President Tsai Ing-wen is eyeing a new international relations strategy, which will require a focus on areas such as technology and investment

According to Statistics Korea, online purchases totalled 192.9 trillion won ($160 billion) in 2021, up 21% from the year before

Japan's population peaked in 2008 and its workforce has been shrinking because of ageing. Researchers say country will be like a deserted village if they don't allow in more migrant workers

Infections in Japan have surged since the start of the year as the Omicron variant has taken hold with about a fifth of cases in Tokyo

Overseas markets are expected to recover after the lunar new year holiday and the Beijing Winter Olympics, Japan's top steelmaker said

Masazumi Wakatabe said consumer inflation may accelerate to 1% in coming months and could speed up more than expected as more companies pass on higher costs

The published concluding statement from IMF staff focused on Japan's need to scale back pandemic-relief measures as its economy recovers

The country has seen Covid-19 cases surge in recent weeks, forcing the government to roll out tougher curbs across much of the nation

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home' has become the sixth highest grossing movie of all-time propelling Japan’s Sony Corp’s quarterly profit forecast up by 15%

JERA aims to be Japan's biggest solar power operator. It will ask partner West Holdings to build solar power farms at about 7,000 sites, including former JERA power plant sites

Kojima, who became president in June 2021, would succeed CEO Toshiaki Higashihara, who would be appointed chairman, Nikkei Asia reported

Move part of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's initiative to defend Japan's economic security mainly against China