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

The US dollar rose to a more than seven-month high against the Japanese yen on Thursday, close to the 145 mark which could see the Bank of Japan intervene in the forex market again

The Japanese investment house lifted a little-known social media app called IRL to unicorn status on claims it had 20 million users

Shares of top chip designer Nvidia, plus AMD and other chipmakers have fallen after a report that the US may impose tougher curbs on exports of artificial intelligence chips to China

US automaker could sell 155,000 cars in China during April to June, up 13% from its record first quarter, but local rivals may have cut the group's market share, analysts say

The yuan has slid more than 4% against the dollar so far this year, while policymakers in Japan are also considering their options to fix the yen's rapid and one-sided plunge

A Bank of Japan member has called for an early tweak to the key yield curve control setting as the country’s currency continues to come under pressure