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China's solar panel giants bleed red ink on oversupply, price war

Goldman-backed Go prices Japan’s biggest 2026 IPO at upper end

Shareholders in the Goldman Sachs Group-backed firm sold shares at ¥2,400 apiece, according to a regulatory filing on Monday.

In trust’s name, disclose candidates’ prior citizenship

The issue is whether voters have the right to know the backgrounds of the people seeking to govern them. In any healthy democracy, the answer is yes.

The great shift to remote work has entered a new normal

The share of U.S. workers doing their jobs primarily at home was 2.3 times higher in 2024 than in 2019.

Editorial: Japan PM Takaichi's evasion over alleged smear video scandal only deepens doubts

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's camp was allegedly involved in creating and spreading videos on social media to smear rival candidates during

South Korea names first female prime minister in decades to lead AI push

Lee Jae Myung hopes the former Naver CEO will help better use the nation's tech expertise for future growth and ensure its benefits spread more widely through the economy.

Kimi Antonelli stays cool under fire to win chaotic Monaco Grand Prix

Every driver who has won five consecutive races in an F1 season has gone on ⁠to win the title.

‘What will happen to us?’ southern Lebanese Christians ask

More than 400 Lebanese have been killed in Israeli strikes after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that began mid-April was largely ignored, lifting the death toll to at least 3,400.

Japan logs current account surplus of 3.91 tril. yen in April

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan posted a current account surplus of 3.91 trillion yen ($24.4 billion) in April, the Finance Ministry said Monday.The current ac

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Flooded with AI job applications, Japan firm ditches document screening for 1-on-1 chats

TOKYO -- Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. has abolished document screening for new graduates expected to join the Japanese company in spring 2027 and says the

Thailand's private sector must lead the post-Hormuz recovery

Japan’s Bold Moves for Energy Resilience in Asia: POWERR Asia and AZEC 2.0

The POWERR Asia and AZEC 2.0 initiatives launched in April by Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae position Japan as a central pillar of Asia’s energy resilience and a key driver of the evolving Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy, as tensions over the Strait of Hormuz threaten Asia’s energy supply and regional supply chains.

Yasuda Kinen: Yutaka Take and Sixpence Team Up for a Riveting Victory

Jockey Take captured his 85th JRA G1 victory, riding the Kizuna offspring in the 76th Yasuda Kinen. It was Take's first win in the race since 2009 with Vodka. The post Yasuda Kinen: Yutaka Take and Sixpence Team Up for a Riveting Victory first appeared on JAPAN Forward.

Tokyo Pride draws thousands to spotlight important year for LGBTQ rights

Japan remains the only Group of Seven nation that does not recognize same-sex marriage, even as public support for marriage equality has reached about 67%.

Final decision on tax cut left to PM Takaichi: LDP exec

Since adjusting cash register systems for a 1% tax rate would take less time than for zero percent, implementing 1% next April is gaining support.

Scotland’s Tartan Army to bring ’the party’ on World Cup return

The joy of reaching the World Cup, though, has been tempered by the exorbitant prices of tickets, travel and accommodation.

German carmakers weigh China and defense tie-ups for idle plants

Volkswagen said in April it is also open to the idea of "partnering" with Chinese manufacturers at its plants.

Japan to label Philippines 'top priority' for oil reserve support

News in Easy English: Top Oita school wins baseball title balancing study and practice

FUKUOKA -- Oita Uenogaoka High School, one of the top schools in Oita Prefecture, won the prefectural high school baseball tournament this spring for