Tamayo Muto

Writer at Nikkei Asia

📍Tokyo ✍️

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Articles

'Urgency' drives movie-making turn by Japan's Chie Hayakawa

1 week ago | asia.nikkei.com | Tamayo Muto

TOKYO -- Chie Hayakawa was in fifth grade when she figured out that she wanted to be a movie director when she grew up. Yet more than three decades passed before the Tokyo native had the chance to make anything more than student projects. It was simply not possible in the years she was raising children after college, particularly given the harsh working conditions prevalent in Japanese film production.
Nintendo Switch 2 sells at record pace as 3.5m units go in 4 days

2 weeks ago | asia.nikkei.com | Tamayo Muto

TOKYO -- The Nintendo Switch 2 gaming console sold over 3.5 million units worldwide in the first four days of its release, the company said on Wednesday. "This is the highest global sales level for any Nintendo hardware within the first four days," according to a news release. The company said in May that it expects to sell 15 million Switch 2s in the fiscal year ending March 2026.
Bangladesh's Yunus walks reform tightrope in eye of trade, domestic storms

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

TOKYO -- At 84, micro-lending guru Prof. Muhamad Yunus has accumulated international tributes and media accolades galore, from the Nobel Peace Prize for his work promoting grassroots community development to U.S. late-night talk show appearances -- and even a cameo on "The Simpsons."In his latest guise as interim leader of Bangladesh since last August, however, he has garnered fierce criticism over his stewardship, which is spilling over into street protests.
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.
CP Group tycoon predicts limited impact of US tariffs on ASEAN

4 weeks ago | asia.nikkei.com | Tamayo Muto

TOKYO -- Dhanin Chearavanont, advisory chairman of Thailand's CP Group, says that while ASEAN countries will not be immune to Trump's tariffs, the levies won't have "a big impact."In a keynote address to Nikkei's annual Future of Asia conference in Tokyo on Friday, Dhanin also said Chinese manufacturers will feel the U.S. tariffs.
Cambodia PM urges 'industrial recalibrations' under Trump tariff pressure

4 weeks ago | asia.nikkei.com | Tamayo Muto

TOKYO -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said his country's businesses and communities must pursue "industrial recalibrations" as the economy comes under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policy. Hun Manet delivered a keynote address to Nikkei's annual Future of Asia conference in Tokyo on Friday.
Cambodia PM Hun Manet to open 2nd day of Future of Asia forum

4 weeks ago | asia.nikkei.com | Tamayo Muto

TOKYO -- The second day of Nikkei's flagship international conference, the Future of Asia, takes place in Tokyo on Friday, with political, economic and academic leaders sharing their views on the issues and challenges facing the region in an increasingly uncertain world. The day's first speaker, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, is joining the forum for the first time since his father and predecessor, Hun Sen, handed over power to him in August 2023 after nearly four decades of rule.
Bangladesh offers to buy more US cotton and oil, Yunus says

1 month ago | asia.nikkei.com | Tamayo Muto

TOKYO -- Threatened with a 37% tariff on its exports to the U.S., Bangladesh has proposed buying more American cotton, oil and gas, and will use the offer in trade talks with the Trump administration, interim leader Muhammad Yunus told Nikkei Asia in a meeting on Thursday. The interview was held on the sidelines of Nikkei's annual Future of Asia conference.
Japan's Q1 GDP shrinks annualized 0.7% on weak consumption

1 month ago | asia.nikkei.com | Tamayo Muto

TOKYO - Japan's economy shrank an annualized 0.7% in the January to March quarter from the previous three months, according to preliminary government figures released Friday, reflecting weak consumption due to inflation. The latest real gross domestic product growth rate compares with a median forecast for a 0.19% contraction among economists surveyed by QUICK, a Nikkei group company.
Sony sees momentum in games and film despite Trump tariffs

1 month ago | asia.nikkei.com | Tamayo Muto

TOKYO -- Sony Group announced on Wednesday that it expects operating income to increase slightly in the fiscal year ending March 2026, even after factoring in the impact of tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. The company said its operating income -- excluding the financial services business that will be spun off this year -- would increase to 1.38 trillion yen ($9.4 billion), up 8% from the previous year on the same basis.