Japan

To fend off tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the view of Mount Fuji

Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime downs Yoshihito Nishioka in first round of Madrid Open

Two Japanese navy helicopters crash in the Pacific Ocean during training, leaving 1 dead and 7 missing

IMF urges Bank of Japan to tread cautiously in raising interest rates

IMF says yen’s declines ‘significant’ but reflect rate differentials

For many travellers, the new luxury is taking their time on holidays

OpenAI makes pitch for business in Japan as it opens Tokyo office

‘HELP’ sign on beach points rescuers to men stuck nine days on remote Pacific island

Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.5% to record low in fiscal year through March 2023

U.S., Japan and South Korea hold drills in disputed sea as Biden hosts leaders of Japan, Philippines

Why is the Japanese yen so weak?

Brazil again extends visa exemptions for U.S., Canada and Australia, this time until 2025

Biden, Japan’s Kishida promise to tackle Indo-Pacific problems at White House summit

The close: TSX extends record-setting run as mining shares climb

Biden to host Japan’s Kishida, Philippines’ Marcos as security fears mount

U.S., Britain, Australia weigh expanding AUKUS security pact to deter China

India’s space startup Agnikul delays maiden rocket launch again

Canadian women win three straight to finish first in their group at Hong Kong Sevens

Canada thumps Japan 9-3 in six ends at world men’s curling championship

Taiwan earthquake rescuers face threat of landslides, rockfalls; death toll at 12

Canada out of the gates with a 4-1 win over Finland in women’s world hockey

No tsunami danger to B.C. after earthquake in Taiwan, officials say

Injured Quinn, Smith drop out of Canada women's roster for SheBelieves Cup

North Korea says it test-fired new solid-fuel hypersonic missile

Ukraine invites citizens to register wartime damage

Factory activity slumps in Asia, brighter signs emerge in China

Japanese banks less reluctant to finance hostile takeovers, lobby chief says

Ukraine gets US$1.5-billion funding tranche under World Bank programme

Japan finally screens Oppenheimer, with trigger warnings, unease in Hiroshima

Japanese monetary authorities confer on weak yen, hint at intervention option

Japan approves plan to sell fighter jets to other nations in latest break from pacifist principles

Calendar: What investors need to know for the week ahead

Canadian ski jumper Alexandria Loutitt wins World Cup silver in Slovenia

Bank of Japan scraps radical policy, makes first rate hike in 17 years