TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp. said on Wednesday that it acquired U.S.-based ActivStyle, spending an ...

SEOUL -- Han Duck-soo, South Korea's independent presidential contender and former prime minister, said that he would strike ...

Japan's Jack in the Donuts plans to open its first overseas store in November while also eyeing more domestic shops. Krispy Kreme Doughnut Japan, a chain originally from the U.S., aims to increase its ...

BENGALURU/MUMBAI/LONDON -- The India-U.K. trade pact has been described as a "landmark deal," but the concessions given by ...

HONG KONG -- The operator of the luxury Peninsula Hotels chain has switched its CEO for the first time in over two decades and shuffled its top management, offering glimpses of its succession plan.

ISLAMABAD -- After India launched attacks on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir early Wednesday morning, Islamabad ...

OSAKA/TOKYO -- Japanese drugmaker Shionogi said Wednesday that it will acquire Torii Pharmaceutical and other assets from Japan Tobacco in a deal worth around 160 billion yen ($1.1 billion), ...

ISLAMABAD -- After India launched attacks on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir early Wednesday morning, Islamabad ...

William Pesek is an award-winning, Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's ...

BANGKOK/KUALA LUMPUR -- Airlines in Southeast and East Asia canceled some flights and rerouted many others Wednesday after air space in Pakistan and northwest India was closed to commercial traffic in ...

OSAKA/TOKYO -- Japanese pharmaceutical manufacturer Shionogi is set to buy Japan Tobacco's drug businesses, a deal that totals around 150 billion yen ($1 billion) combined, Nikkei has learned, ...