Japan will continue to strengthen its defence capabilities given the security situation in East Asia, Japan's foreign minister told his U.S. counterpart in a meeting on Tuesday, his spokesperson said.

Japanese companies remain bullish about investing in the United States but need to prepare for supply chain shocks that could arise during Donald Trump's presidency, the chief executive of drinks giant Suntory Holdings said on Wednesday.

Japan's retailers, typically among the most tight-fisted of employers, are offering big pay increases for a second year in a row, meaning squeezed profits for companies, more spending money for workers,

From the arrest of South Korea’s Yoon to a Japanese pop star’s sex scandal, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed on Wednesday, following Wall Street gains overnight after US President Donald Trump's less aggressive stance on tariffs. Investor sentiment soured after U.S. President Donald Trump said that his team was discussing a 10% tariff on China as early as Feb.

Workers help them bathe, eat, walk and take their medication. But this isn’t a nursing home – it’s Japan’s largest women’s prison. The population here reflects the aging society outside ...

Prime Video has named Keisuke Oishi as its new country manager for Japan, effective Jan. 20. The veteran Amazon executive, who most recently served as director and general manager of Amazon Music Japan, will report to Gaurav Gandhi, VP of Prime Video Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa. He replaces Kodama Takashi.

In Nagasaki prefecture, on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, J-Power, the operator of the aging Matsushima coal-fired power plant, has an idea to keep the unit operating despite the country’s no-coal pledge: gasification.

In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 was set to rise, with the futures contract in Chicago up nearly 1%, last trading at 39,235 while its counterpart in Osaka is up 0.59%, last trading at 39,170 against the index's close of 38,902.50.

Japan and the Philippines plan to convey to President-elect Donald Trump the urgent need for the U.S. to remain committed to upholding the rule of law in an Asian region where China's actions are caus

A rising interest in high-innovation themes is driving the tech continuum, with a focus on AI and a transition into next-generation computing and communications in Asia, Bloomberg Intelligence analysis shows.

TOKYO -- Japan's ministry of finance will introduce new regulations for foreign investors that could potentially cooperate with foreign governments in collecting intelligence, particularly Chinese companies, Nikkei has learned.