Sharp to halt LCD plant in Osaka Prefecture by September
Sharp said Tuesday that it will halt production at its factory for large liquid crystal display (LCD) television panels in the city of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, by the end of September.
Sharp said Tuesday that it will halt production at its factory for large liquid crystal display (LCD) television panels in the city of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, by the end of September.
The United Nations has begun citing a much lower death toll for women and children in the Gaza Strip, acknowledging that it has incomplete information about many of the people killed during Israel’s military offensive in the territory.
Taiwan's incoming president, Lai Ching-te, will have the world's attention when he delivers his inaugural address on Monday.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Mizuho Financial Group all forecast record profits for the year started in April, after the country’s central bank ended its policy of negative interest rates.
Japan welcomed more than 3 million visitors for a second straight month in April, official data showed on Wednesday, setting the stage for a potential record year for tourism.
Michael Cohen faced a fierce cross-examination on Tuesday afternoon in the criminal trial of Donald Trump, as the defense tried to tear down the prosecution’s key witness.
A proposed summit between Japanese, Chinese and South Korean leaders will be a forum to discuss future-oriented cooperation, Lee Hee-sup, head of the secretariat of an international organization promoting ties among the three countries, has said in an interview.
When Philippine environmental activist and radio host Gerry Ortega was shot dead on the tropical island of Palawan, his family and friends believed there was enough damning evidence to convict the alleged mastermind.
When Arctic nations simulated a large oil spill for a virtual training exercise in March off northern Norway, Russia also took part — a rare sign of cooperation between Moscow and the West that highlighted the special status of the polar region.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that an envisaged rule to revoke permanent residence permits of foreigners will be limited to some malicious cases.
U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to double, triple and even quadruple tariffs on $18 billion worth of Chinese imports has drawn Beijing’s ire, upping the ante in a row that threatens to further derail trade ties between the world’s two largest economies.
A petition seeking to stop Chugoku Electric Power from restarting operations of the No. 2 reactor of its Shimane nuclear power plant in western Japan has been dismissed.
Japanese companies are increasing dividends and share buybacks at a record pace, providing support to a market that was on the verge of a correction.
A panel including doctors and lawyers on Tuesday recognized 30 deaths as being indirectly caused by the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake, in addition to the 245 people who died in the disaster.
A unique genetic mutation has been found in more than 70% of certain kidney cancer patients in Japan, a higher percentage than in other countries, an international team of researchers said Tuesday.
What appeared to be human bones have been found in a molten iron pot that operates at temperatures over 1,000 degrees Celsius at a Nippon Steel factory in the city of Oita, the steelmaker said Wednesday.
"Minecraft", "Valheim", and "Raft", just to name a few: Small or even one-man teams from Sweden have produced more video game hits than one would expect from a small country.
Japan’s economy is likely to have contracted in the first three months of 2024 due in part to disruptions at car makers, clouding the growth outlook as the central bank attempts to set the right pace for policy normalization.
Alphabet’s YouTube has blocked videos of a Hong Kong protest song in the city, days after a local court approved an injunction order to ban the song.
Tokyo police arrested a 59-year-old former employee of Bandai Namco Entertainment on Tuesday on suspicion of embezzling ¥54 million ($345,300) in company assets.
Tofu, a staple known for its stable affordability, is facing challenges in Japan, with shops across the country feeling the squeeze from surging prices for soybeans, the bean curd's primary ingredient, as well as escalating electricity and gas bills.
Honda is scaling down its full-time production workforce in China, with roughly 1,700 employees having agreed to leave thus far, the Japanese automaker said on Wednesday, as its car sales in the world's biggest auto market decline.
Police are searching for a group of men who broke into a house in rural Minamiaizu, Fukushima Prefecture, restraining a woman in her 60s and robbing her early Tuesday, amid a spate of similar robberies in neighboring prefectures.
Hong Kong leader John Lee has called for full information from British authorities on the arrests of three men, including a manager at a Hong Kong government office in the U.K., who were charged with assisting Hong Kong's foreign intelligence service.
Sony Group expects sales revenue to reach ¥12.3 trillion ($78.6 billion) in the year through March 2025, missing analyst expectations for sales of ¥12.55 trillion, amid waning demand for its PlayStation 5 game console.