Japan

Japanese insurers are facing hurdles including an ageing population in the domestic market.

Jerin Mathew Jun 04, 2014

Okada is being investigated by US and Philippine authorities over alleged bribery.

Jerin Mathew Jun 04, 2014

Japan has made some concessions but stopped short of removing trade sanctions

Finbarr Bermingham Jun 02, 2014

998-ton tanker Shoko Maru burst into flames near Himeji off Japan's southwest coast.

Umberto Bacchi May 29, 2014

Woman expected to be extradited back to Japan to face questioning over using passport of Rita Okada.

Samantha Payne May 27, 2014

Adjusted pre-tax profit for year ended on 31 March rose 8% to £461m.

Jerin Mathew May 21, 2014

Islands, close to land mass known as Senkaku in Japan and as Diaoyus in China, to get ground forces.

Vasudevan Sridharan May 19, 2014

As vertcoin make waves in the cryptocurrency markets, Japan cracks down on bitcoin crime while BitPay raises $30 million

David Gilbert May 14, 2014

Japan will crack down on illegal transactions - but will not regulate bitcoin.

Jerin Mathew May 14, 2014

US Air Force's Global Hawk drones set to begin routine surveillance flights from Japan's Misawa Air Base.

Vasudevan Sridharan May 13, 2014

Netanyahu set to hold talks with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and other leaders on a range of topics.

Vasudevan Sridharan May 11, 2014

Resona Bank worker committed suicide after losing 155 million yen

Lewis Dean May 02, 2014

The World Bank said China's purchasing power parity was 20% higher than earlier thought

Jerin Mathew Apr 30, 2014

Fund cuts dependence on low-yielding government bonds and allows investing in riskier assets.

Jerin Mathew Apr 22, 2014

Yen's depreciation against US dollar also boosts cost of imports, while export growth slows down.

Jerin Mathew Apr 21, 2014

Washington DC gets a spring makeover as the capital is painted in pink and white with the blooming of iconic Cherry Blossom trees.

Simi John Apr 15, 2014

Details regarding the new PS4 update and information on spare parts being sold for the PS4

Akash KJ Apr 15, 2014

Old wounds re-opened by Yoshitaka Shindo's decision to visit Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo.

Mark Piggott Apr 12, 2014

Three Olympus executives were indicted after the Japanese firm was embroiled in an accounting scandal in 2011

Nigel Wilson Apr 09, 2014

MtGox confirms a criminal investigation taking place around the loss of 650,000 bitcoins from the troubled exchange.

David Gilbert Mar 26, 2014

Business secretary Vince Cable hails move as huge vote of confidence in Britain's rail industry.

Ian Silvera Mar 20, 2014

Japan's national football team is all set for an electrifying buzz from Pikachu

Akash KJ Mar 17, 2014

Professor Kamel Mellahi says the payment makes sense given the dangerously high level of pollution in some urban cities.

Ian Silvera Mar 13, 2014

Panasonic is believed to be first company to announce premium to compensate for polluted air.

Jerin Mathew Mar 13, 2014

In a bizarre move, a major Japanese TV network decided to air the fourth Alien film

Ben Skipper Mar 11, 2014

Three years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, what is happening at ground zero?

Lewis Dean Mar 11, 2014

Japanese-based bitcoin exchange files bankruptcy papers in US following similar move in Japan

David Gilbert Mar 10, 2014

Japan's cabinet banned banks from providing bitcoin to customers as financial product.

Jerin Mathew Mar 07, 2014

Javier Hernandez and Shinji Kagawa were both in the headlines following mid-week games

Tony Mogan Mar 06, 2014

Japan's cabinet plans to treat bitcoin as a commodity rather than a currency

Jerin Mathew Mar 05, 2014