Toshiba selling medical leasing unit to Canon

Yuri Kageyama|Published

Embattled Japanese electronics maker Toshiba is selling its stake in a medical equipment leasing company to Canon for $277 million.

Robots: Honda and SoftBank team up

Yuri Kageyama|Published

Honda and SoftBank will work together on artificial intelligence to develop products with sensors and cameras that can converse with drivers.

Blue Bottle brews long queues in Tokyo

Yuri Kageyama|Published

Can an artsy gourmet coffee chain can go big in Japan? Blue Bottle is testing a theory.

Nissan + Nasa = driverless cars

Yuri Kageyama|Published

Nissan and NASA are reaching for the autonomous stars by teaming up to advance driverless car technology.

Nissan’s Ghosn outlines strategy

Yuri Kageyama|Published

Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn has pledged strong sales growth to shareholders.