With 80% of Japan's used EVs exported overseas, recycling old batteries could keep more resources like lithium, cobalt and nickel in the country to improve economic security. The U.S., European Union ...

The three of us -- Jerry Kohlberg, George Roberts and I -- left Bear Stearns without a job or a business, but we had what we believed to be a good idea. George and I each scraped together $10,000, and ...

TOKYO -- Mizuho Financial Group has invested in U.S.-based Zap Energy, becoming the first Japanese bank to take a stake in an overseas company pursuing a commercial breakthrough in nuclear fusion.

Syphilis is caused by infection by a corkscrew-shaped bacterium called Treponema pallidum. It is mainly transmitted through direct contact of mucous membranes and skin during sexual intercourse.

Japan's hair care market has seen products priced at 1,400 yen or more -- what Kao calls "high premium" -- increase in sales. Last year, this segment accounted for 41% of the market for hair care ...

SEOUL -- South Korea's pension system is facing an existential threat as its baby boomers head into retirement and the birth rate plumbs new lows, putting the national fund on track to run out within ...

In the four years since they began operating, Hong Kong's eight virtual banks have yet to become consistently profitable as ...

Leaders of the ASEAN bloc meet for a three-day summit in the Laotian capital, Vientiane, to discuss economic and security ...

Tuesday is the first working day in China after a run of holidays over the past week, including National Day. Before the ...

TOKYO -- Luxury cruises are no longer just for the retired superrich. The announcement by the operator of Tokyo Disney Resort ...

BANGKOK -- "I come from a family of animal rights activists and we thought, 'Something is not right about the way we eat.' So ...