The yen traded at 149.09 earlier in the morning, its lowest since mid-August, falling 1.9% from Friday. The Japanese currency has pared some losses since then, rising to the 148 level, but still ...

CANBERRA -- Rio Tinto on Monday said that it has approached U.S and Australia-listed Arcadium Lithium about a potential takeover bid, highlighting the Anglo-Australian mining giant's enthusiasm for ...

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -- Two Chinese nationals were killed in an explosion near the international airport of the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Sunday night, the Chinese embassy in Pakistan said, ...

OSAKA -- Kansai International Airport, near Osaka, is in the final stretch of a renovation designed to better accommodate ...

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -- At least one person was killed and 10 injured in an explosion near the international airport of the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Sunday night, local broadcaster Geo ...

Anime content demand has surged in the past couple of years thanks to streaming platforms -- Netflix in the first half of 2023 recorded 3.5 billion hours of anime viewership globally, a 14% increase ...

TOKYO -- Mizuho Financial Group has invested in U.S.-based Zap Energy, becoming the first Japanese bank to take a stake in an overseas company pursuing a commercial breakthrough in nuclear fusion.

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -- Israel bombed targets in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip on Sunday ahead of the one-year anniversary ...

HONG KONG -- Global investors have been rushing into Asian bonds in recent weeks, reckoning that the first U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cut in four years would allow regional central banks to ...

Iran's second missile strike on Israel on Oct. 1 has dramatically heightened tensions in the Middle East, increasing the risk of an escalating cycle of retaliatory violence that could lead to a ...

A new luxury hair care brand, The Answer, will be launched Nov. 2, Kao announced Thursday. The brand's shampoo and ...

SEOUL -- South Korea's pension system is facing an existential threat as its baby boomers head into retirement and the birth rate plumbs new lows, putting the national fund on track to run out within ...