TOKYO -- The oppressive heat Japan has seen in recent summers carries broad risks to the economy, potentially leaving consumers with less money to spend as work hours shrink and energy costs rise, as ...

Sohini Chatterjee is an international attorney. She was an appointee and senior official in the administrations of U.S. Presidents Barack Obama and Joseph R. Biden and a former adjunct professor at ...

BANGKOK/YANGON -- Myanmar's leader has offered to dispatch a high-level tariff negotiation team to the U.S. if needed and asked for an easing of economic sanctions against his country in a letter ...

TOKYO/FUKUOKA, Japan -- Japanese companies involved in the back-end processing that turns semiconductor chips into finished products are joining up to fend off global competition.

TOKYO -- Chipmaking giant Nvidia's rise to a market capitalization of $4 trillion symbolizes "the strength of U.S. innovation," said Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest ...

TOKYO -- Japanese companies are set to raise their dividends to a fifth straight record high this fiscal year, even with trade tensions expected to erode earnings, in a potential boost to consumer ...

TOKYO -- Suzuki Motor will launch the e Vitara, its first mass-produced electric vehicle, in Japan in fiscal 2025 under plans announced Thursday, following releases in the U.K. and elsewhere.

TOKYO -- Mazda Motor will fully redesign its flagship CX-5 crossover SUV, the Japanese automaker announced Thursday, hoping its voice AI and other in-vehicle tech will help offset tariff-related ...

TOKYO -- Japanese printing company Toppan Holdings will enter the anime and manga goods wholesale business in the U.K. through a local distributor, aiming for sales of 3 billion yen ($20.5 million) by ...

HO CHI MINH CITY -- In Vietnam, an army of mom-and-pop street food vendors fuels the country, young and old, selling staples ...

All of its drone series, including Mavic, Air and Mini, are sold out on the company's online shop. Market conditions and the impact of tariff policy make it difficult to secure inventory or imports in ...

NEW YORK -- MP Materials has entered a public-private partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense to ramp up the build-out of a supply chain for rare earth magnets and reduce foreign dependency.