Yasukane Matsumoto, Josys chief executive, said his startup was "born from the beginning as a hybrid of India and Japan." (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Tsubasa Suruga, Josys and Reuters)
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Kumamoto city recorded a high temperature of 40.3 C on Aug. 3, raising fears of additional deaths due to heatstroke. (Photo by Shun Kato)
SHANGHAI/SHIZUOKA, Japan -- Two Japanese specialists in nursing care products are expanding to serve China's growing elderly population, looking to set up a network of 100 stores in the country as early as 2030 as the m…
JAKARTA -- Jayanty Nada often spends her free time watching dramas on streaming services. Her favorites are locally produced Indonesian movies and series centered on infidelity.
Carmaker returns to black on quarterly basis for 1st time in 2 years amid restructuring
Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets Arnaude de Baecque, Myanmar's resident representative and head of delegation for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Aug…
TOKYO -- Japan Airlines announced an 80% fall in quarterly profit Monday, as it followed rival carrier ANA Holdings in reporting record revenues but a major hit to the bottom line from high fuel prices caused by the Ira…
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's coalition has lost another key local election, suggesting declining support for his reformist government ahead of the country's next general election due by early…
TOKYO/JAKARTA/KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE -- Accelerating demand for electric vehicles is helping power Southeast Asia's auto market, sparking sales from Indonesia and Malaysia to Thailand and Vietnam.
TOKYO -- The yen strengthened sharply to the lower 155 range against the dollar on Monday morning, as markets remain wary of further currency interventions by Japan and the U.S.
The likes of Equitas Small Finance Bank, AU Small Finance Bank and IDFC First Bank are offering nonresidents Indians interest rates of up to 7.5%, compared with the 5.25% to 6% offered by State Bank of India and the 6% …
Joseph Wu welcomes Tokyo-Manila cooperation as Beijing expands maritime pressure
Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks to the media about the U.S.-Japan joint forex action upon her arrival at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 3. © Reuters
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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan recently applied for a U.S. foreign currency backstop facility worth up to $10 billion to strengthen the country's ability to withstand any foreign reserve-related shock, Nikkei Asia has learned.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul heads to Indonesia for an official visit, during which the two countries will announce the Roadmap on Strategic Partnership 2026-2030, having agreed to upgrade ties last year. Tha…
TOKYO -- The ASEAN Regional Forum, which brings together 27 countries and territories, caps a week of ASEAN-led foreign ministers' meetings held every July. The meetings remain Asia's largest and longest-running forum f…
Amid higher travel costs from Iran conflict, tourists make short-haul trips to Disneyland, mountain in Vietnam
BENGALURU -- A seafood dish in Goa, a fish stew in Kerala and a mustard-based preparation in Bengal may all be described simply as "curry." The word feels familiar, but it often hides more than it reveals.
Oil prices turn lower as Bessent says U.S. may have Iran deal "today or tomorrow"
Saudi Aramco on Tuesday reported a jump in second-quarter profit, following a period of severe disruption through the Strait of Hormuz amid the sprawling Middle East conflict.
Oil prices turn lower as Bessent says U.S. may have Iran deal "today or tomorrow"
Oil prices turn lower as Bessent says U.S. may have Iran deal "today or tomorrow"