The Japanese government at a cabinet meeting Friday adopted legislation to cut the consumption tax rate for food and introduce a benefit program linked to income levels. As a temporary measure to ...

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has instructed his administration staff not to file for the country's membership of a Japan-led free trade pact for the Asia-Pacific region this year, according to ...

Japan has seen a surge in approved compensation claims by medical workers for work-related mental disorders, a government white paper showed Friday. The annual report on measures to prevent death from ...

Japan's Sanshiro Murao won the men's 90-kilogram category at the 2026 World Judo Championships on Thursday, earning his second consecutive world title. This is the first time a Japanese judoka has won ...

Kaufhaus des Westens, or KaDeWe, Germany's largest department store in Berlin, will sell high-end brand rice from Japan on a trial basis for about two weeks this month, Jiji Press learned Thursday. Th ...

Japanese household spending in August declined 3.1 pct from a year earlier in inflation-adjusted real terms, down for the ninth consecutive month, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. The averag ...

Japan and other member countries of the Asia Zero Emission Community framework have agreed on work plans designed to increase their oil reserves. The agreement was reached at an AZEC ministerial ...

Seven & i Holdings Co. said Thursday that its consolidated operating profit for March-August rose 11.5 pct from a year earlier to 232.2 billion yen. The Japanese retail giant's overseas convenience ...

The palm oil and natural rubber group sets five ESG priorities for its operations in Africa and Asia, from supply chain traceability to human rights due diligence.

Smart City Expo World Congress  (SCEWC), the leading international event on cities and urban innovation organized by Fira de ...

Araceli Biosciences and Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA) today announced the integration of Araceli's Endeavor® high-content imaging instrument into Nebula, Ginkgo's autonomous lab in Boston. The Endeavor, ...

Award-winning CFD broker Mitrade has engaged Christopher Brankin as Global Markets Advisor. A markets commentator featured on CNBC, Bloomberg, and Reuters, Brankin was the founding CEO of TD Ameritrad ...