FUKUOKA, Japan: Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 major economies wrapped up a meeting in Japan Sunday with a pledge to use all...
NUSA DUA, Indonesia: Instead of destroying jobs and leaving legions of people without work, the digital revolution can open doors to unseen opportunities and...
TOKYO: Carlos Ghosn, who heads Japan’s Nissan Motor and Renault of France, will become chairman of Mitsubishi Motors, working to restore faith in the troubled...
TOKYO: Japan’s recovery stalled in the April-June quarter, with the world’s third-largest economy contracting at a 1.6 percent annual pace thanks to feeble...
TOKYO: A power plant operator in southern Japan restarted a nuclear reactor on Tuesday, the first to begin operating under new safety requirements following...
TOKYO: Asian shares mostly fell Monday after Greece's voters vehemently rejected conditions set by its international creditors, deepening doubts over...
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's itinerary for his weeklong U.S. visit beginning Sunday will showcase the success of the alliance built from...
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defended his policy toward terrorism, as the flag at his official residence flew at half-staff Monday in a mark of...
TOKYO: The fates of a Japanese journalist and Jordanian military pilot were unknown Friday, a day after the latest purported deadline for a possible prisoner...
TOKYO: The mother of a Japanese hostage held by ISIS extremists appealed publicly Wednesday to Japan's leader to save her son after his captors...
TOKYO: A Japanese diplomat emerged from talks in Jordan Monday with no signs of progress in securing the release of a freelance journalist held hostage by...
TOKYO: Japan was scrambling Thursday to try to gain the release of two hostages held by ISIS, as two people with contacts there offered to try to negotiate....
Shinzo Abe won endorsement Wednesday to serve another term as prime minister after winning a renewed mandate for his "Abenomics" strategies for...
HONG KONG: Passionate student-led protests for democratic reforms in Hong Kong subsided Monday but a few hundred demonstrators remained camped out, vowing to...
HONG KONG: Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong set a Wednesday deadline for a response from the government to meet their demands for reforms after spending...
TOKYO: Japan's economy expanded faster in April-June than earlier reported, according to a revised estimate showing a real annualized growth rate of 3.8...
TOKYO: A half-century after the 1964 Tokyo Games heralded Japan’s re-emergence from destruction and defeat in World War II, the city’s triumphant...
TOKYO: A half-century after the 1964 Tokyo games heralded Japan's reemergence from destruction and defeat in World War II, the city's triumphant bid to host...
TOKYO: Japan marked the 68th anniversary of its surrender in World War II with somber ceremonies Thursday and visits by senior politicians to a shrine...
TOKYO: Japan and France agreed Friday to deepen their cooperation on nuclear technology and to discuss joint development of military equipment, vowing to...
TOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe outlined Wednesday a sweeping blueprint for rejuvenating Japan's ailing economy, calling for reforms to bring more women into...
TOKYO: Japan pledged better safety practices in its troubled nuclear industry Tuesday after an accident at a government research facility that exposed 33...
TOKYO: Japan is making a sweeping shift in its monetary policy, aiming to spur inflation and get the world's third-largest economy out of a long, debilitating...
NARAHA, Japan: Two years after the triple calamities of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster ravaged Japan's northeastern Pacific coast, debris...
TOKYO: An investigation into a lithium ion battery that overheated on a Boeing 787 flight in Japan last month found evidence of the same type of "thermal...