SHANGHAI (Bloomberg) — Chinese banks’ leverage fell for the first time in seven years as the government’s campaign to curb risks in the $40 trillion financial system started to bite. The balan...

TOKYO (Bloomberg) — Citigroup Inc. will move its Japan headquarters and about 1,200 employees to a new building in Tokyo by the end of the third quarter, according to people familiar with the matte...

SEOUL (Reuters) — South Korea’s new antitrust chief said he has been in talks with the autos-to-steel conglomerate Hyundai Motor Group about overhauling its complex ownership structure, which cri...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Workers in Japan would likely lose as much as ¥8.5 trillion in annual income from an overtime cap the government plans to put in place as part of its work style reform initiat...

BANGKOK (Bloomberg) — Thailand’s economy grew at the fastest pace in more than four years, led by a surge in farming output and tourism. Gross domestic product rose 3.7 percent in the second qua...

BEIJING (Bloomberg) — China expressed “strong dissatisfaction” with the U.S. decision to probe its intellectual-property practices and pledged to respond if needed. The U.S. is irresponsible ...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Stocks extended their losing streak to a fourth session on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Monday against the backdrop of geopolitical tensions over North Korea, with the key Nikkei a...

LONDON (Bloomberg) — Britain announced it’s piling pressure on the European Union to shift the focus of Brexit negotiations away from the terms of divorce and onto their future relationship. Bri...

HOUSTON (Reuters) — As Monday’s total solar eclipse sweeps from Oregon to South Carolina, U.S. electric power and grid operators will be glued to their monitoring systems in what for them represe...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — In the opening NAFTA session of talks, the United States did not give precise details of how much it wanted to boost North American content for autos, a source directly famil...

DALLAS (Bloomberg) — For the well-heeled looking for a last-minute plan to see this week’s solar eclipse, a U.S. private-jet operator is offering an option for $10,000 a seat. Million Air is wh...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo stocks are expected to stay on a weak note this week amid lingering geopolitical tensions between the United States and North Korea. The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei avera...

BENGALURU / MUMBAI (Reuters) — Vishal Sikka, the chief executive brought in to turn around India’s Infosys three years ago, resigned on Friday, blaming a “continuous drumbeat of distractions”...

BEIJING (AP) — China’s government is moving to curb domestic companies’ investments abroad in property, sports, entertainment and other fields, following a series of high-profile, multibillion-...

LOS ANGELES (Bloomberg) — Movie studios are considering whether to ignore the objections of cinema chains and forge ahead with a plan to offer digital rentals of films mere weeks after they appear i...

LONDON (Reuters) — Britain received a record number of foreign visitors in the second quarter of 2017, and the number of Britons making trips abroad reached an all-time high for the time of year, o...

WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji ) — Credit rating agency Fitch on Friday upgraded Greece’s debt by a notch, citing what it called an improving outlook and amid expectations the country’s debt sustainabili...

NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — The operator of Legoland Japan, the first outdoor Lego theme park in the country, said Friday that it will launch a campaign to give one-day tickets free of charge to visitors...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States plans to start negotiations with South Korea on Tuesday in Seoul on amending a five-year-old free trade agreement, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthiz...

WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — Meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono in Washington Thursday, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer voiced concerns about Japan’s emergency measure to c...

Japanese business circles have been shaken by South Korean President Moon Jae In’s comment on Thursday about former requisitioned workers having an individual right to claim compensation from Japane...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan logged a customs-cleared trade surplus of ¥418.8 billion in July, staying in the black for the second straight month, Finance Ministry data showed Thursday. But the su...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The estimated number of visitors to Japan in July grew 16.8 percent from a year before to 2,681,500, a record high on a monthly basis, the Japan National Tourism Organization s...

TOKYO (Bloomberg) — The debate over Japan’s effort to allow casinos is going public as operators including MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment Corp. look for clarity in a potentia...

HONG KONG (AFP-Jiji) — Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific on Wednesday reported a massive net loss of HK$2.05 billion ($262.07 million) for the first half of the year as the airline struggled wi...

Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. plans to introduce a system using artificial intelligence in February 2018 to analyze conversations between its employees and clients in an effort to improve custo...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Negotiators from Canada, Mexico and the United States are aiming for an “ambitious” first round of trade talks, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday, as the countries try t...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A group company of Amazon Japan G.K. has removed its contract clause requiring publishers to market e-books on Amazon’s website at the lowest price when selling the same prod...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Kagome Co. has announced a plan to sell out its shareholdings in U.S. food subsidiary Preferred Brands International Inc. to an investment firm under U.S. food giant Mars Inc.,...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — In a bid to encourage the use of idle land plots, the land ministry plans to create a program allowing municipalities to serve as a matchmaker between property owners and tenan...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Ken Saito said Tuesday that he will visit Hong Kong later in the day to ask its leader, Carrie Lam, to scrap or ease a ban on food ...

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) — Uber Technologies Inc. has agreed to two decades of audits after U.S. regulators found the ride-services company failed to protect the personal information of d...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Health insurance premiums for many customers on the Obamacare individual insurance markets would be 20 percent higher in 2018 if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through o...

American International Group Inc. wants to sell a $2 billion portfolio of life settlements that would pay out when sick or elderly customers die, two people familiar with the matter said. AIG, the ...

China purchased the most Treasuries in six years in June, vaulting past Japan as the largest overseas lender to the U.S. government, according to data released by the U.S. Treasury Department on Tues...

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Americans’ debt level notched another record high in the second quarter, after having earlier in the year surpassed its pre-crisis peak, on the back of modest rises in mortga...

BEIJING (AFP-Jiji)— China’s massive debt is on a “dangerous” path, raising the risk of a sharp slowdown in growth, the International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday, urging Beijing to speed u...

NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — Legoland Japan, the first outdoor Lego theme park in the country, is struggling to wipe out negative perceptions that its admission fees are too expensive. Before it opened i...

The chief executives of Intel Corp., Merck & Co Inc. and Under Armour Inc. resigned from U.S. President Donald Trump’s American Manufacturing Council on Monday, following Trump’s initially tepid r...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The nation’s economy grew at an annualized pace of 4.0 percent in April-June in price-adjusted real terms, bolstered by strength in domestic demand, such as personal consumpti...

An increase in consumer spending is a major factor behind a boost in the preliminary figure for Japan’s real gross domestic product in the April-June quarter — the largest increase in nine quarter...

WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — U.S. President Donald Trump will have the chance to turn a key campaign promise into reality with this week’s start of official talks to renegotiate the North American Fre...

BEIJING (AFP-Jiji) — China’s industrial output, a key engine of growth, slowed sharply in July as government efforts to rein in debt weighed on demand and economic activity, official data showed M...

SEOUL (Bloomberg) — The escalating war of words between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has spurred demand for haven assets globally. In Seoul, bargain-seeking investor...

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook anonymously launched a new photo-sharing app in China in a new effort to make inroads in the world’s most populous country. China’s ruling Communist Party controls int...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s failure to fill dozens of senior-level positions at the Pentagon is making it difficult for defense contractors to forecast business. Defens...

Despite production cuts by oil-producing nations, crude oil prices have basically failed to rise. Will this enigmatic market situation continue? The keys to deciphering its direction are the three Rs:...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday will order his top trade adviser to determine whether to investigate Chinese trade practices that force U.S. firms operating in China to ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. consumer prices rose slightly in July as higher food costs were partly offset by falling prices for a range of other goods, suggesting benign inflation that could persuad...

BEIJING (Bloomberg) — Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. reported earnings that missed analysts’ lowest estimates as growth in worldwide smartphone shipments plateaued ahead of Apple Inc.’s 10th an...

Snap Inc.’s shares fell more than 14 percent to hit a record low on Friday morning after messaging app Snapchat’s daily active user growth missed expectations for the second quarter in a row. Sn...

BEIJING (Jiji Press) — China’s Mobike will start a bicycle-sharing service in Sapporo in late August, becoming the first major player in the rapidly expanding Chinese industry to set foot in Japa...

NEW YORK (Reuters) — The U.S. dollar weakened against a basket of currencies on Friday, after data showed U.S. consumer prices rose less than expected in July, pointing to benign inflation that coul...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo stocks are expected to remain on a weak note this week due to a dearth of fresh trading incentives. The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei average tumbled 222.59 points, or 1.13...

BEIJING (Reuters) — China’s overall vehicles sales grew 6.2 percent in July from a year earlier to 1.97 million vehicles, showing that the world’s largest auto market continues to rebound from ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc. is planning to release a version of its smartwatch later this year that can connect directly to cellular networks, a move designed to reduce the device’s reliance on th...

LONDON (Reuters) — After the maelstrom of Prime Minister Theresa May’s election crisis and a struggle in government over the shape of Brexit, business chiefs have a simple request for Britain: Giv...

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook envisions its new Watch feature as TV designed for social media, a place where users comment, like and interact with show creators, stars and each other — and never leave...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan posted surpluses in its public pension accounts in fiscal 2016, which ended in March, thanks to large investment returns, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Thur...

SAKAI (Jiji Press) — Tai Jeng-wu, president of Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp., has expressed his willingness to provide support for struggling Japan Display Inc. In an interview with Jiji P...

CHICAGO (Jiji Press) — U.S. rice farmer group leader Elizabeth Ward has urged her country’s government to urgently start negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement with Japan to win drastic ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Brewing tensions between the United States and North Korea put investors in a selling mood again Thursday, dragging U.S. stocks lower for the third day in a row. The latest sell-off...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) — Venture capital firm Benchmark Capital is suing former Uber Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick to force him off the board of the ride-services company and rescind his...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Three of Japan’s four major life insurers posted year-on-year growth in their core business profits in April-June, thanks chiefly to higher interest income from foreign bonds...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A Japanese industry ministry panel began discussions on Wednesday to review the country’s basic energy plan over the medium to long term. At the day’s meeting, some exper...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LLC on Wednesday put forward a draft auditing report to Toshiba Corp., including a “qualified opinion” on the firm’s earnings figures for fi...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The benchmark Nikkei average plunged to the lowest closing level in more than two months on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, weighed down by the yen’s ascent and weaker U....

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday it made a preliminary finding that imports of aluminum foil from China are subsidized, and it imposed countervailing duties rangin...

BEIJING (Reuters) — China’s annual producer price inflation held steady in July, with prices for key raw materials up slightly on expectations of deeper capacity cuts going into the winter months ...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Three of four major brewers logged record operating profits in January-June, according to their first-half financial statements. Although beer sales have been sluggish, the th...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Trading house Mitsui & Co. said Tuesday that it will jointly develop shopping centers and “ekinaka” small-scale shopping malls within railway stations in Taiwan with local ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Nissan Motor Co. on Tuesday agreed to pay $97.7 million to settle class-action claims of consumer economic loss in the United States tied to the recall of 4.4 million vehicles...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Ootoya Holdings Co. plans to launch a teishoku set meal restaurant in Vietnam in fiscal 2018 at the earliest as part of efforts to expand its overseas operations amid...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan Display Inc. plans to shed more than 3,000 jobs abroad and over 200 in Japan through measures including voluntary redundancy as part of its restructuring efforts, informe...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s National Personnel Authority on Tuesday recommended that both monthly pay and annual bonuses for central government employees be raised for the fourth straight year i...

TOKYO (Reuters) — Japanese investors were net buyers of French bonds and sellers of German bonds in June, data from Japan’s Ministry of Finance showed on Tuesday, attracted by the higher yields o...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese industry minister Hiroshige Seko on Monday expressed his willingness to expand Tokyo’s economic cooperation with Moscow after the presidential election in Russia in ...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s composite index of coincident economic indicators rose for the first time in two months in June, the Cabinet Office said Monday. The coincident CI, which reflects c...

CHICAGO (Bloomberg) — As Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. begin to scour the U.S. for where to put the first auto assembly plant announced under President Donald Trump, one state looks like ...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan in July rose 0.3 percent from a year before to 714, up for the first time in two months, Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. said Tuesday. ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP-Jiji) — Apple’s decision to bow to Chinese officials by removing apps to sidestep online censorship underscores the dilemma faced by U.S. tech companies seeking to uphold princi...

BEIJING (Reuters) — China’s foreign exchange reserves rose twice as much as expected in July to a nine-month high as tighter regulations and a weaker dollar keep capital outflows in check. A dr...

BEIJING (Reuters) — China posted a preliminary current account surplus of $52.9 billion in the second quarter of this year and a deficit of $52.9 billion in its capital and financial account, the f...

ATHENS (Reuters) — Greece’s statistics service ELSTAT has suspended until further notice the release of flash quarterly estimates on the country’s gross domestic product because of divergences ...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — Mexico’s auto production and shipments rose again in July but at a slower pace as car sales in the United States, the top export market for those vehicles, fell for a fift...

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Citigroup Inc. has agreed to pay $130 million to settle private U.S. antitrust litigation accusing it of conspiring with rivals to manipulate the Libor benchmark interest rate. ...

BERLIN (Reuters) — Germany should consider introducing binding quotas for electric cars for an automobile sector seeking to recover from a diesel emissions scandal and keep its place as a leading p...