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Do Japan’s chip workers need a Samsung-style strike?

Even as Tokyo firms prepare to award customary summer bonuses, there will be nothing on the scale that South Korean companies are offering.

Satellite images fuel speculation of Xi visit to North Korea

The imagery on May 30 by satellite firm Vantor appears to show a fenced-off section and a structure being built in Kim Il Sung Square.

Seeds from clone of pine tree that survived 2011 Japan tsunami to be stored in UK

TOKYO -- Seeds from a cloned successor of a single pine tree that initially survived a massive tsunami following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

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.

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.

Japan's Kioxia to take on Samsung with wafer-bonding tech in memory race

Australia earns third straight SailGP victory after tense New York final

Australia's BONDS Flying Roos edged Emirates GBR in a dramatic winner-takes-all final to win ⁠the New York Sail Grand Prix on Sunday and its their third consecutive SailGP event victory.

Japan idol group Arashi performs last concert after 27 years together

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Pop idol group Arashi performed its final concert on Sunday, ending its around 27-year history that has made it into a household name

French capital hosts Paris Saint-Germain parade after clashes marred Champions League win

PARIS (AP) -- A huge crowd of supporters gathered peacefully near the Eiffel Tower on Sunday to celebrate Paris Saint-Germain's second Champions Leagu

Niigata gov. claims victory in 1st race since restart of nuclear plant

NIIGATA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Incumbent Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi claimed Sunday in the first election since he gave the go-ahead to the restart of a n

Football: Ogawa nets winner as Japan beat Iceland in World Cup send-off

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Substitute Koki Ogawa scored the 87th-minute winner as Japan saw off Iceland 1-0 in their World Cup send-off match on Sunday.The 18th

Japan's main island gets 1st crested ibises in wild, 1st time in 56 yrs

KANAZAWA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Crested ibises, designated as natural treasures, were released into the wild in central Japan on Sunday, marking the first

Japan's defense minister rejects China criticism, vows Indo-Pacific ties

SINGAPORE (Kyodo) -- Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Sunday pledged to strengthen his country's defense capabilities and security cooper

A space race the Land of the Rising Sun is winning

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

Japan defense chief to attend Asia security forum, hold NZ frigate talks

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday he will visit Singapore for three days through Sunday to attend the annual Sha

Samsung semiconductor workers' $400,000 bonus deal: 4 things to know

Samsung workers accept wage deal that averts chip plant strike

The agreement avoids what could have been a damaging strike for Samsung and the tech industry amid shortages in the memory chip sector.

Lavrov tells Rubio to evacuate U.S. diplomats, citizens from Kyiv

Ukraine came under a massive Russian drone and missile barrage on Sunday that included an Oreshnik ballistic missile.

War-hardened Kyiv residents return to routine after Russian strikes

The strikes between late Saturday and early Sunday were among the heaviest on Kyiv since Russia invaded in February 2022, leaving four people dead and multiple buildings destroyed.

West Ham facing uncertain future after Premier League relegation

Fans' anger on Sunday was directed at the ownership, whose mismanagement has seen the club spurn the chance to establish itself in ​the ​top flight.