WASHINGTON (AP) -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken will embark on what is expected to be his final overseas trip in office this weekend, traveling to South Korea, Japan and France.

SAPPORO, Japan -- Nestled along a picturesque canal in Otaru, a historic port town in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main ...

BRUSSELS -- Belgian luxury handbag maker Delvaux sees Asia as a "priority market" and is planning two new openings in Japan in 2025 to offset weakness in China, its CEO Jean-Marc Loubier told Nikkei ...

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan -- It takes a little over two hours to rocket from Taipei to Kaohsiung by high-speed rail. But speed is not everything. Making the return journey on local and express trains covers ...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. has given Japan the green light to acquire up to 1,200 air-to-air missiles, cementing the defense ...

OSAKA -- Panasonic Holdings has developed a plastic material that is degradable in seawater and is strong enough to be used for automotive interiors and home appliances, looking to market the material ...

WASHINGTON/TOKYO -- U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday blocked Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel, marking the first time that a president has issued an order to halt a Japanese company's ...

For the most part, Nikkei Asia readers' predictions for the year came to pass much as they expected. The Bank of Japan began ...

KOBE, Japan -- Nestle Japan will roll out an instant coffee with half the typical caffeine across Japan starting in March, in response to what the company says is consumer concern about caffeine ...

TOKYO -- Leading Japanese national universities' earnings from donations and business partnerships have grown by nearly one-third over five years, a Nikkei analysis shows.

TOKYO -- Japanese beverage maker Kirin Holdings plans to begin selling health foods incorporating a proprietary bacterial strain in Taiwan in 2025 to curb dependence on its mainstay beer business, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The U.S. on Friday sanctioned China's Integrity Technology Group, accusing it of being behind a prolific hacking group known as "Flax Typhoon." ...