Japan will continue to strengthen its defence capabilities given the security situation in East Asia, Japan's foreign minister told his U.S. counterpart in a meeting on Tuesday, his spokesperson said.

Japan's biggest business lobby Keidanren and trade unions kicked off annual labour talks on Wednesday that are likely to lead to another year of bumper wage hikes, though policymakers will be mainly focused on how far the momentum spreads to smaller firms.

From the arrest of South Korea’s Yoon to a Japanese pop star’s sex scandal, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

Workers help them bathe, eat, walk and take their medication. But this isn’t a nursing home – it’s Japan’s largest women’s prison. The population here reflects the aging society outside ...

In Nagasaki prefecture, on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, J-Power, the operator of the aging Matsushima coal-fired power plant, has an idea to keep the unit operating despite the country’s no-coal pledge: gasification.

Prime Video has named Keisuke Oishi as its new country manager for Japan, effective Jan. 20. The veteran Amazon executive, who most recently served as director and general manager of Amazon Music Japan, will report to Gaurav Gandhi, VP of Prime Video Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa. He replaces Kodama Takashi.

Goldman Sachs' data center unit is partnering with a real estate firm to develop data center campuses in Japan. Real estate firm the Asia Pacific Land (APL) Group and data center firm Global Compute Infrastructure (GCI),

A rising interest in high-innovation themes is driving the tech continuum, with a focus on AI and a transition into next-generation computing and communications in Asia, Bloomberg Intelligence analysis shows.

Japan and the Philippines plan to convey to President-elect Donald Trump the urgent need for the U.S. to remain committed to upholding the rule of law in an Asian region where China's actions are caus

Japanese companies remain bullish about investing in the United States but need to prepare for supply chain shocks that could arise during Donald Trump's presidency, the chief executive of drinks giant Suntory Holdings said on Wednesday.

Playing away from home may be a challenge, but the trio of Kiefer Ravena, Dwight Ramos and Ray Parks Jr. have found comfort in Japan in their respective teams in the B.League. During the Japan B.League All-Star break,

Publisher Koei Tecmo and developer Team NINJA have delayed “immersive romance adventure game” Venus Vacation PRISM: DEAD OR ALIVE Xtreme from its previously planned March 6 release