Japan

The Swiss bank forecast 19% in U.S. dollar returns for the MSCI Asia ex-Japan Index between now and the end of 2021, compared with 15% globally.

Survivors of the world’s first atomic bombing have gathered in diminished numbers to mark its 75th anniversary

The five Olympic rings are back in Tokyo Bay.

A 60-foot moving ‘Gundam’ replica was unveiled at a new attraction in Yokohama, Japan

A brightly burning meteor could be seen in Japan’s sky on Sunday night.

The Tokyo Olympics are getting a kickstart

Fifteen Asia-Pacific countries, including China, Japan, Australia and Singapore, on Sunday signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

China, Japan and 13 other Asian-Pacific nations have signed the world’s largest trading bloc in a deal many hope will hasten the region’s recovery from the shocks of the pandemic

Experts said Biden’s primary concern would be to address the coronavirus and the economy, but that North Korea could test weapons to make its presence felt.

A Japanese town is using a robot wolf with flashing lights to scare away bears that have become a problem in the countryside.

Tokyo Olympics organizers say they’re encouraged by a weekend gymnastics meet that featured 22 Russian, Chinese and American athletes entering Japan and competing in a one-day event with a few thousand fans attending.

Japanese researchers used a supercomputer to examine how particles spread when sitting at a table.

Japanese Actress Yuko Takeuchi has died, according to multiple reports.

Japan’s new prime minister says he’s determined to host the Tokyo Olympic Games next summer as “proof that humanity has defeated the pandemic.”

Japan’s Parliament has elected Yoshihide Suga as prime minister, replacing long-serving leader Shinzo Abe with his right-hand man

Yoshihide Suga has been elected as the new head of Japan’s ruling party, virtually guaranteeing him parliamentary election as the country’s next prime minister

The International Olympic Committee and Japanese organizers are trying to remove public doubts that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will take place next year despite the COVID-19 pandemic

A powerful typhoon, the second in a week, was barreling toward the Okinawa islands in southern Japan on Saturday, prompting warnings about torrential rainfall and fierce wind gusts

Tens of thousands of people have protested in Mauritius over the government’s slow response to an oil spill from a grounded Japanese ship and the alarming discovery of dozens of dead dolphins in recent days

Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, is resigning because of a chronic illness