Government unveils moves to ease costs of living after President says economic conditions are an "emergency" and orders officials to take all possible steps to ease people's burdens

Abe was best known for his signature “Abenomics” policy that featured bold monetary easing and fiscal spending. He also bolstered defence spending after years of declines

Cyber bullies who insult or threaten other people on social media could face up to a year in prison or a fine up to 300,000 yen ($2,200) under new penalties that came into effect in Japan on Thursday

The 11% rise in earnings was attributed to demand for memory chips from server customers, which offset inflation-hit smartphone sales

The energy utility's Tokyo-listed shares fell 6% in afternoon trading on Wednesday after a report it might join a state-backed bid to buy the troubled conglomerate

The consumer price index grew by a slightly faster-than-expected 6.0% in June over a year earlier, the highest since November 1998, data showed on Tuesday

KDDI shares declined about 4% on Monday after the biggest outage in the history of Japan's No-2 wireless carrier hit almost 40 million users

Relations between the two Koreas are likely to deteriorate as the South's new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, is expected to take a less conciliatory approach

The new firm will take over rights and obligations of Sakhalin Energy Investment Co, in which the two Japanese companies and Shell hold just under a 50% stake

The cryptoassets were stolen on June 23 from Horizon Bridge, a service operated by the Harmony blockchain that allows assets to be transferred to other blockchains.

The first-generation 3nm process can reduce power consumption by up to 45% compared with conventional 5nm chips, the group says. Chinese companies are likely among its initial customers.

The company said it would accelerate production of ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC) and diethyl carbonate (DEC) - two types of electrolyte solvents