The machines are aimed at disrupting the most expensive step in the chipmaking process, by “stamping” chip designs on to silicon wafers instead of etching them using ultraviolet light

Japan’s central bank signalled it could begin phasing out its huge stimulus programme but refused to reveal a timetable

TSMC's shares closed 6.5% higher on Friday in Taipei, cementing its position as Asia's most valuable listed company

The total toll on lives and industry along the Noto Peninsula from the 7.6 magnitude quake — the strongest to strike Japan in 13 years — is far from known

The move reflects the government's will to restore the tattered public finances and revive a lacklustre economy

Japan's most significant defence build-up since the Second World War has seen a wave of new investment in its domestic aerospace sector

Concerns about a more aggressive China and the nuclear ambitions of North Korea have forced the two key nations to rebuild relations

Tokyo is set to issue nearly $59.8 billion in bonds to fund the commitment, raising concerns in some quarters about ballooning debt

Chinese policymakers "seem to be ignoring everything they learned” from Japan's 15-year period of economic stagnation, one official warned

US Senate leader Chuck Schumer’s bipartisan congressional delegation hopes to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, ahead of visits to South Korea and Japan

Microplastics that come from industrial effluent, textiles, car tyres and personal care products were found in the mists at the top of Mount Fuji

The Taiwanese chip giant is considering setting up a second fab in Japan, and adding capacity to an $8.6 billion plant already under construction in the country