The two biggest economies have many disputes to resolve, and China's regulatory crackdowns in tech could pose another hurdle.

The numbers indicate that many new graduates chose not to change jobs amid mounting uncertainty due to the pandemic.

South Korea's defense budget is at new highs, with less restrictions on its missile program and plans for the nation's first aircraft carrier, among other advanced weapons.

EU power reserves are around 77% full — far lower what’s normal for this time of year. If this winter is severe, it could leave some countries vulnerable.

Under the system, users register their vaccination records on a dedicated smartphone app and finger vein information on a Hitachi authentication device.

According to Kansai Transmission and Distribution Inc., the outage occurred at 12:45 p.m. and affected around 3,200 households.

The count of new infections in the capital was 31 cases fewer than a week earlier and below 50 for the sixth straight day.

The woman stands accused of killing the patients by putting a disinfectant into their intravenous drips at a Yokohama hospital in 2016.

The plan aims to have renewable sources accounting for 36% to 38% of total power generation capacity in fiscal 2030.

Motoko Kotani, who specializes in mathematics and geometry, will participate in the management of the council as president-elect until 2024, before serving as president for three years.

Ahead of the general election, the groups have unveiled a range of proposals for regaining normality and bringing case numbers down to a minimum.

Academics and professionals warned that Japan's ban on new visas has harmed the reputations of its educational institutions.

The town of Suttsu, in Hokkaido, has seen division among residents over the benefits of hosting a radioactive waste facility.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which oversees the sprawling U.S. intelligence apparatus, has said climate change poses wide-ranging threats to national security.

The main parties are hoping to tackle issues such as abuse, the microchipping of pets and the hoarding of animals.

Kei Komuro won first prize in a competition sponsored by the New York State Bar Association for law school students, and will be given $2,000 in prize money.

The circumstances of the shooting remained under investigation, officials said.

While commodity prices are the main driver of surging costs, there is anecdotal evidence that some businesses are carefully asking households to embrace higher price tags.

Speculation about a default has been swirling for months, stoking credit-market contagion among other cash-strapped developers.

Authorities are taking extraordinary steps such as reversing recent moves toward cleaner energy and better safety standards by reviving old and dirty coal mines.

Offsets are a convenience that allows buyers to continue polluting while essentially paying someone else to adopt climate-friendly behaviors.

The umbrella body of labor unions across Japan will call for a pay-scale hike for the ninth consecutive year, while also seeking to boost seniority-based wages.

Older people resent a generation they see as well-off thanks to those that powered the country’s rise, while the younger crowd blames their forebears for producing a rigged rat race.

Ending a pandemic-relief loan program could raise eyebrows among politicians when the government continues to focus on dealing with the hit from the health crisis.

Some 3,500 increasingly distressed drivers have been quarantined in camps of 40 people while they wait.

Media reports said a Foreign Ministry official has urged the removal of a portion of the report detailing the need to shut down coal- and gas-fired power plants in the near future.

The rebuke was joined this year for the first time by countries including Turkey, Eswatini and Liberia.

The current penalty is detention for less than 30 days or a fine of less than ¥10,000. Proposed amendments would introduce prison terms of up to a year and fines of up to ¥300,000.

Departing from Trump's go-it-alone approach to China policy, Biden has staked his strategy on mobilizing allies and partners in Europe and Asia.

The monarch was hospitalized for what royal officials termed "preliminary investigations" but was in good spirits and back home on Thursday.

China’s changing role in the global economy is forcing companies to reconsider it as a manufacturing hub.

While Zuckerberg’s baby has weathered prior crises, has an enviable global footprint and continues to rake in massive profits, critics have turned it into a pinata for myriad good reasons.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that his goal is the creation of a “new capitalism” that better distributes wealth.

The sound trucks that make the rounds on Japanese streets are unanimously thought to be noisy. However, are they effective?

The in-demand veteran actress will serve as ambassador at Tokyo International Film Festival's 34th iteration.

"They're no joke, the Japanese are a solid team with threats across the board."

Omitted from China's team for the Tokyo Games, Zhang came through a tight contest in Kitakyushu that went down to the wire.

Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama takes a one-stroke lead into the weekend after shooting a two-under-par 68 in the second round on Friday.

For a few hours on Sunday, it appeared as though the J. League was preparing to abolish its long-cherished hometown regulations.

Shohei Ohtani has been named as a finalist for two Players Choice Awards, including the top prize, presented by the Major League Baseball Players Association. The Los Angeles Angels' two-way star is one of three nominees for Player of the Year, along with Toronto Blue ...

"We needed to make a statement," Taylor said. "They put it on us yesterday so we had to respond. It was a good answer for us."

England's bowlers have opted for a decidedly low-tech approach to winning the T20 World Cup, training with a humble bucket to counter the crushing humidity of the Gulf. Seamer David Willey said England's players are soaking their hands in buckets of water during training sessions ...

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a news briefing on Thursday that Kanter was "trying to get attention" and that his remarks "were not worth refuting."

A three-run error triggered a seven-run inning for the fourth-place Hiroshima Carp