JAPAN

Meanwhile, markets are watching Japan, which could postpone a planned sales tax hike to support the country's flagging economy.

Some U.S. banks want to know whether the Swift messaging network responded quickly enough to recent breaches, Bloomberg reported.

The company could leverage many of its popular characters to create family-friendly franchises.

The bill requires the administration to review whether or not North Korea fits the terror sponsor designation.

Brompton CEO Will Butler-Adams peddled over the Brooklyn Bridge to talk about the iconic brand and how it’s about to change.

Elfin, with five people on board, was detained by a North Korean coast guard ship in the Sea of Japan on Friday.

Ahead of a cybersecurity summit beginning Monday, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and People’s Bank of China were cited as possible targets for hackers.

The largest automaker in the U.S. temporarily stopped sales of nearly 60,000 vehicles with window labels that overstated the fuel economy of the cars.

Honda is Takata’s biggest customer, and the defective airbags are believed to be responsible for at least 11 deaths.

The deal between the two Japanese automakers, in which Nissan will buy a third of the latter, will extend their five-year collaboration.

Sources said the carmakers were in advanced negotiations over a deal that would see Nissan invest about $1.8 billion to buy roughly a third of Mitsubishi.

President Xi Jinping said China needed structural change, and appeared to admit errors in handling the economy — though he said the country could not follow neo-liberal policies.

The Japanese car manufacturer warned that profits for the current financial year would fall by over 35 percent, mainly due to unfavorable currency movements.

Shares of Amazon hit a record high Tuesday, providing the biggest boost on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes.

However, he will not offer an apology for the United States’ use of an atomic bomb on the city, the White House said Tuesday.

Now anyone can upload videos to Amazon, courtesy of Amazon Direct Video, and even make money off them.

Manolo Blahnik is looking to expand the brand in Asia.

Finance Minister Taro Aso said Monday that Tokyo was willing to intervene in currency markets if appreciation of the yen hurt the Japanese economy.

The boat was carrying 19 people — two of whom were rescued — China’s coast guard fleet told local media.

Human Rights Watch said schools should honor students’ gender identity and include curriculum about orientation in sex education programs, among other recommendations.

Among the biggest buyers, the Middle East has dedicated more than $17 billion to American-made military wares in the past several months.