HAKONE, Japan – As Japan’s ailing electronics manufacturers continue to lay off engineers by the thousands, the next move here is a focus of intense speculation around the global electronics industry.

Japanese electronics manufacturer MinebeaMitsumi has decided to extend its tender offer for temperature sensor producer Shibaura Electronic until July 1, postponing the initial deadline of June 19.

As brokers see increased appetite by U.S. investors for stocks in Brazil and Japan, electronic trading executives report that these two markets are ripe for a huge jump in electronic trading. “We have ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — The Japan Air Self-Defense Force has inducted the first of a new intelligence-gathering aircraft into service, following a two-year flight test program. The JASDF announced the ...

Over the past decade or more, the headlines have not been great for Japan’s big consumer electronics makers. Competition from Korea, China and Taiwan and a shift towards mobile-based apps for ...

Major companies, startups and researchers were among 810 exhibitors on site for the opening of Japan's major annual electronics show on Tuesday, seeking collaboration in the wider use of artificial ...

Japanese electronics component manufacturers such as Murata, Taiyo Yuden, and TDK are mostly conservative about the recovery of smartphone demand and are now placing their hope on orders from ...

Japan on Monday began test broadcasts of satellite television programmes in 4K, as major firms including Sony and Sharp bet on the super high-definition technology to rescue their embattled TV units.

TOKYOTOKYO — Electronics maker Sharp Corp. said Monday it will start making surgical masks, which are in high demand because of the virus outbreak, using a plant in central Japan that usually makes ...

(Reuters) - Following is a roundup of the impact of this month's earthquake and tsunami on Japanese manufacturers of cars and electronics. Plant shutdowns in Japan threaten supplies to manufacturers ...

Two of Japan's largest electronics companies last week said they will divest their semiconductor operations to boost their presence in capital markets. At the same time, another venerable Japanese ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Akihiro Adachi, a 31-year-old audiovisual equipment designer at Panasonic Corp, longed for some personal space during his lengthy train rides from Osaka to Tokyo. So when his company ...