Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. offered a voluntary early retirement package to employees in Japan as part of a three-year restructuring effort to revive earnings growth. Cathay is undergoing a “comprehensive review” of regional organisation including Northeast Asia, which consists of Japan, Taiwan and Korea, the airline’s Japan office said in emailed comments. Employees in Japan were briefed on the ...

Bloomberg Honda Motor Co. joined the list of carmakers projecting challenges for the global auto industry hit by a trade war — though a weaker yen is helping the Japanese brand weather some of the storm. The Japanese company lowered its revenue forecast for the fiscal year as it shaved 75,000 vehicles off its sales projection for North America, citing ...

Bloomberg Sony Corp. raised its outlook for the current fiscal year, thanks to robust sales of the PlayStation console and a stake in recently listed Spotify Technology SA. Net income will be 500 billion yen ($4.5 billion) on sales of 8.6 trillion yen through next March, the Tokyo-based company said. The prior forecast called for 480 billion yen and 8.3 ...