Leading the sluggish trade performance in January were a 44.5% dive in semiconductor exports and a whopping 31% plunge in sales to China

Surveys show that factory activity slowed all across Asia in January, with weak demand from the US and Europe being felt in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Southeast Asia and India

The leading EV-maker has opened its first dealership in auto powerhouse Japan and aims to open 100 more by 2025

Deal would see Renault cut its stake in Nissan to 15% and transfer its remaining 28% stake to a French trust. Renault would then order the trustee to sell those shares, currently worth $4.1 billion

The global lender had only last year suggested the central bank maintain its ultra-loose policy to support Japan's recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic

The Japanese car and bike firm is bidding to catch up with US and European rivals and also get ahead of domestic competitors like Toyota and Mazda

Koji Sato, 53, is set to become the CEO of the world's biggest carmaker, after Akio Toyoda steps down to become chairman of the group on April 1.

Seoul to double energy vouchers as heating bills have soared amid high gas prices and extreme cold weather which has made life tough on the Korean Peninsula and north Asia

Young women are particularly wary of traditional childcare roles in Japan which require men to stay at work and women to stay at home, The Guardian said

Honda will prioritise electrification in cars, motorcycles and power generators to keep pace with rivals Tesla and China's BYD, it has said

PM Fumio Kishida warned on Monday that action must be taken immediately to remedy the 'crisis' in a society where the median age is 49, the highest in the world behind Monaco

The weak global outlook has led to subdued manufacturing PMI, in data released on Tuesday, but the services sector and composite data were both up from December