In Japan, a bull market for bear deterrents
On May 14, Atsushi Miyamae was scouting fishing spots by a forest path near the Obora Dam in Chichibu, Saitama Prefectur...
‘Fujiko’ is a stirring portrayal of a scrappy single mom
Many Japanese people are now nostalgic for the 1970s and ’80s, when the economy was booming and the culture had an excit...
Japan likely sold Treasurys to fund yen intervention
Japan likely drew on its holdings of foreign securities, including U.S. Treasurys, to finance its record currency market...
Japan’s real wages rise for third month to keep BOJ on hike path
Japanese workers’ real wages rose in March for a third consecutive month, supporting the Bank of Japan’s case for furthe...
Jannik Sinner says respect at core of players' demand for more money from French Open
Players have threatened to boycott the French Open if their prize money is not increased because they do not feel respec...
Oil supply shock to worsen as inventories fall further even if conflict ends
LONDON - Oil supplies are set to tighten further in coming weeks even if the U.S. and Iran agree on a peace deal to end ...
Asia heat waves spell double trouble for economies hit by oil
Asia is grappling with a new threat to inflation on top of an oil shock as a looming El Nino brings soaring temperatures...
MUFG to form strategic partnership with Google
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group said Thursday that it will form a strategic partnership with U.S. information technology ...
Malaysia moves to curb EV imports in blow to Chinese automakers
Malaysia will limit the entry of fully imported electric vehicles from July, a move that is set to push out many mid-ran...
Gulf's fragile trade lifeline hangs on two eastern UAE ports
FUJAIRAH, UAE - At the UAE port of Fujairah, conveyor belts offloaded grain from bulk carriers on Wednesday, while crude...
Over 60% of people in Japan have plans for Mother's Day, survey finds
Over 60% of people in Japan plan to do something for their mother or mother-in-law for Mother's Day on Sunday, a survey ...
AirAsia signs major deal for Airbus A220 jets made in Canada
AirAsia X will buy 150 Canadian-made Airbus A220 aircraft, a multibillion-dollar sale for the European planemaker that w...
Honda reconsiders Canada plant as U.S. demand for EVs slows
Honda Motor is considering an indefinite freeze on the planned construction of an electric vehicle production plant in C...
Japan stocks rise with optimism over Iran deal: markets wrap
Japanese equities rallied on their return from a break, helping lift Asian shares to yet another record, as optimism gre...
Yen spikes to 10-week high and sparks intervention chatter
Sharp moves in the Japanese yen that sent the currency to a 10-week high renewed speculation that the country is interve...
Nvidia is facing more competition and it’s spooking investors
This earnings season has delivered plenty of good news for the artificial intelligence trade, but instead of bidding up ...
Samsung hits $1 trillion valuation, joining TSMC in elite club
Samsung Electronics has reached a $1 trillion market valuation after booming demand for chips used in artificial intelli...
Canadian soccer officials hopeful of getting boost from cohosting World Cup
Vancouver - The 2026 World Cup offers a chance to drive soccer into Canada's mainstream, boost commercial revenues and ...
Prudential profit rises even as firm grapples with Japan pause
Prudential Financial’s first-quarter profit beat Wall Street’s expectations, relieving pressure on Chief Executive Offic...
Aryna Sabalenka says players might boycott French Open amid dispute over prize money
Rome - Players would boycott the French Open if their prize money at the clay-court Grand Slam is not increased, women's...