Prospects for this year are unclear; even steady growth of 3-4% a year must seem small for a country that averaged around 7% last decade, and more than 10% in the 2000s

The BOJ will examine how its unconventional monetary policy affected economic developments, as well as its impact on financial markets and the banking system, it said

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rallied 0.86% on Friday for its biggest weekly gain in eight months

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index jumped 2.6%, while the Nikkei rose by 1.5%, and other key markets ignored dismal trade data in China to stay in positive territory on Thursday

The high-profile criminal case against Choi, an award-winning engineer, highlights Seoul's efforts to crack down on industrial espionage

The Japanese auto giant sold just over 3,900 fuel cell vehicles in 2022, less than half of 1% of its global sales of around 9.5 million vehicles

Japanese car giant believes it could make a solid-state battery that charges in 10 minutes and has a range of 745 miles (nearly 1,200km)

The best first-half gains in a decade, corporate reforms and Japan's ultra-easy monetary policy supporting the economic recovery have led to a change in mindset, analysts say

Beijing has ramped up trade rivalry with the US by announcing controls on gallium and germanium - two minor metals widely used in chips, EVs and high-tech products - and it could get worse

The move comes as Japan works to revitalise its chip industry, and the European Union looks to reduce its dependence on China-dominated supply chains

S&P Global's seasonally adjusted purchasing managers' index for South Korean manufacturers fell to 47.8 in June, marking the lowest level in three months

Manufacturing activity contracted in Japan and South Korea, and increased by just a small margin in China. However, it grew at a brisk pace in India, survey data showed on Monday