Middle East crisis
U.S. denies Iran gave 72 hours' notice of attack on Israel
Turkish, Jordanian, Iraqi officials say Tehran warned of drone and missile assault
U.S.
Middle East crisis
U.S. will not join any retaliatory action by Israel on Iran: White House
G7 condemns Tehran's missile attack, warns of 'uncontrollable regional escalation'
Business deals
Nippon Steel faces twin hurdles to U.S. Steel deal: labor and regulators
Winning shareholder approval was easy, now comes the hard part
Opinion
MLB Seoul Series shows promise of U.S.-Japan-South Korea cooperation
Sports diplomacy could be uniquely effective in bridging skeptical publics
Economy
From Indonesia to Japan, dollar's rising strength raises global alarm
G20 finance ministers likely to discuss issue as their currencies depreciate
Automobiles
China's foreign auto joint ventures lose luster under EV onslaught
Weaker earnings spotlight state players' overreliance on likes of Nissan, Honda
Indo-Pacific
Marcos says U.S., Japan deal will change South China Sea dynamic
Philippines president adds trilateral summit 'not against any country'
Aerospace & Defense Industries
Toyota's 'Lunar Cruiser' to join NASA-led moon mission
Move comes amid plans for lunar trips that include Japanese astronauts
International relations
Biden says he expects Iran to attack Israel 'sooner, rather than later'
U.S. president warns Tehran not to proceed
Ukraine war
China is boosting Russia's war machine in Ukraine, U.S. says
Beijing denies accusation, saying it is 'not a producer of or party involved' in war
Automobiles
Japan PM Kishida visits Toyota site in U.S. for planned battery plant
Leader pitches investment by Japanese companies following summit with Biden
Business deals
U.S. Steel shareholders approve $14.9bn buyout by Nippon Steel
More than 98% of votes in favor of deal, which faces political opposition
Technology
NTT works to turn next-gen IOWN optical network into global standard
Japan telecom group seeks overseas partners, following mobile internet missteps
Semiconductors
Japan chipmaker Rapidus opens arm in Nvidia's backyard
Silicon Valley location looks to capture AI semiconductor demand among startups
Energy
Greener U.S. LNG: Mitsui, Mitsubishi eye 90% emissions cut from production
Partnership with American giant Sempra to tap renewables in shrinking carbon footprint
South China Sea
Philippines wins breakthrough at summit with Japan, U.S., experts say
Manila still faces the difficulty of reducing maritime tensions with China
International relations
China counters closer U.S.-Japan-Philippines ties with diplomatic flurry
Beijing shows 'it also has friends' in North Korea, Russia, Vietnam, ex-Taiwan leader
Indo-Pacific
U.S.-Japan-Philippines hold first trilateral, with 'many more' to come
Biden and Kishida seek to lock in Marcos with proposals to boost economy
Transportation
U.S. airlines, unions ask officials to pause China flight increases
Beijing's 'anti-competitive' policies and Russian airspace among concerns
Crime
Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter charged with bank fraud in U.S.
Ippei Mizuhara accused of illegally transferring more than $16m from MLB star's account
Pharmaceuticals
Fujifilm to invest $4.5bn by 2028 in biopharmaceutical plants
North Carolina facility to get more equipment as company boosts capacity fivefold
International relations
Full text of Japanese Prime Minister Kishida's speech to U.S. Congress
Leader stresses that Japan has stepped up as a global partner
Indo-Pacific
Japan's Kishida says U.S. not alone in upholding world order
Prime minister tells Congress that now is not the time for self-doubt
Obituaries
O.J. Simpson, football star turned celebrity murder defendant, dead at 76
'The Juice' was acquitted in a sensational 1995 trial of murdering his former wife
US-China tensions
China sanctions two U.S. defense firms for selling Taiwan weapons
Defense contractors' property frozen and senior executives banned from entering China