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SK Hynix debut is a bet that AI breaks boom-and-bust chip cycle
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
SK Hynix debut is a bet that AI breaks boom-and-bust chip cycle
South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix just pulled off the largest public listing by a foreign company in U.S. market history.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apple sues OpenAI for trade secret theft in pivotal case
The iPhone maker said in a suit Friday that OpenAI encouraged Apple employees to share information, components, drawings and other materials related to upcoming products.
BUSINESS / Tech
Beijing to let Chinese AI companies buy Nvidia H200 chips
The companies need to say how many chips they need — and why — to get approval.
Goldman Sachs Group has vaulted past Wall Street rivals to become the top global player in Taiwan’s equity trading market, capitalizing on surging demand from quant funds for artificial intelligence.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 9, 2026
Goldman becomes Taiwan’s top foreign broker on AI quant push
By Betty Hou
The Wall Street bank has risen from 10th place in early 2025 to become Taiwan’s largest foreign brokerage by trading volume in the first half.
Meta’s largest data center outside the U.S., to be built in Sturgeon County, Alberta, will create 300 full-time jobs, the tech giant says.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 9, 2026
Meta to build first data center in Canada in expansion of global fleet
The Sturgeon County, Alberta-based data center will be Meta’s largest outside the U.S.
DeepSeek is designing its own chip for inference, the stage of artificial intelligence computing in which a trained model generates responses for users, ​sources said.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 8, 2026
China’s DeepSeek developing its own AI chip, sources say
If successful, DeepSeek’s expansion into semiconductor development would mark a major strategic shift for a company widely hailed in China as the country’s AI ‌champion.
Workers package and cube pallet bricks for shipping at Belden Brick in Sugarcreek, Ohio, in November 2025.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 8, 2026
U.S. Rust Belt factories get shock as Big Tech data centers drive up power bills
By Laila Kearney
Factory electricity bills, a core expense, are rising faster than for many homes and other businesses, a review of U.S. energy data shows.
Samsung reported preliminary operating income of 89.4 trillion South Korean won ($58 billion) in the three months through June, dwarfing its performance for all of 2025.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 7, 2026
Samsung’s soaring profit fails to lift shares after AI rally
By Yoolim Lee
Samsung’s shares have underperformed rival those of SK Hynix, which is more focused on high-end memory geared for AI’s computation needs.
Micron Technology’s factory in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 4, 2026
Micron breaks ground on $9 billion western Japan plant expansion
By Mari Kiyohara
The U.S. company is building the facility to make chips such as high-bandwidth memory crucial for AI processors.
Zhipu's AI service on the web, dubbed Z.ai.
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Jul 3, 2026
A cheap Chinese model is catching up with U.S. AI giants on their home turf
By Laurie Chen and Aditya Soni
Z.ai’s GLM-5.2 model has been put at the heart of a growing debate about whether China is finally catching up to the U.S. in the artificial intelligence race.

China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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The Terasaka Rice Terraces are seen with Mount Buko in the background.
What Yokoze can teach Japan about rural revival
By Alex K.T. Martin

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