JAPAN

Seven foreign vehicle-shipping companies were fined a total of $63 million after they were found to have colluded to raise shipping costs.

Trade data released Monday left industry analysts unimpressed with some suggesting that a clear recovery in the country’s economy could be pushed into early 2016.

Oil touched $38 per barrel on Thursday after falling below $36 per barrel, an 11-year low, earlier in the week.

The row over Korean women forced into prostitution for Japan's military brothels during World War Two remains the last major obstacle to better ties between the East Asian neighbors.

Japan is attempting to revive the coral reef that forms the island of Okinotorishima, which it contends is needed for the country's military.

One of the three Chinese vessels spotted on Saturday was armed with an autocannon, Kyodo News reported.

Consumer prices in Japan climbed a bit for the first time in five months, but the inflation rate remained well below the Bank of Japan’s target of 2 percent.

Dell Inc. reportedly is hoping Perot Systems will fetch more than $5 billion, which would help fund its acquisition of EMC Corp.

Mitsubishi discontinued its manufacturing of planes after Japan suspended their production throughout the country in the wake of World War II.

Bigger tax revenues, expected at a 25-year high, are expected to cover nearly two-thirds of the inflated bill, compared to less than half in 2009.

Petroleum prices bounced back after an industry association reported an unexpected drop in stockpiles.

Japan reported seeing four Chinese coast guard ships entering its contiguous waters near the disputed Senkaku Island chain.

The Pentagon announced Monday that the company reached its delivery goal for F-35 jets this year.

The government's projection was more optimistic than the Bank of Japan forecast, which put real GDP growth at 1.4 percent for 2016.

Share of the fast food giant's Japanese unit plunged Tuesday after the Nikkei Asian Review reported that the company was in talks with potential buyers.

A late U.S. rally fueled by Apple, Microsoft and other technology companies also boosted investor sentiment.

Federal health officials said Monday that gay men can donate blood only if they have not had sex with other men within 12 months — sparking criticism.

Japan's Toshiba Corp is to cut nearly 7,000 consumer electronics jobs after a $1.3 billion accounting scandal. As Hayley Platt reports the overhaul is designed to streamline the sprawling conglomerate into a company focused on chips and nuclear energy.

The Japanese electronics maker said Monday that it expects to record a $4.5 billion loss for the current fiscal year and plans to cut headcount by a third.

The deal, if confirmed, would not only be the largest for the Japanese brokerage since the 2008 financial crisis, but also mark its entry into the U.S. investment trust market, the Nikkei Asian Review reported.

Chinese consumers of wine, meat and smartphones are expected to benefit, but some in Australia are worried of the trade deal's impact on the country's labor sector.