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TOKYO -- Two major Japanese life insurers are taking a more cautious stance on foreign bonds this year amid concerns that the yen will strengthen with the Bank of Japan's pivot to a less accommodative monetary policy, executives told Nikkei recently.
TOKYO -- The Japanese government is to expand its capacity to service U.S. fighter jets based in Japan to enhance bilateral defense cooperation in East Asia.
BANGKOK -- Ever since the Thai government's gasoline subsidies expired in April, Somporn Torsri, a 29-year-old food delivery driver in Bangkok, has been in a bind: Taking more jobs would cut into his meager income of 500 baht ($13.60) a day.
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday defended his government's overseas representative offices, the day after the manager of a branch in London was arrested on national security grounds.
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a major increase in tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and solar panels to prevent cheap products from "flooding" the U.S. market.
TOKYO/TAIPEI -- Japanese electronics maker Sharp said on Tuesday that it will halt work at its unprofitable TV displays factory in Osaka and sell other device businesses as it shifts focus to consumer electronics and artificial intelligence applications.
TOKYO -- Square Enix Holdings saw net profit tumble 70% to 14.9 billion yen ($95.4 million) in the fiscal year ended March as Japan's video game industry grapples with ebbing pandemic-era demand and mounting development costs.
TOKYO -- Nissan Motor and others in Japan are pouring millions into developing solid-state batteries that they believe can replace the lithium-ion versions that currently power almost all of the world's electric vehicles.