JAPAN

Shares initially fell Tuesday after U.S. stock markets had their worst opening day since 2008.

The Japanese leader has been trying to improve relations with Moscow, but the latter's involvement in several international crises has caused delays.

The component maker's faulty airbags have been at the center of one of the largest and most complex recalls in automotive history.

Fund-manager BlackRock said the global ETF industry surpassed the previous annual mark set in 2014.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the government and the central bank would work to completely defeat it.

Oil rose 3 percent amid speculation the tension between the two producing countries could affect supply.

In a $1 billion contract, the European plane manufacturer will build three A380 superjumbo jets for Japan’s largest airline.

The iPhone giant may also contract Japan Display to handle a portion of its production.

The 10-nation, U.S.-backed Asean Economic Community includes four countries that are part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

The country will sign the articles of agreement by tomorrow, to become the last of the bank’s 57 founding members.

Three vessels, including an armed former navy frigate, sailed within a 12-mile zone around islands Japan has claimed.

Falling petroleum prices are dragging down the stock prices of energy companies and their suppliers around the world.

Shipments of steel from the world’s largest producer could remain high for years, and this is spurring trade tensions.

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.