TOKYO -- The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday lowered its 2025 growth forecasts for the world and its two largest economies, as the global trading system undergoes what the lender described as a ...

OSAKA/TOKYO -- Japanese air conditioner makers like Daikin Industries and Fujitsu General are stepping up their offensive in ...

OSAKA -- A Japanese startup whose app can track and analyze baseball pitches has assembled a team of investors that includes professional players as well as a big venture capital firm.

TOKYO -- Japan needs to make its case for free trade with the U.S. by appealing to President Donald Trump's sense of what is good for America, former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says, as Tokyo ...

One proposal involves increasing the amount imported from the United States to around 410,000 tons from the current 350,000.

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Tetsuo Saito, chief of Japan's junior ruling coalition partner the Komeito party, started a three-day ...

TOKYO -- Fujifilm Holdings announced on Tuesday that it has signed a contract worth more than $3 billion to manufacture ...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -- China's CATL on Monday launched a new brand for its sodium-ion batteries, Naxtra, which it said would go into mass production in December, and a second generation of its ...

On April 16, China appointed Li Chenggang as Chief trade negotiator, replacing Wang Shouwen, a pivotal figure in China's trade diplomacy since 2018 and the first phase of the U.S.-China trade war. Li, ...

(Reuters) -- Gold prices soared to a record high, hitting the crucial $3,500 mark on Tuesday, as concerns over U.S. President ...

TOKYO -- Fresh off a tour of Southeast Asia, Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to host counterparts from Kenya and ...

The yen advanced to the 139 range, riding an upswing against the greenback caused by U.S. President Donald Trump's incessant ...