That is just as well, because as a woman I am banned from physically touching the dohyo or any of the paraphernalia around it -- the water ladles, the salt that wrestlers toss in ritual purification, ...

TOKYO -- Japanese auto parts maker Autobacs Seven is helping to train foreign auto mechanics amid a worsening shortage in Japan as workers age out of the field and low wages keep young people away.

The unit, to be launched in September or October, will market such Hybe bands as BTS and Seventeen, as well as look to discover and nurture new local talent. The agency said it aims to "export K-pop ...

TOKYO -- With the Bank of Japan winding down stock transactions, which have continued in some form since December 2010, the market's focus turns to when and how the central bank disposes of its 76 ...

NEW YORK -- Nissan Motor will postpone production of two electric vehicles in the U.S. for up to a year, Nikkei has learned, as the Trump administration's decision to end tax breaks for EVs, coupled ...

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WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is scheduled to visit Japan, possibly next week, as a member of the U.S. delegation to the World Exposition in Osaka, an official said ...

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On Monday morning, it was a completely different picture. Japan was the first to receive a letter from Trump declaring the relationship "far from Reciprocal" and announcing a unilateral 25% tariff on ...

Drugmakers have argued that tariffs could increase the chance of shortages and reduce access for patients. Still, Trump has pushed for the fees, arguing that the U.S. needs more drug manufacturing so ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will announce a 50% tariff on copper later in the day, aiming to boost U.S. production of a metal critical to electric vehicles, ...

Panasonic envisioned a transaction worth 118.5 billion yen ($807 million). In April, group company Panasonic Connect spun the ...