Iran said Friday that the United States must lift its naval blockade of Iranian ports before talks can resume, as about 80 countries backed a UN statement calling for the Strait of Hormuz to be ...

August sales at Japan chain stores reached 1.1148 trillion yen as food price increases offset weaker seasonal demand and weather hit apparel after mid-month.

Nationwide department store sales extended gains to an eighth month, with tax-free purchases by foreign visitors rising 4.6% to 46.1 billion yen.

Nepal's prime minister has appealed to world leaders for grant-based aid to help the country recover from a glacier flood that killed at least 1,450 people.

The new service combines dark web monitoring, attack surface management and threat hunting as Japan pushes active cyber defense for critical infrastructure.

The agreement expands joint support for small businesses and women-led firms through export, logistics and SheTrades-linked services.

The partners will start the initiative on JAL SHOP Hong Kong, combining specialty goods with ownership rights, harvest experiences and producer exchanges.

The Chonburi development with SCX near Laem Chabang port will combine logistics space and rental factories in Thailand's Eastern Economic Corridor.

The company plans construction-site trials at Toyota's mobility test city, using sensing, terrain and machine data to improve safety, productivity and environmental performance.

Hitachi and Hitachi Digital Services will support standards for measuring AI token use, costs and value as agentic AI moves into production.

The September 18 trial used volumetric video and MREAL to recreate Asian Games basketball in real time for about 60 viewers in Tokyo.

Researchers integrated Japan's GEONET network with more than 3,300 SoftBank stations, revealing finer crustal strain patterns tied to seismic and volcanic zones.