TOKYO -- The yen dropped to the 158 range against the dollar Thursday in the New York market, with the Japanese currency hitting its lowest level since the government's yen-buying intervention at the end of last month.

MEXICO CITY -- China has been losing ground in Latin America during U.S. President Donald Trump's second stint in office, as the rise of pro-Washington governments threatens the inroads Beijing made over through its Belt and Road Initiative.

TOKYO -- Suzuki Motor is on course to become the second-largest Japanese automaker for the first time ever, based on sales volume this fiscal year, with struggling Honda Motor slipping into third place.

TOKYO -- U.S.-based space startup Axiom Space will set up a local arm in Japan in July to boost collaboration with Japanese companies, aiming to promote commercial use of low Earth orbit.

TOKYO -- Japan's big three banks are ramping up cybersecurity efforts in response to financial system risks highlighted by Anthropic's new Claude Mythos AI model.

TOKYO -- Andreessen Horowitz co-founder Ben Horowitz has told Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that the California-based venture capital giant plans to open a Tokyo office by summer to expand investment in Japanese startups.

TOKYO -- Tokyo-based taxi-hailing app operator Go said Thursday it has received approval from the Tokyo Stock Exchange for an initial public offering.

TOKYO -- A healthcare data subsidiary of Japanese medical device maker Omron is unleashing artificial intelligence on a huge trove of patient data in hopes of finding rare-disease clusters large enough to help unlock new treatments.