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Panasonic CEO issues ultimatum to managers: Deliver results, or be replaced

By Reed Stevenson, Yuki Furukawa, and others

Rapidus Corp.’s semiconductor foundry construction site in Chitose, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Japan is pouring billions of dollars into a long-shot bet to revive its chip-making prowess and insulate its economy from growing US-China tensions. Photographer: Soichiro Koriyama/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Japan’s chip companies are fighting with ski resorts for construction workers as they try to build a new plant in chilly Hokkaido

By Takashi Mochizuki, Yuki Furukawa, and others

Toshiba is going private in a $13.5bn private equity buyout, ending a 74-year run as a listed company

By Yuki Furukawa, Taro Fuse, and others

Ken Kutaragi, chief executive officer of Ascent Robotics Inc., poses for a photograph at the company’s office in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. Kutaragi, the legendary inventor of the PlayStation gaming console, wants to make affordable robots that can safely move around and do physical work alongside humans in factories and logistics centers, and aims to have a working prototype in about a year. Photographer: Kentaro Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The inventor of Sony’s PlayStation has no time for the metaverse or VR headsets

By Takashi Mochizuki, Yuki Furukawa, and others

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Toshiba buyout by CVC would be the largest private equity-led acquisition in years

By Yuki Furukawa, Manuel Baigorri, and others

SoftBank Masayoshi Son Presents Third-Quarter Results

He turned down Softbank money at 23. Now he’s set to become a billionaire

By Yoojung Lee, Min Jeong Lee, and others