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MSCI's World Index plunged 1.5% for its biggest fall in six weeks, and its fifth decline in a row marked its worst run since March. MSCI's Asia ex-Japan index also had its worst day since early August ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida aims to spur competition in the country's $5 trillion asset management industry by prompting new market entrants to turn dormant household savings into ... ( read original story ...)

SHINSHIRO-MINAMI, Japan — Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (YRC) has added solar-generated power to the energy used in tire production at its Shinshiro-Minami plant. The power is being generated by banks of ... ( read original story ...)

Joe Johnson fits some dog time and a yoga session into his mornings before heading off for a day full of figure skating lessons. The post Step inside the wake-up routine of a NYC-based figure skater: ... ( read original story ...)

The Korean woman said she was hospitalized and diagnosed with acute food poisoning after sipping the drink, per South Korean media. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Fair Trade Commission issued a report Thursday accusing big tech companies of potentially breaking antimonopoly laws by promoting news on their platforms but not sharing the profits with ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's environment ministry says workers stole and sold potentially radioactive scrap metal from near the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Game Show has begun, and fans will have their first chance to play Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Developers Square Enix are launching a demo of the long-awaited follow-up to 2020's FF7 Remake at the ... ( read original story ...)

Visitors photograph an Endless Dungeon cosplayer at the Sega booth at The Tokyo Game show in Chiba, Japan, on Sept. 21, 2023. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes) CHIBA, Japan – The much-anticipated ... ( read original story ...)

Studio Ghibli, the famed Japanese animation studio of Hayao Miyazaki, will become a subsidiary of Nippon Television Network Corp. ( read original story ...)

Britain's lead company in GCAP is BAE Systems PLC, with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries representing Japan. European missile maker MBDA will also join the project, along with avionics manufacturer Mitsubishi Electric Corp. Britain's Rolls-Royce PLC, Japan's IHI Corp and Italy's Avio Aero will work on the engine. ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA -- Aichi Prefectural Police have slapped 25-year-old Mai Watanabe with a fresh arrest warrant for fraud on suspicions she bilked one man out of 27 million yen (about $182,300) using a dating ... ( read original story ...)

An 84-year-old former Tokyo prosecution unit head who was convicted of causing a fatal driving accident in 2018 has filed a lawsuit seeking 50 million yen (about $337,000) in damages from Toyota Motor ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks fell Thursday, weighed down by concerns over prolonged monetary tightening in the United States, while Japan's benchmark ... ( read original story ...)

In an electrifying display of athleticism and showmanship, two professional wrestlers squared off in a WWE-style match aboard a high-speed bullet train in Japan, captivating both passengers and online ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks fell Thursday morning on concern that the U.S. Federal Reserve will prolong its policy of monetary tightening, while the 10-year Japanese government bond yield hit its highest level in 10 ... ( read original story ...)