In Japan, Tokyo's relations with Washington will be in focus at the weekend, when one of the U.S.'s main trade negotiators visits the country and voters head to the polls to cast their ballots in an ...

TOKYO -- Bankruptcies of used car dealerships in Japan are increasing despite strong demand due to higher inflation, as a ...

TOKYO -- Australia's Cochlear, the world's largest maker of hearing implants, has built out production capacity to pursue a ...

NAGOYA, Japan -- A ceramics maker in central Japan's Aichi prefecture is luring a new wave of tourists with maneki-neko beckoning cats.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group was one of the first big Japanese banks to focus on art, launching a dedicated team in November 2021. In addition to sponsoring fairs and providing opportunities to ...

It is perhaps no surprise, then, that Masamune Shirow's 1989 manga classic "Ghost in the Shell" -- which presents a scientifically coherent future vision of the relationship between humans and AI -- ...

Legendary boxer Manny Pacquiao first became a world champion at the age of 19 on December 4, 1998. The Clinton-Lewinsky scandal was in full swing, households were transitioning from VHS videotape to ...

The numbers tell a stark story across Asia's most developed economies. Japan has declined to 1.15 children per woman, South Korea sits at 0.75 and Singapore remains at 0.97. These figures are far ...

FRANKFURT, Germany/SHANGHAI -- Volkswagen will close a Chinese vehicle assembly plant operated jointly with state-owned SAIC ...

BRUSSELS -- Japan and the European Union look to develop an extensive communications satellite network, a draft agreement for ...

KERRVILLE, Texas (Reuters) -- President Donald Trump defended the state and federal response to deadly flash flooding in ...

TOKYO -- Nissan Motor has begun talks with Honda to supply vehicles in the U.S., weighing the possibility of using its ...