YURI KAGEYAMA

AP Business Writer

A display shows tuna sushi sets being sold at a market stall in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ayaka McGill)

A machine using ultrasound and AI can gauge the fattiness of a tuna fish

Seafood lovers know the fatty marbling is what makes tuna sashimi and sushi so tasty, so for the industry, it’s the fish’s level of fattiness that’s used to judge its quality and pricing.

In this image released by the 7th Regional Japan Coast Guard Headquarters, rescuers work near people aboard a medical transport helicopter after it fell into the sea in southwestern Japan Sunday, April 6, 2025. (The 7th Regional Japan Coast Guard Headquarters via AP)

Medical helicopter crashes into sea off Japan, killing 3 while 3 are rescued

A medical transport helicopter fell into the sea in southwestern Japan, killing the patient and two other people.

Tokyo Gas purchases Chevron’s Texas gas assets for $525 million

TG Natural Resources, owned by Tokyo Gas Co. and Castleton Commodities International, is acquiring a 70% stake in the East Texas gas assets of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corp., for $525 million.

A container ship is loaded and unloaded at a container terminal at a port of Kawasaki near Tokyo on March 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Bank of Japan survey says big manufacturers are gloomier as Trump tariffs loom

A survey by Japan’s central bank has found a decline in business sentiment among large manufacturers for the first time in a year, partly because of worries about U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

In this photo provided by Nissan Motor Corp., Ivan Espinosa, who will become the chief executive at Japanese automaker Nissan in April, speaks at the Nissan Technical Center in Atsugi, Japan, Wednesday, March 25, 2025. (Nissan Motor Corp. via AP)

Nissan’s new CEO says the Japanese automaker will move faster to achieve a turnaround

The chief-executive-to-be at money-losing Japanese automaker Nissan is determined to speed up the company’s decision-making to come up with models that say Nissan _ and really sell.

A container ship is loaded and unloaded at a container terminal at a port of Kawasaki near Tokyo on March 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Japan’s exports surge in February, leaving a trade surplus as worries persist over Trump’s tariffs

Japan has reported its exports grew at an 11% annual pace in February while imports declined slightly, leaving a surplus after two straight months of deficits as worries grow about President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes.

This cover image released by Farrar, Straus and Giroux shows "Wildcat Dome" by Yuko Tsushima. (FSG via AP)

Book Review: Yuko Tsushima, now in English translation, explores nuclear, and personal, nightmares

Japan’s three historic nuclear events — the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the closing days of World War II and the 2011 nuclear plant meltdowns in Fukushima — form a key backdrop for “Wildcat Dome,” a novel by Yuko Tsushima, her final work, now out in English translation.

Alain Bouchard, chairman of Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP)

Canada’s Couche-Tard’s chief stresses ‘friendly’ interest in Japan’s 7-Eleven chain

Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida speaks during a joint news conference in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Nissan’s chief executive steps down, and an insider with Mexico experience gets tapped for the job

Japanese automaker Nissan says its chief executive, Makoto Uchida, is stepping down. He is relinquishing the post after the company reported dismal financial results and merger talks with Honda collapsed.

Cars for export are loaded onto a cargo ship at a port in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Nov. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Japan’s economy grew at a 2.2% annual rate in Oct-Dec, as consumers held back on spending

Japan’s has cut its estimate for its economic growth in the last quarter of the year to a 2.2% annual pace from 2.8% as consumer spending hit demand.

In this photo released by Nissan Motor Corp., its driverless vehicle, center, drives along a street in Yokohama, near Tokyo in February 2025. (Nissan Motor Corp. via AP)

Japan’s Nissan tests driverless vehicles in city streets filled with cars and people

Nissan Motor Corp. recently showcased its driverless technology on city streets in Yokohama. The vehicle uses 14 cameras, nine radars and six LiDar sensors, installed on and around the vehicle.

Toyota reshuffles its board, adding auditors and outsiders

Toyota announced plans to restructure its board on Tuesday in what it described as an attempt to bring in more diverse views and give a larger roles to auditors.

This photo provided by Woven by Toyota shows the square at the center of the apartment complexes of Woven City in Susono city, Shizuoka Prefecture on Feb. 2025. (Woven by Toyota via AP)

Rich in cash, Japan automaker Toyota builds a city to test futuristic mobility

Woven City near Mount Fuji is where Japanese automaker Toyota plans to test everyday living with robotics, artificial intelligence and autonomous zero-emissions transportation.

A container ship is loaded and unloaded at a container terminal at a port of Kawasaki near Tokyo on March 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Japan’s exports and imports grew in January, as tariff worries loom

Japan has recorded a trade deficit of 2.76 trillion yen, or $18 billion, in January, as worries continue to grow about impending tariffs from the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Women try on the lipstick of the color they like as they take part in a special makeup class at a community center room in Tokyo, on Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)

Beauty market shifts to target the young at heart in a rapidly aging Japan

Yoshiko Abe is about to turn 89, but that hasn’t stopped her from going to the gym every day and trying the free-of-charge makeup course at her housing complex.

Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, right, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Stock market today: Global benchmarks trade mixed as investors continue to eye Trump

Global shares are trading mixed as investors continue to watch economic data and policy moves from U.S. President Donald Trump, as both are likely to impact upcoming central bank moves.

People crowd the famed "Ameyoko" shopping street on New Year's Eve in Tokyo, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)

Japan’s economy grows more than expected on strong exports and moderate consumption

Japan’s economy grew at a better-than-expected annual rate of 2.8% in October-December, underlined by steady exports and moderate consumption.

Japan’s Sony raises forecast on solid results in its game business

Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony is reporting a 3% gain in October-December profit, and raised its full-year forecast. It said Thursday that quarterly profit totaled 373.7 billion yen, or $2.4 billion, up from 364 billion yen.

Nissan projects an annual loss as it drops its talks with Japan rival Honda

Nissan’s April-December profit crashed to 5.1 billion yen, or $33 million, a tiny fraction of the 325 billion yen profit the Japanese automaker recorded the previous year.

Honda’s nine-month profit down year-on-year as it ends talks with Nissan

Japanese automaker Honda is reporting a 7% decline in profit for the nine months that ended in December as it terminated talks on business integration with Nissan.

Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida, left, Honda Chief Executive Toshihiro Mibe, right, with Takao Kato, CEO of Mitsubishi Motors, not in photo, pose for photographers during a joint news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Japanese automakers Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi end talks on integrating their businesses

A woman walks in front of SoftBank store in Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Jan. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Japan’s SoftBank reports loss weeks after announcing AI investment with U.S. President Trump

Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. reported a 369.2 billion yen, or $2.4 billion, loss for the fiscal third quarter, as it racked up red ink from its Vision Fund investments.

Japan’s Toyota announces EV and battery push in China and U.S., as its quarterly profit surges

Toyota is developing and making electric vehicles and EV batteries in China under a new partnership with the Shanghai government. It’s also producing batteries for EVs, hybrids and plug-ins at a new $14 billion facility in North Carolina.

Japan game maker Nintendo reports lower profit as demand for Switch consoles wanes

Nintendo’s profits tumbled as sales of its Switch console lost momentum, prompting the Japanese video-game maker to lower its full-year forecasts.

Former Nissan Motor Co. executive Greg Kelly speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Tokyo, Aug. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Japanese court upholds conviction of American who helped fugitive former Nissan chief hide pay

A Japanese appeals court upheld the conviction of a former American Nissan executive on charges of helping fugitive former Chairman Carlos Ghosn hide income, while rejecting prosecutors’ bid to overturn his acquitals on other counts.

SoftBank Chief Masayoshi Son, left, and OpenAI Chief Sam Altman shake hands during an event in Tokyo, in Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP)

SoftBank and OpenAI set up joint company to push artificial intelligence services

Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group and OpenAI are stepping up their partnership in artificial intelligence, setting up a 50-50 held company called SB OpenAI Japan.

Japanese automaker Nissan says it plans job and production cuts in the U.S.

Nissan Motor is slashing production at its U.S. plants and offering buyouts to factory workers there as part of the Japanese automaker’s urgent efforts to return to profitability. Thursday’s move is part of Nissan Motor Corp.’

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda arrives at its headquarters in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Japan Pool/Kyodo News via AP)

Bank of Japan raises interest rate to about 0.5%, citing higher wages and inflation

Japan’s central bank has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level. The decision by the Bank of Japan came Friday at the end of a two-day policy board meeting in Tokyo.

Cars for export are parked at a port in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on July 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Japan’s exports hit record high, but trade deficit continues

Japan saw record-high exports last year, as its annual trade deficit declined 44% from the previous year.

FILE -Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Bank headquarter building is seen, Dec. 16, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Japan bank executives take pay cuts after employee is accused of stealing from safe deposit boxes

Executives at a leading Japanese bank have apologized and taken pay cuts after police arrested an employee who allegedly stole about $9 million worth of valuables from customers’ safe deposit boxes.