TOKYO -- SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son has narrowed down his choice for a successor to a handful of people in the group but still has work he wants to do, Son told a shareholders ...

Of the seven women who have held the highest political offices in Southeast Asia, only one (former Singaporean President Halimah Yacob) is not the daughter, sister or wife of a senior male politician.

The names on the documents mean nothing to most people. But they are deadly serious. All are chemicals used to make the synthetic opioid fentanyl.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday abruptly cut off trade talks with Canada over its new tax targeting U.S. technology firms, calling it a "blatant attack" and saying that ...

TOKYO -- Rice imports by Japanese companies shot up in May, government trade data shows, as retailers and restaurants try to cope with elevated domestic prices.

TOKYO -- Chronic equipment problems and a parts shortage prevent a fleet of Japanese patrol aircraft from operating at optimum capacity, a report released Friday by an independent national agency ...

TOKYO -- The Toyota group is accelerating the unwinding of cross-held shares, a Nikkei analysis shows, as markets ...

The government will require safeguards to prevent a fire or explosion for at least two hours after the failure of an EV battery cell. This revision in the standards, the first in five years, takes ...

TOKYO -- Japanese companies have increased spending on lobbying in the U.S., part of a wider trend that has seen lobbying expenditures rise 8% year-on-year early in President Donald Trump's second ...

NEW YORK -- Nissin Foods Holdings is bringing its popular Kanzen Meshi brand to the U.S., seeking to tap into the growing demand for convenient, nutritious meals among Americans using weight loss ...

TOKYO -- A Nikkei report that uncovered Japan's role in the fentanyl supply chain is unlikely to affect Japan-U.S. trade ...

A Chinese group suspected of smuggling the synthetic opioid fentanyl into the U.S. has set up a base in Japan. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is after an individual thought to be the leader.