Japan
Manchester suicide attack lays bare limits of security measures
TOKYO/PARIS Countries across the world will tighten security ahead of major cultural and sports events after a suicide bombing in Britain that killed at least 22 people, but experts say reinforced measures will do little to prevent determined individuals.
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Japan to bring forward target for increased generic drug use: sources
TOKYO Japan will bring forward a target to boost the use of generic drugs by six months to September 2020, two government sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.
Softbank-Saudi tech fund becomes world's biggest with $93 billion of capital
RIYADH The world's largest private equity fund, backed by Japan's Softbank Group and Saudi Arabia's main sovereign wealth fund, said on Saturday it had raised over $93 billion to invest in technology sectors such as artificial intelligence and robotics. | Video
Westinghouse says locking out union members at New Hampshire plant
(This May 21 story corrects contract expiration to April 29 from almost a year ago)
China detains six Japanese on suspicion of 'illegal activities'
BEIJING China is investigating six Japanese citizens on suspicion of 'illegal activities', China's foreign ministry said on Monday, after Japanese media reported they may have been suspected of spying.
U.S. and Pacific Rim countries at odds in heated trade meeting
HANOI Japan and other members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreed on Sunday to pursue their trade deal without the United States as the Trump administration's “America First” policy created tension at a meeting of Asia-Pacific countries.