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Japan likely sold foreign securities to fund currency intervention

The country's foreign securities holdings dropped by $75.6 billion from April, according to Finance Ministry reserve data released Friday.

Philippine EV sales surge as fuel shock drives shift from gasoline

Nvidia's CPU move and China's EV makers go solid

Chinese solar giant Jinko to supply power to desert AI data center

Failed Simba-M1 deal sends Singapore telecom consolidation to square one

Australia and Solomon Islands agree to boost ties with strategic treaty

Snacks to go: Popular crackers sold via vending machine on Nagoya shinkansen platform

NAGOYA -- A vending machine selling the popular shrimp-flavored rice cracker "Yukari," which has long held the No. 1 spot in Nagoya Station's souvenir

Japan unveils ¥3.1 trillion extra budget to cushion Mideast impact

While the government has yet to specify the usage of that fund, it is expected to be used initially to cap costs for gasoline.

Rare Yamazaki whisky sells for record $1 million

Bottled exclusively for a club in Nagoya and autographed by Suntory's chief blender, the 50-year-old Japanese whisky sold for almost twice its estimate.

China's BYD, SAIC Motor eye EVs with all-solid-state batteries in 2027

U.S., Iran trade drafts of deal as Israel expands Lebanon assault

Israel is not party to the talks between the U.S. and Iran and it's unclear whether it will agree to stop its side war in Lebanon if the war in Iran is resolved.

A space race the Land of the Rising Sun is winning

Japan takes the lead in space-based solar power exploration.

WHO chief urges safe burials in visit to heart of Ebola outbreak

Tedros said the rare Bundibugyo strain has no approved ⁠vaccines or treatments, making early palliative care — including isolation, rehydration and pain management — critical.

Takaichi asks North Korea for summit to solve abduction issue

After taking office last October, the Japanese prime minister has been repeatedly expressing her willingness to resolve the issue.

Japan PM vows 'breakthrough' with N. Korea in abduction issue

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday expressed her determination to achieve a "breakthrough" in resolving the longstanding issue

JTB eyes return to profit growth on solid outbound, inbound travel

Drone games put Ukraine’s best military pilots to the test

Drone technology has transformed the war ‌in Ukraine, with enemy soldiers fearful of young men using video game consoles to operate strike drones packed with explosives.

California seeks novel solution as chemical tank heats up, risking catastrophe

Evacuation orders remained in place for an area covering tens of thousands of people in the Garden Grove suburb ​of Los Angeles.

Japanese stocks hit record high on hopes for Iran resolution

U.S. soldier in Japan sent to prosecutors over sexual assault

The U.S. Army solider was referred to prosecutors on charges including nonconsensual sexual intercourse resulting in injury.