual currency 'Ripple' effect takes SBI to 9-year high
Investors see massive unrealized gains on brokerage's stake in XRP operator
Politics
US chopper accident casts shadow on Okinawa base move
Japan's ruling party watching for fallout on upcoming local elections
Cryptocurrencies
Are you a newly minted bitcoin millionaire? Buy a used car
Japanese dealer Gulliver to accept up to $890,000 in cryptocurrency
Business
Watching your elbow: AI tracks everything shoppers pick up
Konica Minolta analyzes body movement, and which items don't make it to the cart
Economy
Japan's business sentiment hits 11-year high: BOJ Tankan survey
Employment conditions worsen to 25-year low
Politics
Japan and UK to expand joint military exercises
Both sides see benefit from free and open Indo-Pacific strategy
Cryptocurrencies
Japan's bitcoin trading platforms extend to Asia and beyond
Quoine eyes Filipino remittances; Bitbank mulls secure transfers to Africa
Business
SBI will aid smaller Japanese companies' forays into Russia
Group teams with Hokkaido trader to offer financial, consultation services
Economy
Quick expiration date could hobble Japan's 'wage hike' tax cuts
3% raises needed to qualify could be a stretch for many companies
Japan-Update
Japan beverage companies enjoying flow of wider profit margins
Price war quiets down as market leader shifts focus
Business
China launches antitrust probe into Toshiba Memory deal
Audit could delay sale to Bain consortium past March
Economy
Japan says Thai bullet train to cost nearly $13bn
Economic benefits may not outweigh financial burden for Bangkok
Business
Hitachi Capital to issue green bonds in Hong Kong
Funds to finance environmentally friendly projects in region
Business
Rakuten's mobile ambitions could shake up Japanese market
E-tailer's entrance may ignite price wars with entrenched rivals like SoftBank
Business
Japan's Sumitomo Forestry jumps into vacation rental fray
Homebuilder to invest $88m to acquire and fix up secondhand units
Business
Toyota sees auto sales topping 10m for fifth year in 2018
Expanding market share in Southeast Asia seen as key to future growth
Japan-Update
Japanese papermaker Oji's profit nearly doubles in first half
Sales in China help bolster bottom line
Business
Japan's Kameda Seika reports accounting fraud at Thai unit
Independent panel set up by the rice cracker maker finds inflated inventories
Business
JFE Steel moves again to increase Japanese capacity
$350bn investment in new casting equipment to ease production bottleneck
Economy
Japan to introduce 'wage hike' tax reduction from fiscal 2018
New structure adopts carrot-and-stick approach to corporate tax
Business
Toyobo to produce airtight, tear-free cling wrap in Indonesia
New factory to address hot demand in emerging markets