Japan is set to donate two of its well-known shinkansen train models—one each from East Japan Railway’s E5 and E3 series—to India for use as inspection vehicles on the country’s under-construction high-speed rail corridor in the western region. These trains will be equipped with specialized inspection technology and are expected Read more…
SoftBank Group announced on Wednesday that it will acquire Ampere Computing, a startup specializing in Arm-based server chips, in a deal valued at $6.5 billion. The Japanese multinational anticipates that the acquisition will be finalized in the latter half of 2025, as stated in its official announcement. As part of Read more…
Sony announced on Sunday that all PlayStation Plus subscribers would automatically receive a five-day extension on their memberships as compensation for a widespread PlayStation Network (PSN) outage that lasted nearly 18 hours between Friday and Saturday. The unexpected disruption left millions of gamers unable to log in, engage in online Read more…
Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal is making a significant investment of $230 million into his artificial intelligence startup, Krutrim, as India ramps up efforts to carve out a space in an industry largely led by U.S. and Chinese tech firms. The funding is being funneled primarily through Aggarwal’s family office, according Read more…
At the Tokyo Auto Salon this past January, Mazda unveiled a rare, limited-edition version of the MX-5, leaving fans worldwide buzzing with excitement—though it seems this highly coveted model may not make its way beyond Japan. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the fourth-generation Miata MX-5 (ND version) in 2025, Mazda Read more…
On Monday, Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda issued an apology for widespread cheating on certification tests for seven different car models, while the company also stopped manufacturing of three of them. On June 3, 2024, in Tokyo, Honda Motor President and CEO Toshihiro Mibe (L) bows to open a press conference. Read more…
Japan’s film industry has had a night of worldwide success, as fans and artists celebrate the historic second Oscar win for anime mastermind Hayao Miyazaki and the first Oscar win for the renowned Godzilla franchise. In recent years, Asian films or nominations with a largely Asian cast have been more Read more…
Netflix recently unveiled a teaser that included teases from three movies: Mandala Murders, Vijay 69, and Junaid’s feature debut. Junaid Khan, the son of Aamir Khan, was seen at the airport upon his return from finishing the filming of his untitled movie. Junaid Khan is soon to make his acting Read more…
The domestic market for the Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) Creta N Line is now accepting reservations, and the vehicle’s photos have been made public. It comes after the facelifted Creta was introduced a few weeks ago, and it receives numerous internal and external enhancements over the previous model. Reservations Read more…
Following a lengthy weekend of holidays, trading resumed on Tuesday, and the benchmark stock index of Japan, which is supported by tech-related equities and good corporate results, closed at a new 34-year high. After momentarily breaking beyond 38,000 points, the Nikkei increased 2.89% to 37,963.97, its highest level since January Read more…