Nikkei Asian Review

The Trump administration is trying to stop the Dutch government from selling advanced chip manufacturing technology to China, according to Reuters. What Happened In an attempt to prevent China from accessing advanced chip manufacturing technology, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in...

Tokyo-based Fujifilm Holdings Corporation (OTC: FUJIY) will end its sales partnership with U.S. office equipment maker Xerox Holdings Corp (NYSE: XRX) in March 2021, according to Nikkei Asian Review. What Happened Fujifilm’s subsidiary Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. informed U.S.-based Xerox on...

Taiwan-based memory chip maker Macronix International Co., Ltd. is bullish on the memory chip market in 2020, according to Nikkei Asian Review.   What Happened After a rough 2019, the memory chip market could see a steady recovery in demand and a rebound in memory chip...

Seattle-based e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) paid more 13 times more in taxes in 2017 and 2018 in Japan than it did in 2014, the Nikkei reported on Monday. What Happened Amazon's Japanese subsidiaries paid approximately $137.4 million (15 billion yen) in taxes both in...

Japan Display Inc (OTC: JNNDF) is negotiating a sale price for its main Hakusan factory with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Sharp Corporation (OTC: SHCAY), according to Nikkei Asian Review. What Happened Japan Display (JDI), a display technology joint venture, is in discussion with Apple and...

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (OTC: MMTOF) will stop the production of new diesel engines, according to Nikkei Asian Review. What Happened The Tokyo-based multinational automotive manufacturer will reduce its diesel lineup to some SUVs and small trucks in the U.S. and...

Kim Jong Un met North Korea’s top military officials to discuss strengthening the country's military capability amid rising US-North Korea tensions, according to The Nikkei. What Happened North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a meeting with the ruling Workers' Party's...

The recent backlash against Silicon Valley giants like Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), is because these companies made overreaching promises and failed to deliver on them, Peter Thiel told The Nikkei Asian Review in an exclusive...

Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE: TM) is speeding up efforts to launch its first battery-operated Lexus vehicles by 2020, according to The Nikkei Asian Review.  The luxury vehicle division is working toward launching its first all-battery electric vehicle in 2020. The Japanese...

Japan-based Muroran Institute of Technology is piloting a program to verify its students’ academic records using blockchain technology, The Nikkei Asian Review reported on Monday. The university, located in Hokkaido, has partnered with Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West...

The number of blockchain technology-related patents filed in China till the end of 2018 is three times higher than those registered in the U.S., the Nikkei reported on Thursday. Citing data from Tokyo-based research firm Astamuse, Nikkei said that China received 7,600 blockchain-related patent...

Nikkei Asian Review reported Wednesday that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is considering shifting 15% to 30% of its production capacity from China to elsewhere in Asia. This move would be complex and take several years to complete, according to Wedbush. The Analyst Daniel Ives maintained an...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is exporting a "great majority" of the solar cells being produced at its New York factory, instead of using them in its Solar Roof system as intended, according to Reuters. Why It's Important Tesla has only sporadically purchased solar cells...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares, which suffered a setback Friday in reaction to the iPhone maker's fourth-quarter print, could come in for further selling pressure in the wake of a report in Nikkei Asian Review that suggested weak demand for its latest iPhone model, the XR. What Happened Apple...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) advised its supply chain to cut iPhone component production by about 20 percent in the back half of the year, according to a Friday report from Nikkei Asian Review. The tech giant expects to ship just 80 million iPhone units this year against the 100 million forecasted...