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Japan electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business merger

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's largest consumer electronics retailer Yamada Holdings Co. and Edion Corp., another key company in the industry, said Friday t

Japan electronics retailers Yamada, Edion eye business integration: source

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's largest consumer electronics retailer Yamada Holdings Co. and Edion Corp., another key player in the sector, are planning to

Germany fails to gain seat on U.N. Security Council

This is the first time that Germany, Europe's largest economy that has already served six terms, failed to get elected to the 15-member council.

South Korea ruling party sweeps most seats in local elections but may lose in Seoul

The loss of Seoul, South Korea's largest city and top political prize, would deliver ⁠a symbolic blow to President Lee Jae Myung despite his party's broader gains.

South Korea overtakes India as world’s sixth-largest stock market

Memory chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have powered the country's equity surge.

Nvidia bets on agentic AI with its 'largest-ever' supercomputing system

Prices for over 1,000 food items in Japan set to rise in June

Seasoning accounted for the largest share of products set to see higher prices, followed by processed food.

India’s Gen Z ‘Cockroach’ party channels youth anger but faces offline hurdles

The party, which began with a riposte to a jibe about young people, represents the largest online expression of dissent against Indian Prime Minister ⁠Narendra Modi's 12-year rule.

Shangri-La Dialogue: How the UK Is Building Trust in the Indo-Pacific

A British defense official explores the UK's growing strategic cooperation in Asia as it sends its largest-ever delegation to the Singapore security summit. The post Shangri-La Dialogue: How the UK Is Building Trust in the Indo-Pacific first appeared on JAPAN Forward.

Frugal and more online: Smarter spenders rewrite luxury’s China dream

Foreign luxury brands might not be retaining the pull — and the cashflow — in China that they counted on in the world's second-largest economy in the 2010s.

Knicks sweep Cavs to make first NBA Finals since 1999

The 37-point defeat was the Cavaliers' largest ever in a playoff home game.

Taiwan urges $630 billion asset management industry to scale up

Taiwan must scale up its largest asset managers if it hopes to compete as a regional financial hub against international rivals, according to the top financial regulator.

SpaceX’s Starship flight hits most targets in pre-IPO test

The outcome could boost investor confidence ahead of SpaceX's initial public offering next month, expected to be the largest in history.

U.S. not in a hurry to extend China trade truce, Bessent says

The U.S.-China truce negotiated over several months last year averted a total collapse of trade between the world's two largest economies.