NEW YORK -- The historic meeting between the world's two most powerful leaders appeared more ceremonial than meaningful, analysts say, after two days of pageantry and talks yielded no major breakthroughs.

NEW YORK -- U.S. equities markets tumbled on Friday, dragged down by inflation worries and rising Treasury yields, after a summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping ended with no major breakthroughs.

TOKYO -- As Japan shifts to a new training program for foreign workers, only three schools nationwide are certified to teach Japanese for the language requirement.

TOKYO -- Google parent Alphabet will issue more than 576 billion yen worth of yen-denominated bonds, breaking the previous record set by U.S. investment firm Berkshire Hathaway to carry out the largest-ever bond offering in the Japanese currency by a foreign company.

TOKYO -- Japanese staffing services group Recruit Holdings expects a 25% increase in consolidated net profit this fiscal year, due in part to a strong performance from its U.S.-based job search site Indeed.

TOKYO -- Japan has approached NATO about participating in an accelerator that supports defense startups, a senior official with the Western alliance confirmed Friday, in what would mark a first for a nonmember.

TOKYO -- As the Iran war disrupts imports of vital chemicals, Nippon Paint Holdings has seen signs of panic-buying of thinner and other products, but is "fulfilling our supply responsibilities," the Japanese company's president said Friday.

TOKYO -- Net profits at the seven largest Japanese automakers this fiscal year are expected to amount to half of the all-time high attained a few years ago, due largely to the impact of the Iran war.

NEW YORK -- U.S. equities markets tumbled on Friday morning, dragged down by inflation worries and rising Treasury yields, after a summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping ended with no major breakthroughs.