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MANILA/TOKYO -- The Philippines, Japan, the U.S. and Australia will conduct naval drills on Sunday in the South China Sea, in a show of force meant to counter China's expanding military influence in the region.
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s production complex in Kumamoto prefecture on Saturday, touring a site where Japan plans to spend more than 1.2 trillion yen ($7.9 billion) in subsidies.
OSAKA/TOKYO -- The red yeast rice dietary supplements linked to five deaths in Japan may have been contaminated by mold from outside the factory during production, experts say, based on the latest information.
TOKYO -- Japan is still working to get a clear picture of the scope of the health problems linked to supplements from Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, with hospitalizations rising steadily and more than 1,100 people reported to have sought medical attention.
TOKYO -- Japan's Pan Pacific International Holdings, operator of discount retail chain Don Quijote, faces plunging profits per store in Asia as it toils to replicate its domestic success at rapidly growing operations abroad.
TOKYO -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s production complex in Kumamoto prefecture on Saturday, Nikkei has learned, touring a site where Japan plans to spend more than 1.2 trillion yen ($7.9 billion) in subsidies.
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday he wants to strengthen military and weapons development cooperation with the United States as well as with other countries such as the Philippines, as he prepares for a visit to the U.S. next week to meet with President Joe Biden.
TOKYO -- Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance will raise its assumed rate of return for defined-benefit pension plans managed on behalf of corporations to 1.3% from 1.25% in April 2025, a first for a major Japanese insurer following the Bank of Japan's lifting of its negative interest rate policy.