JAPAN

A European Union-U.S. free-trade agreement could be one factor in G-20 growth between now and then.

Both countries will contribute to a fund that helps developing nations cut carbon emissions.

The U.S. will commit $3 billion to climate change efforts in poor countries, President Obama will announce Friday.

Economists expect cheaper gas prices will likely put more money back into U.S. consumers’ pockets heading into the holiday shopping season.

A team of scientists was able to predict influenza outbreaks in the U.S., Poland, Japan and Thailand by tracking page views on Wikipedia.

Takata-made air bags have now been linked to five deaths after Honda disclosed a recent fatality in Malaysia in July.

A federal grand jury in New York has subpoenaed Takata's unit in the United States to produce documents on the air bag defects, the Tokyo-based spokesman said.

Xi and Abe shook hands at the high-level APEC meeting, but that doesn't mean much for improved relations.

Investors shook off mixed data out of Asia and Europe Thursday to cheer on strong results from retail giant Wal-Mart.

The talks with Hasbro come more than a month after discussions with Japan's Softbank fell apart.

The centers where the trials will be conducted are run by the medical charity organization Medecins Sans Frontieres.

Abe raised the sales tax to 8 percent in April, triggering Japan's worst economic contraction since the global financial crisis.

North Korea, shaken by a damning U.N. report on its human rights abuses, is employing Cuban diplomatic proxies to try and quash charges.

Neymar's scored seven goals since the World Cup.

Tariffs on popular technology products will be reduced over seven years, and the White House hopes the plan will create 60,000 jobs.

Traces of radiation from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster have been detected about 100 miles off the coast of northern California.

The University of Tokyo expects to ship 5,000 muscle suits in 2015, mostly to benefit the elderly and workers with back pain.

Toyota is the largest seller of automobiles in the world, having recently pulled ahead of other players like Volkswagen and General Motors.

The announcement came after Russia recently warned its citizens not to travel abroad to avoid exposing themselves to the Ebola virus.

No election need be called until 2016, but Abe might seek to renew his mandate for another four years before taking unpopular steps.

The Swiss star conceded just five games in two sets in London.