Japan

News Hour: Japan’s prime minister voiced confidence on Thursday about Donald Trump as he became the first foreign leader to meet the US president-elect, who was narrowing in on cabinet choices. Trump, who has been receiving...

News Hour: Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday as exporters rose on a weaker yen and as energy stocks followed oil prices upward,with investors cheered by encouraging US economic data. “We’re in for another bull market...

News Hour: A Japanese city on Tuesday reopened a busy street that collapsed into a giant sinkhole, with the efforts of workers who toiled around the clock for a week drawing praise on social media. The...

News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $49.65 million loan to upgrade 105 kilometers of road connecting the capital, Dili, and the second-largest town, Baucau, located on the north coast with cofinancing from...

News Hour: Omera Gas One Limited, a joint venture company between Omera Petroleum Ltd. Bangladesh and Saisan Co., Ltd. Japan, was Officially Inaugurated by Mr. Nazim Uddin Chowdhury, Honorable Secretary, Energy and Mineral Resources Division, as...

News Hour: Japan and India signed a controversial civil nuclear deal on Friday that will allow Japanese companies to export atomic technology to the Asian giant as the two countries deepen economic and security ties. The...

News Hour: Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama turned in his first flawless round of the WGC-HSBC Champions on Saturday to head into the final day’s play with a three-shot lead over reigning champion Russell Knox. Starting the day...

News Hour: Japanese teenager Shoma Uno landed three quadruple jumps in Sunday’s free skate to win the Skate America men’s title at Hoffman Estates, Illinois, reports Reuters. The 18-year-old from Nagoya became the youngest Skate America...

News Hour: A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake hits western Japan on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami risk. The quake, at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (six miles), struck shortly...

News Hour: Japanese electrical equipment producer Yaskawa Electric will build a robot factory in Slovenia, Prime Minister Miro Cerar told reporters in Brussels on Thursday. State news agency STA reported that the investment was likely to...