William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." ...

SYDNEY -- Australia will spend more than $370 million to map mineral deposits as part of efforts to boost sectors important to the green energy transition, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on ...

Imposing duties could backfire as new EU CO2 emission standards that will require more EVs -- that are reliant on Chinese ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- Singapore's defense ministry said it was temporarily suspending training for its F-16 aircraft fleet ...

TOKYO -- Japan's official development assistance (ODA) reached a record $19.6 billion in 2023, as the country ramps up foreign aid amid the growing influence of China -- and its massive infrastructure ...

TOKYO -- Toyota Motor on Wednesday reported a record net profit of 4.9 trillion yen ($31.8 billion) for the financial year ...

TOKYO -- Toyota Motor on Wednesday reported a record net profit of 4.9 trillion yen ($31.8 billion) for the financial year ...

TOKYO -- Toyota Motor on Wednesday reported a record net profit of 4.9 trillion yen ($31.8 billion) for the financial year that ended in March, double that of the previous 12 months amid a weak yen ...

Twenty years have passed since the May 1, 2004, enlargement of the European Union that brought 10 additional members into the ...

NEW YORK -- U.S. pensions, university endowments, and other institutional investors have more than $9 billion invested in ...

TOKYO -- Foreign investors are warning that the appeal of Japan's stock market could be diminished if a court ruling blocking scores of asset managers from suing Toshiba over allegations of accounting ...

HONG KONG -- Michael Kadoorie, the 82-year-old chairman of the company that runs the luxury Peninsula Hotels chain, said Wednesday that he plans to stay on for the foreseeable future, while the group ...