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TOKYO -- A system that uses artificial intelligence to analyze endoscopic images and assist surgeons in real-time during surgical procedures is now in practical use in Japan. The new technology is expected to improve the precision of procedures and make surgeons' jobs easier.
BEIJING/TOKYO -- Electric vehicle production capacity in China continues to expand at breakneck speed despite being vastly larger than domestic demand, fanning fears that manufacturers will export vehicles abroad at cut-throat discounts.
TOKYO -- Major tourist destinations in Japan have been scrambling to prepare for the strain that visitors will put on public transit systems during the upcoming Golden Week holidays, the first since major pandemic restrictions were lifted.
TOKYO/NEW YORK -- Japan's currency fell past 158 yen to the dollar on Friday in a quickening sell-off after the Bank of Japan left interest rates unchanged, even as the outlook for an early U.S. rate cut fades.
TOKYO -- U.S. fund manager Carlyle Group is close to acquiring KFC Holdings Japan, the operator of the Kentucky Fried Chicken fast-food chain in the country, Nikkei has learned.
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will announce the creation of a ministerial-level dialogue framework on decarbonization at a meeting of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris early May, he said in a recent written interview with Nikkei.
HONG KONG/TOKYO -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said he pressed China over its support for Russia's military-industrial base, as he held "candid" talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing. The Chinese side, for its part, complained that the U.S. was "hyping up" concerns about its industrial capacity and "constantly" challenging its core interests.
TOKYO/TORONTO -- With big plans for a North American electric-vehicle supply chain, Honda Motor is showing confidence in the outlook for the U.S. market for EVs despite some bumps in the road.