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TOKYO -- Two Chinese aircraft carriers were spotted in the Pacific Ocean over the weekend, the Japanese Defense Ministry said ...
TOKYO -- Japanese electronics company Seiko Epson plans to start selling carbon capture devices the size of office copiers ...
SINGAPORE -- Singaporean ride-hailing app company Grab Holdings will enter the taxi business here in July, looking to counter an ongoing driver shortage in its main business by securing cabdrivers in ...
TOKYO -- Japan is revising its public health insurance system as it seeks to ensure foreigners are up to date on their ...
TOKYO -- Goldman Sachs will invest about 10 billion yen ($69.1 million) in Kakehashi, a Tokyo-based developer of software for pharmacies, the U.S. bank's first investment in a Japanese startup in two ...
TOKYO -- Japan is revising its public health insurance system as it seeks to ensure foreigners are up to date on their ...
NAHA, Japan (Kyodo) -- An explosion occurred Monday near the U.S. military's Kadena Air Base in the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, slightly injuring four Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ...
South Korea's new president spoke by phone with his Japanese counterpart on Monday, agreeing to work toward stronger bilateral ties and three-way cooperation with their shared ally, the U.S. The ...
SHANGHAI -- Starbucks on Monday said it will lower the price of some iced drinks in China by an average of 5 yuan (70 cents) starting Tuesday, aiming to appeal to the country's price-conscious ...
TOKYO -- Nikkei announced on Monday a proposed revision to the methodology of the Nikkei 225 to address cases in which ...
The election of Lee Jae-myung as South Korea's president represents a decisive return to progressive leadership in Seoul, yet ...
TOKYO -- China can drive global climate negotiations as the U.S. backtracks from its engagements, said the chief negotiator for Azerbaijan, which hosted the most recent COP29 talks, citing Beijing's ...