BUSINESS
SoftBank unit set to raise $1 billion from its first do...
SoftBank Corp.’s five- and 10-year notes are set to respectively price 0.9 and 1...
Japan and U.S. to continue tariff talks as July deadlin...
One focus of the bilateral negotiations is whether the suspension of additional ...
Trump turns on ‘nice’ Mark Carney with Canadian tech ta...
The tax became law while Justin Trudeau was still in power and had prompted warn...
Russia tries again to expand LNG exports upended by san...
Since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russian gas pipeline exports to Europe have ...
AI is learning to lie, scheme and threaten its creators
More than two years after ChatGPT shook the world, AI researchers still don't fu...
Railway firms diversify ticket gate access methods
A growing number of railway operators are introducing contactless credit card pa...
Japan private-sector rice imports soar in May
Restaurants and consumers are increasingly turning to U.S. brands in search of c...
Trump halts trade talks with Canada, shattering optimis...
The move came just hours after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent struck an u...
Tariff deals could be wrapped up by Sept. 1, Bessent sa...
The U.S. Treasury chief did not mention any changes to a July 9 deadline for cou...
Japan, U.S. to continue tariff talks as July deadline l...
One focus of the bilateral negotiations is whether the suspension of additional ...
Tokyo Electron shrugs off fears of Chinese rivals catch...
Technology at the company is advancing faster than its Chinese rivals’ due in pa...
Nikkei hits 40,000 level as trade hopes fuel Japan stoc...
Exporters such as carmakers were among the biggest contributors to gains.
Toyota sales hit third monthly record on Japan and U.S....
Toyota’s global sales — including subsidiaries Daihatsu and Hino — rose 8% from ...
Department stores' tax-free sales drop as tourists' sho...
Greater foreign tourist diversity has led to a change in shopping priorities, th...
Trump himself will wield U.S. Steel ‘golden share’ supe...
After the U.S. president leaves office, the authority will move to executive bra...
No love for the dollar as markets fret about Fed indepe...
Respect for independent institutions such as central banks has long been viewed ...