Japan plans to address automobile safety standards for imported vehicles as part of its ongoing trade negotiations with the United States, following concerns raised by President Donald Trump over the low number of American cars entering the Japanese (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) closed 117 points (1.1 percent) higher at 11,194 points on Monday, the highest close since December 2024. Total turnover reached about SR 10.6 billion on Monday.
The Saudi stock (...)
اختتمت شركة مانجا للإنتاج، التابعة لمؤسسة محمد بن سلمان "مسك"، مشاركتها في فعاليات أنمي جابان 2025 بالعاصمة اليابانية طوكيو، أحد أبرز المعارض العالمية في صناعة الأنمي. في سابقة مميزة، رعت مانجا للإنتاج هذا الحدث العالمي كأول شركة من خارج آسيا، في (...)
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday joined Japanese leaders at a memorial ceremony on Iwoto Island to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, a pivotal World War II clash between American and Japanese forces.
The (...)
اختتمت شركة مانجا للإنتاج، التابعة لمؤسسة محمد بن سلمان "مسك"، مشاركتها في فعاليات أنمي جابان 2025 بالعاصمة اليابانية طوكيو، أحد أبرز المعارض العالمية في صناعة الأنمي. في سابقة مميزة، رعت مانجا للإنتاج هذا الحدث العالمي كأول شركة من خارج آسيا، في (...)
A court in Japan has ordered the disbandment of the controversial Unification Church, which came under scrutiny after the shock killing of former prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2022.
The alleged assassin had confessed that he held a grievance against (...)
A Japanese man who spent nearly 50 years on death row before he was acquitted of murder will be compensated 217 million yen ($1.45m), in what his lawyers say is the country's largest-ever payout in a criminal case.
Iwao Hakamata, 89, was found (...)
Japan is grappling with its worst shortage of full-time workers since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than half of local firms reporting understaffing, according to a recent survey.
Among the 11,000 companies that responded to the (...)
Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the country's biggest forest fire in three decades.
At least one person has died in the blaze, which has torched more than 5,200 acres around the northern Japanese city of Ofunato since (...)
The boss of The Pokémon Company believes the series can last for at least another 50 years if it continues to innovate.
First launched on Nintendo's Game Boy in 1996, the video game has expanded into films, TV and toys to become one of the world's (...)
A man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the attempted murder of Japan's former prime minister Fumio Kishida in 2023.
Ryuji Kimura, 25, hurled a pipe bomb at Kishida as the country's leader approached a crowd for a speech during an (...)
Japan says it will increase its reliance on nuclear energy in a major policy shift as it seeks to meet growing demand from power-hungry sectors like AI and semiconductors.
An energy plan approved by the cabinet on Tuesday called for "maximizing the (...)
Japan has formally requested an exemption from US President Donald Trump's planned 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum, as well as other reciprocal tariffs, Tokyo-based Kyodo News reported on Sunday.
Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya made the (...)
RIYADH — "Haram. Haram. Haram." With those three emphatic words, Riyadh Air CEO Tony Douglas made it clear — Saudi Arabia's lack of direct global connectivity is unacceptable, and it's time to fix it.
Speaking at the PIF Private Sector Forum on (...)
Merger talks between Honda and Nissan have collapsed after the firms failed to agree on a multi-billion-dollar tie-up.
The Japanese carmakers, along with junior partner Mitsubishi, had aimed to combine their businesses to fight back against (...)
A truck cabin that was swallowed by a sinkhole in Japan two weeks ago has been located in a nearby sewer pipe, authorities say.
Drone images suggest that a human body is inside the cabin, but it is unclear if it is that of the truck's missing (...)
TOKYO — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi co-chaired the second Strategic Dialogue Meeting between Saudi Arabia and Japan in Tokyo on Monday.
Speaking on the occasion, Prince (...)
Rescue workers in Japan are trying to pull out a truck driver from a sinkhole that appeared on Tuesday and has since widened.
The sinkhole appeared in Yashio city in Saitama prefecture, near the capital Tokyo, swallowing a truck.
Rescue efforts have (...)
US President Donald Trump has called the rise of Chinese company DeepSeek "a wake-up call" for the US tech industry, after the emergence of its artificial intelligence (AI) model triggered shockwaves on Wall Street.
Shares in major tech firms such (...)
The chairman and president of Fuji TV, one of Japan's biggest networks, have resigned in the wake of a sexual misconduct allegation against a famous TV host.
Dozens of companies have pulled their advertisements from the network, which was criticized (...)
Japan's central bank has increased the cost of borrowing to its highest level in 17 years after consumer price rises accelerated in December.
The move by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to raise its short-term policy rate to "around 0.5 percent" comes just (...)
OSAKA — Saudi Ambassador to Japan and Commissioner General of the Kingdom's Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka Dr. Ghazi bin Zaqr attended the International Participants Meeting held from January 15 to 16 at the Himeji Culture and Convention Center (...)
An alleged leader from Japan's Yakuza crime syndicates has pleaded guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar as part of a global web of trades in drugs, weapons and laundered cash, according to the US Department of Justice.
During an (...)
Countries in the Asia-Pacific region were the first to kick off the New Year's celebrations, with those in the South Pacific Ocean being the first to welcome 2025.
Auckland was the first major city to count down to the new year. Thousands reveled (...)
Japan Airlines said it was hit by a cyberattack on Thursday, causing delays to more than 20 domestic flights but the carrier said it was able to restore its systems a few hours later.
JAL said the problem started on Thursday morning when the (...)
