The company will leverage the financial strength of U.S. investment firm Carlyle Group, which bought KFC Japan last year. The food chain plans to open a spree of outlets in the three major urban areas ...

The share of Japanese corporate profits going to workers has dropped to the lowest level in 51 years, Nikkei has found, indicating record earnings are not being allocated toward higher wages. Labor's ...

The Financial Action Task Force revised its recommendations at a recent plenary meeting in France, with specific guidelines for authorities and financial institutions due out as early as fall 2026.

TOKYO -- Populist upstart party Sanseito, which has gained traction with a "Japanese First" message, is in hot water after reports that one of its candidates for Sunday's upper house election did an ...

TOKYO -- Japan plans to build a new research support ship capable of carrying multiple deep-sea probe vehicles to look for rare earths and other marine resources.

TOKYO -- Singapore-based Nikkei Asia reporter Dylan Loh has won a financial journalism award from the Singapore Press Club for his scoop on a family office scandal in the city-state, the organization ...

NEW YORK -- Chinese solar companies are retreating from the U.S. as the Trump administration's massive tax-and-spending act ends incentives for projects tied to China.

Born in a remote village in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, where his house at times lacked toilets and running water, Bipul Sinha was urged by his father, who had failed in business, to study ...

TOKYO -- The number of foreign visitors to Japan hit a record 21.5 million during the first six months of the year, though ...

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's automotive production decreased 10.1% year-on-year in the first half of 2025 as weaker demand for commercial vehicles weighed on the sector, according to industry statistics ...

BEIJING -- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Wednesday said he hopes to sell more advanced chips to China as he praised the country's manufacturing prowess and artificial intelligence technology during a ...

JAKARTA -- Indonesia's central bank cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 5.25% on Wednesday, as the threat of U.S. trade tariffs overshadows Southeast Asia's biggest economy.