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TOKYO -- Japan is revising its public health insurance system as it seeks to ensure foreigners are up to date on their ...
TOKYO -- Nikkei announced on Monday a proposed revision to the methodology of the Nikkei 225 to address cases in which ...
The election of Lee Jae-myung as South Korea's president represents a decisive return to progressive leadership in Seoul, yet ...
TOKYO -- Lead Japanese tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa expressed doubt on Sunday that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S.
BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH (Reuters) -- Cambodia's Defense Ministry confirmed on Sunday that Thailand and Cambodia had agreed to ...
TOKYO -- Japan is considering increasing the tax burden on foreign visitors, such as by doing away with duty-free shopping ...
TOKYO/SHANGHAI -- China's exports grew at a slower pace in May while consumer prices fell for a fourth straight month, ...
TOKYO -- Goldman Sachs will invest about 10 billion yen ($69.1 million) in Kakehashi, a Tokyo-based developer of software for pharmacies, the U.S. bank's first investment in a Japanese startup in two ...
TOKYO -- China can drive global climate negotiations as the U.S. backtracks from its engagements, said the chief negotiator for Azerbaijan, which hosted the most recent COP29 talks, citing Beijing's ...
South Korea's new president spoke by phone with his Japanese counterpart on Monday, agreeing to work toward stronger bilateral ties and three-way cooperation with their shared ally, the U.S. The ...
SHANGHAI -- Starbucks on Monday said it will lower the price of some iced drinks in China by an average of 5 yuan (70 cents) starting Tuesday, aiming to appeal to the country's price-conscious ...
NAHA, Japan (Kyodo) -- An explosion occurred Monday near the U.S. military's Kadena Air Base in the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, slightly injuring four Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ...