TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan has asked Taiwan to beef up production of semiconductors amid a serious global shortage that has affected businesses such as automakers, the economy minister said Tuesday. Strong demand for smartphones and 5G network…
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- All Nippon Airways Co. said Tuesday it will suspend services on 16 international flight routes from late March due to falling travel demand amid the coronavirus pandemic. The services to be halted in the new schedule between March…
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended lower Tuesday, with the benchmark Nikkei retreating from a new 30-year high logged the previous day, as investors locked in recent gains and uncertainty grew about delays in distributing COVID-19 vaccines. The…
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Corporate executives and labor unions on Tuesday effectively began this year's spring wage negotiations amid expectations that the pace of pay increases will slow due to the coronavirus pandemic. With many companies taking a hit…
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan and the European Union affirmed on Monday the importance of rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region at the bloc's external policy meeting, as Tokyo explained security challenges amid China's maritime assertiveness.
