Ryohtaroh Satoh

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Staff Writer at Nikkei

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Nvidia and others court niche Japanese supplier to ease AI bottlenecks

3 days ago | asia.nikkei.com | Lauly Li |Cheng Ting-Fang |Ryohtaroh Satoh

TAIPEI/TOKYO -- Top executives from Nvidia, AMD and Microsoft have been visiting Japan over the past year. Their mission: to secure supplies of a little-known ingredient vital for their artificial intelligence ambitions. These executives are all calling on the same company: Nitto Boseki, currently the only supplier in the world of the highest-end glass cloth, a material essential for making high-powered AI servers.
AI robots will narrow China's GDP gap with the US, says think tank

2 weeks ago | asia.nikkei.com | Ryohtaroh Satoh

TOKYO -- China will be the biggest economic beneficiary of robots equipped with artificial intelligence, narrowing the gap in real gross domestic product with the U.S. over the next three decades. But China may never grow larger than the U.S., economically, as it is likely to be bogged down by future population declines, according to a forecast by a Japanese think tank.
Nintendo plays it safe with Switch 2 in bid to break its post-hit jinx

3 weeks ago | asia.nikkei.com | Ryohtaroh Satoh |Tamayo Muto

TOKYO -- The Bic Camera electronics store in the Ikebukuro district of Tokyo was bustling with activity in late May. The launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 was drawing near, and staff were busy preparing for the influx of fans expected to flood the store on release day. Due to constraints on the console's production, both Nintendo and retailers have implemented strict sales limits.
CATL’s state support and the best of Computex Taipei

1 month ago | ft.com | Kenji Kawase |Zijing Wu |Michael Acton |Cheng Ting-Fang |Lauly Li |Kim Jaewon | +1 more

Hello, this is Kenji, presenting this edition of the #techAsia newsletter from Tokyo.
AI startups reshape legal services in South Korea and Japan

1 month ago | asia.nikkei.com | Kim Jaewon |Ryohtaroh Satoh

SEOUL/TOKYO -- Hwang Sung-hyun, head of law firm Confidence in southern Seoul, can't say enough about how a new legal tech service has helped him save time and money. The senior attorney said SuperLawyer, developed by South Korean startup Law&Company, helps him analyze similar cases and draft legal documents to submit to courts. "When you hire an associate lawyer, you should pay him 5 million won ($3,500) per month.
Panasonic CEO says TV business needs quiet but decisive reform

1 month ago | asia.nikkei.com | Ryohtaroh Satoh

TOKYO -- Panasonic Holdings will take "one more decisive step" to reform its low-profit TV business, part of a major restructuring that includes 10,000 job cuts. "We've been steadily shifting our TV business toward a light-asset model, working closely with our partners who handle production," CEO Yuki Kusumi told reporters this week while admitting that these reforms might have been insufficient to turn around the struggling division.
Panasonic to cut 10,000 jobs in major restructuring

1 month ago | asia.nikkei.com | Ryohtaroh Satoh

TOKYO -- Panasonic Holdings will undertake a major restructuring across a range of its business, including consumer electronics, cutting 10,000 jobs globally, as the Japanese company plans to streamline, spinning out struggling divisions in hopes of reversing its dwindling market share and fending off fierce Chinese competition.
Japanese parts maker cites 'national interest' against Yageo

1 month ago | asia.nikkei.com | Ryohtaroh Satoh

TOKYO -- Japanese precision parts supplier MinebeaMitsumi is raising its buyout offer for Shibaura Electronics in an attempt to outbid Taiwan's Yageo, escalating the battle for the leading producer of a key component in electric vehicles and industrial robots. MinebeaMitsumi said on Thursday that it is lifting its offer to 5,500 yen ($38) per share from 4,500 yen, surpassing Yageo's latest bid of 5,400 yen.
TSMC’s new shape and two weeks of tariff trauma

2 months ago | ft.com | Cheng Ting-Fang |Harry Dempsey |Lauly Li |Ryohtaroh Satoh

Hi from Taipei, everyone! This is Cheng Ting-Fang, your TechAsia host for this week.
Japan automakers make joint chip push to rival China's smart cars

2 months ago | asia.nikkei.com | Ryohtaroh Satoh

TOKYO -- Japan's automakers and suppliers are undertaking a rare industrywide effort to boost their competitiveness against Chinese rivals that have pulled ahead in the smart vehicle race. ASRA, a consortium that includes Toyota Motor, Nissan Motor and Honda Motor, is leading discussions to create a standardized design for next-generation automotive chips that it hopes to have ready by March 2029.