Japan’s precipitous population decline shows no sign of slowing, with the nation shrinking by more than 900,000 people last year – the biggest annual drop on record, according to government data.
TSMC Trade Secrets Leak Puts Japan’s Tokyo Electron on Hot Seat
A Taiwanese investigation into the possible theft of chip technology at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is putting a low-profile, lesser-known tech linchpin in Japan under unusual scrutiny.
Japan cuts growth forecast on US tariffs drag, weaker consumption
Japan's government cut its growth forecast for this fiscal year on Thursday as U.S. tariffs slow capital expenditure and persistent inflation weighs on private consumption, threatening a fragile ...
Japan’s Auto Giants Are Expecting Pain Despite Trump Trade Deal
Toyota, Honda and Nissan forecast big hits to their profits despite a trade deal that cut auto levies to 15 percent. The reduced rate has yet to be implemented.
A roadside bomb targeting police vehicle in northwest Pakistan kills 2 officers and wounds 14
Police in Pakistan say a roadside bomb struck a police vehicle in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the restive northwest bordering Afghanistan.
Indonesia readies island medical facility for 2,000 wounded Gazans
Indonesia will convert a medical facility on its currently uninhabited island of Galang to treat about 2,000 wounded residents of Gaza, who will return home after recovery, a presidential spokesperson ...
Bogus report on Indonesia laptop graft probe spreads online
Indonesian prosecutors have barred former education minister Nadiem Makarim from leaving the country as part of a corruption probe over the procurement of school laptops during his tenure. But ...
India’s Modi vows no compromise on farmers interests amid Trump’s tariff salvo
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday he will not compromise the interests of the country's farmers even if he has to pay a heavy price, in his first comments after U.S. President ...
India-US tariff standoff: What are New Delhi’s options and risks?
India is likely to be among the countries worst hit by U.S. President Donald Trump's trade offensive, with tariffs on Indian imports set to surge to 50% if a deal is not struck in three weeks.
Unusual protest erupts in China as anger mounts over latest case of teen bullying
Police in Sichuan province scuffled this week with protesters demanding greater justice for a 14-year-old girl who was verbally and physically attacked by her schoolmates.