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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 12, 2021
Taiwan's Foxconn and TSMC confirm $350 million COVID-19 vaccine deal
Taiwan has tried for months to buy the vaccine directly from BioNTech and has blamed China for nixing an agreement earlier this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 3, 2021
Taiwan's Terry Gou and TSMC reach initial deals for BioNTech vaccines
Taiwan had tried for months to buy the shots directly from Germany's BioNTech and has blamed China for nixing a deal the two sides were due to sign earlier this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2021
Apple partner Foxconn to develop electric vehicles in tie-up with Fisker
In October, Foxconn introduced its first-ever EV chassis and software platform, and has two light vehicles and a bus planned for around the fourth quarter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2020
Apple suppliers’ exodus from China won’t slow down under Biden
The moves presage a larger and longer-term migration that may have ramifications for the iPhone maker as well as China's role as workshop to the world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 11, 2020
Coronavirus cases outside China 'could be spark for bigger fire,' WHO warns
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday the spread of coronavirus cases that had no history of travel to China could be "the spark that becomes a bigger fire" as people across China trickled back to work after an extended Lunar New Year holiday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 4, 2020
U.S. whipping up panic over virus, China says, as Pakistan resumes flights
China accused the United States on Monday of whipping up panic over a fast-spreading coronavirus with travel restrictions and evacuations as Chinese stocks plunged on the first day back from the extended Lunar New Year holiday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 17, 2019
Foxconn billionaire Terry Gou drops Taiwan presidential bid
Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of Foxconn Technology Group, pulled out of next year's presidential election in Taiwan, a move that may help unite the opposition Kuomintang.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 12, 2019
Tesla to Apple: Help us nail thief who took robocar secrets to China start-up
Tesla Inc. and Apple Inc. both suspect they were betrayed by driverless technology engineers who defected to the same Chinese startup.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 29, 2019
Trump EPA overruled career staff on smog at Wisconsin county seeking to host key plant, emails show
Politically appointed U.S. environmental officials last year overruled concerns of career scientists about air pollution in a Wisconsin county where U.S. President Donald Trump has pushed for a factory to be built by Foxconn Technology Co., newly released internal emails show. Trump has been a supporter...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 17, 2019
Foxconn's Terry Gou says he will follow order of sea goddess to run for Taiwan presidency
Foxconn founder Terry Gou has claimed divine endorsement for his bid to become Taiwan's president: support of the Chinese sea goddess Mazu.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 16, 2019
Foxconn's Terry Gou eyes run for Taiwan presidency after stepping back from daily business
Foxconn's Chairman Terry Gou said Tuesday he is considering whether to run for Taiwan's 2020 presidential election, a day after Reuters reported the tycoon planned to step down from the world's largest contract manufacturer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2019
CEOs at Davos sour on Trump policies, warning they hurt business and investment
From center-stage in Davos last year, President Donald Trump told the world's corporate bosses that America is a great place to invest. It hasn't quite turned out that way.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 22, 2018
As demand slows, Apple iPhone supplier Foxconn plans deep cost cuts
Foxconn Technology Group, the biggest assembler of iPhones, has become the latest Apple Inc. supplier to warn of anemic demand, with an internal memo suggesting that expenses will be cut by almost a half next year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2018
U.S. taxpayers count the cost of Foxconn's artful deal in Wisconsin
Whatever Americans were hoping for when they elected Donald Trump president in 2016, it's a fair bet that it didn't include shoveling billions of dollars of American taxpayer money to foreign companies to build white-elephant factories.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2018
Sharp cancels new share sale, blaming market instability caused by U.S.-China trade tensions
Sharp Corp., the electronics-maker controlled by Foxconn Technology Group, canceled plans to raise as much as ¥200 billion ($1.8 billion) in a public share sale, blaming market instability fueled by U.S.-China trade tensions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2018
Foxconn unit planning $4 billion investment after China IPO
Foxconn Industrial Internet Co., is seeking to use proceeds from an initial public offering in China to bankroll 27.3 billion yuan ($4.3 billion) investment in next-generation projects.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 7, 2017
Resurgent Sharp returns to TSE's first section after 16-month absence
The electronics giant, recovering under the wing of new parent Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., had been demoted about 16 months earlier to the second section.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 8, 2017
Apple-backed billionaire Terry Gou presses hard to buy Toshiba chip unit
Terry Gou, the billionaire behind Apple Inc.'s iPhone factories, is pressing his case to acquire Toshiba Corp.'s memory chips business in a last ditch effort to beat out two American buyout firms in the tumultuous auction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2017
Apple CEO promised to build three 'big' plants in U.S., Trump tells WSJ
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook has committed to build three big manufacturing plants in the United States, the Wall Street Journal quoted U.S. President Donald Trump as saying.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
Japan, South Korea and China vow to strengthen trade ties amid looming U.S. tariffs
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (left), South Korean Trade Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun (center) and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao during a trilateral meeting in Seoul on Sunday
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Nankai Trough earthquake could kill 298,000 people, government says
Residents participate in an evacuation drill held with West Japan Railway in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, in January 2024 to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake and a possible tsunami following the quake.
Osaka Expo's Japan Pavilion completed
A ceremony is held to mark the completion of the Japan Pavilion at the World Expo in Osaka on Saturday.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.
No longer a 'bridesmaid': Yuki Tsunoda prepares for the Red Bull pressure cooker
All eyes will be on Yuki Tsunoda as he makes his Red Bull debut at the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Tokyo tech failures lean into misfortune, mistakes and missteps
Tsuyoshi Domoto in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 28. As an entrepreneur, Domoto experienced plenty of setbacks but maintains a positive attitude and continues to pursue his dreams.

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