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Peter Landers

ARTICLES BY PETER LANDERS

A dancer performs next to a Maextro S800 electric vehicle (EV) at Huawei's Automotive Technology Conference in Beijing, China April 23, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)

It’s China’s answer to a Rolls-Royce—and it’s stuffed with gadgets

4 min read . 24 May 2026

Some economists estimate that the yuan could be 30% undervalued against the dollar. Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images

Trump wants a weaker dollar. Some Chinese say he has a point.

4 min read . 28 Dec 2025

(FILES) A Waymo autonomous vehicle turns. (Photo by Jason Henry / AFP) (AFP)

Riding in a Chinese robotaxi is pretty smooth—that’s a problem for Waymo

5 min read . 08 Nov 2025

A van believed to be carrying Tetsuya Yamagami, a man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, arrives for a trial at the Nara District Court. (Kyodo/via Reuters)

Shinzo Abe’s killer says ‘I did it’ as trial begins

3 min read . 28 Oct 2025

Mr. Wild Man is one of a number of domestic brands that have been outperforming foreign rivals in China lately. (REUTERS)

A local ice-cream chain shows what American brands are doing wrong in China

5 min read . 26 Aug 2025

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the opening ceremony of a government-backed business fair.

Nvidia CEO lavishes praise on China in Beijing, drawing rock-star reception

2 min read . 16 Jul 2025

The Toyota bZ3X, an electric-powered SUV, starts at about $15,000 and is available only in China.

What a $15,000 electric SUV says about US-China car rivalry

4 min read . 04 May 2025

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 03: An aerial view of shipping containers stacked (TOP) and on rail cars (BOTTOM) at the Port Of Los Angeles on April 3, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. The Port of Los Angeles and neighboring Port of Long Beach form the country�s busiest container port complex. U.S. President Donald Trump declared a U.S. economic emergency and announced sweeping tariffs of at least 10%, with rates even higher for 60 countries that have a high trade deficit with the U.S. The tariffs will affect electronics, automobiles, clothing and shoes, wines and spirits, and Swiss watches. Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)

How tariffs have worked for four other countries

5 min read . 04 Apr 2025

Nissan’s Makoto Uchida and Honda’s Toshihiro Mibe held a joint press conference in Tokyo on Monday. (Photo: Reuters)

Honda, Nissan say they plan to merge in 2026

2 min read . 23 Dec 2024

Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida, left, and Honda President Toshihiro Mibe. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

Honda and Nissan say they are exploring merger

1 min read . 18 Dec 2024

SoftBank’s Son Says Artificial General Intelligence to Be Achieved in a Few Years

SoftBank's Son: Artificial general intelligence to be achieved in a few years

1 min read . 03 Oct 2024

Severin Schwan, chairman of Roche Holding, at the International Business Leaders’ Advisory Council for the Mayor of Shanghai on Sunday. (Bloomberg)

Roche chairman calls industrial subsidies a ‘waste of money’

2 min read . 22 Sept 2024

Japan is a quiet powerhouse in the rarely mentioned corners of the chip supply chain. Its companies account for nearly half of the world’s six crucial semiconductor materials, according to Omdia, a market researcher. (File Photo: Reuters)

Japan defends its turf in the global chip wars

5 min read . 07 Jun 2024

AI models such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT are just insatiable in terms of their thirst for electricity, ARM CEO Rene Haas has said. (File Photo: AFP)

Artificial intelligence’s insatiable energy needs not sustainable, Arm CEO says

2 min read . 09 Apr 2024

NTT and Yomiuri made the proposal in an AI manifesto that will be released Monday. PHOTO: TORU HANAI/BLOOMBERG NEWS

‘Social order could collapse’ in AI era, two top Japan companies say

2 min read . 08 Apr 2024

Global Era of Negative Interest Rates Ends as Japan Goes to Zero

Global Era of Negative Interest Rates Ends as Japan Goes to Zero

4 min read . 19 Mar 2024

The chip factory in Japan operated by a Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing subsidiary was built in less than two years.

A tale of two chip plants: Delayed in the US, on time in Japan

5 min read . 14 Mar 2024

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index surged Thursday past the record it set in 1989 before its financial bubble burst, ushering in an era of faltering growth. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) (Eugene Hoshiko/AP)

Japan’s Nikkei, After 34 Years, Briefly Tops Record Close in Intraday Trading

1 min read . 22 Feb 2024

Japan’s inflation is running at 3% and wages are growing, albeit more slowly than prices. (File Photo: AFP)

The land where inflation is good news

9 min read . 09 Nov 2023

Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida. (AP)

Shinzo Abe assassination stirs surprise backlash against the former leader

4 min read . 25 Sept 2022