Japan

Tokyo court grants ex-Nissan chief Ghosn bail: media

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Tokyo Court on Tuesday granted ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn bail, local media reported, in a…

Ghosn family calls on UN to help release him, says lawyer

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The family of former industrial tycoon Carlos Ghosn, currently held in Japan on charges of financial…

Asian markets rally as hopes of a trade deal get an extra boost

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets rose Monday on growing optimism for a trade deal between China and the…

South Korea’s Moon says ‘meaningful progress’ despite no-deal summit

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in insisted Friday the Hanoi summit between the North's leader…

Ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn makes fresh bail request

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Lawyers for former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn on Thursday filed a fresh bail request for the…

Mini miracle: ‘Record-breaking’ preemie leaves Tokyo hospital

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A baby born in Tokyo weighing the same as a large onion has gone home…

Construction of 36-km Metro Manila Subway project starts after groundbreaking; partial operations set 2022

  (Eagle News) – The construction of the Metro Manila Subway system will now start with the groundbreaking of the…

Tokyo stocks open higher on bargain-hunting

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday in cautious trade as investors hunted for bargains with a…

Tokyo stocks end lower after recent gains

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks closed lower on Tuesday following recent gains fueled by optimism over the China-US trade…

Emperor urges Japan to be ‘open to the outside’

Japan's Emperor Akihito urged his country to be open to the outside world at a ceremony marking 30 years of…

Japan’s Okinawa to vote on controversial US base move

Residents of Japan's Okinawa go to the polls Sunday in a closely watched referendum on the controversial relocation of a…

Touchdown: Japan probe Hayabusa2 lands on distant asteroid

by Kyoko HASEGAWA Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese probe sent to collect samples from an asteroid 300…

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