Production boost was smaller than market expectations, underscoring the lingering impact of global supply chain disruptions, but analysts see signs of an improving outlook
Japan said on Monday it would bar entry to foreigners from midnight on Tuesday to prevent the spread of the Omicron Covid variant. Earlier, Singapore and Malaysia reopened their land border
Japan's No. 3 car maker plans to roll out 23 electrified vehicles by 2030, including 15 electric vehicles (EVs), and plans to introduce all solid-state batteries by March 2029
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet is expected to approve the budget on Friday, including additional government bond issuance totalling 22.1 trillion yen
Economy grew 4% in the third quarter thanks to robust exports of semiconductors and petrochemical products
A consortium of about 70 Japanese firms, including the country's three mega-banks, aims to launch a yen-based digital currency in fiscal 2022 after trials in coming months
The world's biggest memory chipmaker has said it is also considering sites in Arizona and New York, but an announcement is expected in Texas shortly.
Beijing tells Taiwanese companies operating on the mainland to choose a side as it punishes conglomerate for alleged business violations
Japanese officials are working on ways to get around restrictions on releasing national oil reserves in tandem with other countries to dampen prices, government sources say
This would be the first time for Japan to release oil reserves to lower crude prices, although it has tapped such reserves during natural disasters and geopolitical risks overseas
Shared ‘third country concerns’ were revealed as one of the main motivations for the new partnership between two of the world’s top three economies
Core machinery orders in the world's third-largest economy were virtually flat in September and followed a 2.4% decline in August