As the death toll from back-to-back temblors topped 40, rescue teams worked feverishly Saturday in southern Japan.
In the wake of controversy stirred by the so-called Panama Papers, the G-20 threatened to penalize tax haven countries that do not comply with new information-sharing efforts.
The number of people diagnosed with autism continues to grow, but only 12 percent of high-functioning adults with the condition work full time.
Two earthquakes since Thursday have killed at least 28 people, and experts have warned of further aftershocks.
A magnitude-7.3 temblor early Saturday compounded the misery from a previous magnitude-6.5 quake.
Thousands were in shelters Friday because their homes were damaged and power was out.
Japanese officials said at least one analyst at the Swiss bank had passed sensitive information about an unidentified company’s earnings to a sales rep at the bank.
The U.S. dollar consolidated its weekly gains, and investors awaited a meeting between oil-producing nations to be held in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday.
The three-day meeting, which begins Friday, comes at a time when risks to global economic growth have intensified.
Thursday's magnitude-6.5 earthquake left at least nine dead and hundreds injured, and thousands without power.
At least one aftershock was reported following the magnitude-6.4 temblor.
Asian stocks surged Thursday while European stock markets opened lower as investors tracked a dip in crude oil prices.
The unexpected move by the central bank of the trade-dependent economy triggered the worst fall in its currency in recent months.
The microblogging site suffered intermittent outage mostly in the U.S. and Australia.
All major stock indexes around the globe gained during Wednesday trade even as crude oil prices slipped again due to oversupply concerns.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expressed anger at the statement, saying the countries should not be taking sides on issues involving territorial disputes.
After decades of low growth and near deflation, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government is planning new public works initiatives and tax incentives to juice the economy.
A new industry report contends that a “value gap” created by the DMCA is hampering the recording industry's growth.
Japan’s largest brokerage is also expected to announce job cuts in its operations in the Americas, including some in the United States.
Beijing struck back at Tokyo, saying the country has become a “regional wave-maker keen on rocking the boat” in the contested region.
Under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, a soccer fan, China has laid out a plan to become a “world football superpower.”
China has rattled nerves in the South China Sea with its controversial reclamation work in waters that are also claimed by other countries.
