Japan

The president of Japan's Sony Group, Totoki Hiroki, sidestepped direct comment on media reports about a potentially big acquisition by the group. Totoki said in a meeting in Tokyo on Thursday that it "is difficult" to comment on specific reports. US media reported earlier this month that Sony…

Japan's listed companies in fiscal 2024 may see lower earnings than last year, according to a major brokerage. SMBC Nikko Securities looked into about 1,400 firms on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that had reported financial results for last fiscal year through March. It says their projected net profit…

One passenger has died and at least 30 others have been injured after a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore encountered severe turbulence. Airline officials say the Boeing 777 aircraft was hit by the turbulence about 11,000 meters above Myanmar roughly 10 hours after the takeoff.…

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has expressed his condolences over the death of Iran's president in a statement released on Monday. In the statement, Kishida said he is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of President Ebrahim Raisi. He said he had a series of candid discussions on the…

Japanese architect Yamamoto Riken received the Pritzker Architecture Prize at an award ceremony in Chicago on Saturday. The award is known as the Nobel Prize for architects. After receiving the gold medal, Yamamoto said he is very happy and proud to be a "member of the Pritzker family."…

The Taliban say a gun attack in central Afghanistan has killed four people, including three foreign tourists, and wounded some others. European and US media outlets say the three foreign victims are Spanish tourists. The shooting took place on Friday in a shopping area in Bamiyan province, known…

The South Korean military says that North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Friday afternoon. Meanwhile, Japan's top government spokesperson says there's no indication a missile has fallen inside Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone. Hayashi Yoshimasa said he…

The Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram anime film is getting English-subtitled screenings in Japan starting May 24. These screenings will be held at Toho Cinemas Hibiya, Toho Cinemas Shinjuku, 109 Cinemas Premium Shinjuku, Toho Cinemas Roppongi Hills, Midland Square…

More than 3 million foreigners visited Japan for the second straight month in April as the weak yen continued to boost the country's appeal as a tourist destination. The Japan National Tourism Organization estimates that 3.04 million people from abroad arrived last month.That is up 56 percent from a year earlier…

Japanese officials say they are working on ways of attracting more investment and IT workers from abroad to sustain the country's economic growth. The government has come up with plans to encourage foreign businesses to set up factories and other operations in Japan. It has already set a goal of…