The alerts included messages such as "a war could break out", a train station in Taipei being set on fire and Taiwan's president declaring a state of emergency

Electric scooter maker has a 'healthy' supply of chips, its CEO says, but could face a squeeze by year-end as it pushes big plans to grow in China, India and Southeast Asia

The greenback hits a 20-year high on the yen and tests a two-year peak on the euro, backed by high Treasury yields and expectation of good economic data; Investors are betting the yen will fall further

The yen has dropped about 10% against the dollar this year and worsened inflationary pressures in Japan amid a spike in commodity and oil costs, and supply snags made worse by war in Ukraine

Traders bought the yen on Kuroda's comment, and helped push the dollar down by 0.22% to 126.28 yen on Monday

Report comes amid signs North Korea could resume nuclear testing and after Kim broke a self-imposed moratorium on intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) testing

Capital Tokyo can boast of a net inflow of residents, but more men moved out than moved in last year for the first time in 25 years

Consul General Shuichi Akamatsu's letter comes as most of Shanghai's 25 million residents remain under strict lockdowns

Japan aims to provide 'risk money' through state-run Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp (JOGMEC) for existing LNG projects that can boost output quickly via expansion

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also said the recent rise in domestic inflation was due mostly to the global spike in crude oil and raw material costs, rather than the weak yen

The 2020/21 level was the lowest since 1990/91, when Japan began compiling data on greenhouse gas emissions, revised data from the environment ministry shows

From April 18, the midnight curfew on restaurants and other businesses will be scrapped, along with the cap on private gatherings which was set at 10