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Amazon launches new AI chip

An executive of Amazon.com Inc. speaks at an event in Las Vegas on Dec. 2, 2025, about the launch of the "Trainium3" semiconductor for artificial intelligence.

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Amazon.com CEO Jassy

Amazon.com Inc. CEO Andy Jassy gives a speech at an event in Las Vegas on Dec. 3, 2024.

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Amazon e-cargo bike

Photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023, shows an electric cargo bike launched for urban deliveries in Japan unveiled by Amazon.com Inc. during a business presentation in Seattle, Washington, as it tackles driver shortages.

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Amazon Japan delivery driver found eligible for workers' compensation

A self-employed delivery driver for the Japanese unit of Amazon.com Inc. has been deemed eligible for workers' compensation after he was injured on the job, a labor union said Wednesday.While self-employed individuals are generally not eligible for workers' compensation, given he received direct instructions from the online shopping giant, the man in his 60s was recognized by the Yokosuka labor standards inspection office as effectively being "an employee," according to Tokyo Union.

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-FTC-AMAZON-MONOPOLY

(230927) -- WASHINGTON D.C., Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 26, 2023 in Arlington, the United States, shows the Amazon online shopping website. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 17 state attorneys general on Tuesday sued Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies to illegally maintain its monopoly power. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-FTC-AMAZON-MONOPOLY

(230927) -- WASHINGTON D.C., Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 26, 2023 in Arlington, the United States, shows the Amazon online shopping website. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 17 state attorneys general on Tuesday sued Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies to illegally maintain its monopoly power. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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Amazon press event

Amazon.com Inc. announces a generative AI update for its voice assistant Alexa during a press event in Arlington, Virginia, on Sept. 20, 2023.

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Cargo aircraft to transport Amazon merchandise

File photo taken June 13, 2023, shows a cargo aircraft operated by U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. to transport its merchandise at an airport in Maryland.

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Cargo aircraft to transport Amazon merchandise

File photo taken June 13, 2023, shows a cargo aircraft operated by U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. to transport its merchandise at an airport in Maryland.

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Japanese e-book sellers vexed by Amazon.com

TOKYO, Japan - Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, chairman of major Japanese publishing house Kadokawa Corp., speaks at a public forum in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2013, demanding equal taxation of e-books and other digital contents purchased from overseas vendors such as the U.S.-based Amazon.com Inc. Overseas companies are now exempt from the consumption tax, which will be raised to 8 percent in April from 5 percent now, and to 10 percent in October 2015.

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Amazon distribution depot

NAGOYA, Japan - U.S. online retailer Amazon.com Inc.'s distribution subsidiary shows reporters its distribution depot in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on April 9, 2013. The facility began operation in November 2012.

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Amazon CEO in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Amazon.com Inc. chief executive officer Jeff Bezos speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2012. The U.S. online retailer said the same day it will start selling Kindle electronic books and readers in Japan.

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Amazon CEO in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Amazon.com Inc. chief executive officer Jeff Bezos holds a Kindle Fire HD in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2012. The U.S. online retailer said the same day it will start selling Kindle electronic books and readers in Japan.

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Amazon's Kindle Fire HD

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle Fire HD, the sale of which is to begin in Japan in December 2012.

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Amazon's new tablet

LOS ANGELES, United States - Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during an event to release the Kindle Fire HD tablet in Santa Monica, California, on Sept. 6, 2012.

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Amazon's new tablet

LOS ANGELES, United States - Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during an event to release the Kindle Fire HD tablet in Santa Monica, California, on Sept. 6, 2012.

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Amazon tablets

LOS ANGELES, United States - Amazon.com Inc. releases the Kindle Fire HD tablet during an event in Santa Monica, California, on Sept. 6, 2012.

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Amazon tablet

LOS ANGELES, United States - Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos releases the Kindle Fire HD tablet during an event in Santa Monica, California, on Sept. 6, 2012.

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Amazon's tablet computer

NEW YORK, United States - Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., introduces its tablet computer Kindle Fire in New York on Sept. 28, 2011. Amazon said the same day it will start shipping the new product in November in the United States.

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Amazon's tablet computer

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken on Sept. 28, 2011 in New York shows the Kindle Fire, a tablet computer of Amazon.com Inc. Amazon said the same day it will start shipping the new product in November in the United States.

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Amazon Japan Pres. Cheung, Sendai Mayor Okuyama

SENDAI, Japan - Jasper Cheung (L), president of Amazon Japan K.K., shakes hands with Sendai Mayor Emiko Okuyama at the Sendai city office on the afternoon of Sept. 27, 2011. The Japanese unit of U.S.-based Internet commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. said the same day it will open a call center in the capital of Miyagi Prefecture, which was hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, in March 2012.

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iPad promotion hits Manhattan streets

NEW YORK, United States - New Yorkers watch a promotional event for the iPad tablet computer in Manhattan, New York, on April 3, 2010, the day Apple Inc. launched the multi-feature device. The iPad, with a Kindle book-reader feature, is expected to compete with Amazon.com Inc.'s wireless e-book reader.

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Amazon Japan opens customer service center in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Employees of Amazon Japan K.K., the Japanese unit of Amazon.com Inc. of the United States, receive questions and complaints from customers via telephone and e-mail in a customer service center in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture in northern Japan on Jan. 24. The center is the company's first in Asia.

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Amazon Japan delivery drivers form union, claiming overwork

A group of 10 people working as freelance delivery drivers for Amazon.com Inc.'s Japan unit have unionized and handed over a letter to the online shopping giant's Tokyo headquarters demanding that their poor working conditions be corrected, union members said Monday. The union claimed that, despite working as freelance drivers, Amazon Japan G.K. effectively controls their work hours by sending delivery instructions via smartphones and that outsourcing of delivery operations is a way to avoid signing labor contracts. Lawyers and supporters of the group said this is the first time Amazon delivery drivers have unionized in Japan.

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Haruki Murakami's new essay hits bookstores in unconventional way

Copies of the new essay "Shokugyo toshiteno Shosetsuka" (Novelist as a Profession) by novelist Haruki Murakami are displayed in a bookstore in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2015. The essay hit bookstores across Japan the same day straight from the publisher under an arrangement aimed at helping the stores fight the onslaught from Amazon.com Inc. and other online bookstores. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos

File Photo taken in September 2019 shows Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos in Seattle, Washington. Amazon said on Feb. 2, 2021 that Bezos will be succeeded as CEO in the third quarter by Andy Jassy.

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Amazon, Kumamoto Pref. join hands to support quake recovery

Photo taken April 11, 2017, shows Amazon.com Inc.'s Japan unit and the Kumamoto prefectural government having signed an agreement to support the recovery of Kumamoto following strong earthquakes last April. Kumamon, the popular black bear mascot of the southwestern Japan prefecture, attended a press conference for the announcement of the agreement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Amazon's tablet computer

NEW YORK, United States - Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., introduces its tablet computer Kindle Fire in New York on Sept. 28, 2011. Amazon said the same day it will start shipping the new product in November in the United States. (Kyodo)

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Amazon's tablet computer

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken on Sept. 28, 2011 in New York shows the Kindle Fire, a tablet computer of Amazon.com Inc. Amazon said the same day it will start shipping the new product in November in the United States. (Kyodo)

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Amazon Japan Pres. Cheung, Sendai Mayor Okuyama

SENDAI, Japan - Jasper Cheung (L), president of Amazon Japan K.K., shakes hands with Sendai Mayor Emiko Okuyama at the Sendai city office on the afternoon of Sept. 27, 2011. The Japanese unit of U.S.-based Internet commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. said the same day it will open a call center in the capital of Miyagi Prefecture, which was hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, in March 2012. (Kyodo)

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iPad promotion hits Manhattan streets

NEW YORK, United States - New Yorkers watch a promotional event for the iPad tablet computer in Manhattan, New York, on April 3, 2010, the day Apple Inc. launched the multi-feature device. The iPad, with a Kindle book-reader feature, is expected to compete with Amazon.com Inc.'s wireless e-book reader. (Kyodo)

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Big tech logos

Undated combined photo shows the logos of (clockwise from top L) Google LLC, Apple Inc., Facebook Inc. and Amazon.com Inc.

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Amazon e-book readers

File photo taken in September 2018 shows Amazon.com Inc.'s electronic book readers being displayed on a wall in Seattle, Washington.

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Logos of Google, Amazon

Undated combined photo shows the logos of Google LLC (L) and Amazon.com Inc.

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GAFA logos

Undated combined photo shows the logos of (clockwise from top L) Google LLC, Apple Inc., Facebook Inc. and Amazon.com Inc.

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Amazon's Japan unit to return 2 bil. yen to suppliers

File photo taken in March 2018 shows a logo of Amazon.com Inc.'s Japan unit at its headquarters in Tokyo. Amazon Japan G.K. has pledged to return around 2 billion yen ($18.8 million) to about 1,400 suppliers after having them shoulder part of the costs to cover discounts the online retailer applied on goods, the Japan Fair Trade Commission said on Sept. 10, 2020, referring to the Japanese unit's proposed reforms submitted to the antitrust watchdog in late August.

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Amazon to open N.Y. office in ex-department store bldg.

Photo taken in October 2017 shows the Lord & Taylor building on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York. Amazon.com Inc. said Aug. 18, 2020, it has acquired the landmark building, which used to be the department store's flagship outlet, and plans to add 2,000 new jobs there as part of a nationwide expansion of its corporate offices and hiring.

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Big tech headquarters

Undated combined photo shows the headquarters of (clockwise from top L) Google LLC, Apple Inc., Facebook Inc. and Amazon.com Inc.

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Big tech CEOs at House hearing

Screenshot image shows CEOs (clockwise from top L) Sundar Pichai of Google LLC, Tim Cook of Apple Inc., Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook Inc. and Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com Inc. attending a U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing online on July 29, 2020, to testify about their companies' market dominance.

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Big tech CEOs

Combined photo shows CEOs (clockwise from top L) Sundar Pichai of Google LLC, Tim Cook of Apple Inc., Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook Inc. and Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com Inc.

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Amazon headquarters

Photo taken in September 2019 shows employees at Amazon.com Inc.'s headquarters in Seattle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Amazon to hire 75,000 staff as online orders surge

An employee transports food for a supermarket affiliated with Amazon.com Inc. on April 4, 2020. Amazon, which recruited 100,000 workers for its distribution centers in March, will hire 75,000 more to meet surging demand for goods that has been spurred by millions of Americans staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Amazon unveils wearable gadgets

Dave Limp, Amazon.com Inc. senior vice president of devices and services, unveils the Echo Buds, new wireless earphones, in Seattle on Sept. 25, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Amazon CEO Bezos

Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos answers reporters' questions in Seattle on Sept. 25, 2019. The U.S. tech giant unveiled a dozen wearable gadgets the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A worker pulls carts loaded with goods for shipment to Amazon.com Inc. customers at an outlet in New York of U.S. supermarket chain Whole Foods Market Inc. on March 8, 2020. The U.S. online retail giant announced on March 16 that it will hire 100,000 workers in response to rising demand for online shopping amid the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Amazon's Echo Buds earphones

Photo taken on Sept. 25, 2019, in Seattle shows Amazon.com Inc.'s Echo Buds earphones. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Amazon launches AI-equipped products

Amazon.com Inc. senior vice president David Limp makes a presentation in Seattle on Sept. 25, 2019, about a set of new products that use the Alexa voice assistant artificial intelligence system. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Amazon's Echo Studio speakers

Photo taken on Sept. 25, 2019 in Seattle shows speakers of Amazon.com Inc.'s Echo series equipped with the Alexa voice assistant artificial intelligence system. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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GAFA logos

Undated combined photo shows the logos of (clockwise, from top L) Google LLC., Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., and Facebook Inc. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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50th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing

Apollo 11 command module pilot Michael Collins (2nd from L), former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L), only surviving child of the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy, and Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos (2nd from R) pose for a photo at a forum held in Boston on June 19, 2019, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's moon landing on July 20, 1969, a mission achieved under President Kennedy's initiative. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo