HANOI -- Japan's new foreign policy will emphasize economic security, including strengthening energy and critical materials supply chains, in an updated version of the "free and open Indo-Pacific" concept, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced Saturday.

TOKYO -- Tacos are enjoying a boom in Japan, with a growing number of shops using authentic Mexican-style corn tortillas, as chefs take advantage of low barriers to entry and inflation-hit diners appreciate their affordability.

TOKYO -- Hotels, shopping centers and other facilities in Japan are setting up courts for the increasingly popular sport of pickleball, hoping to draw new customers for their core businesses.

CHANTILLY, France -- Artificial intelligence may be on the cusp of fundamentally reshaping how wars are conceived, planned and fought.

TOYAMA, Japan -- Black might go with almost anything in fashion terms, but how about ramen?

TAIPEI -- The fight over Taiwan's defense spending risks gutting drone outlays at a time when the wars in Iran and Ukraine have highlighted their importance, undermining Taipei's message that it is determined to protect itself, a leader of the legislature's defense committee warned in an interview.

TOKYO -- Epic Games launched its app store for Apple's iPhone in Japan this week with no titles from local developers, despite a recent law meant to lower costs and broaden consumer choice.

TOKYO -- Japanese officials intervened Thursday in the foreign exchange market to prop up the yen once again, but the limits of this play are becoming clear in the yen's repeated dips below 160 to the dollar, caused by underlying structural problems like interest rate differentials as well as nagging trade deficits.

TOKYO -- After her March summit with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Japanese Prime Sanae Takaichi could be heard at the State Guest House in Tokyo singing Kyu Sakamoto's 1961 hit "Ue o Muite Aruko" -- better known in the rest of the world as "Sukiyaki."

SHANGHAI -- Pop Mart International Group has reopened its theme park featuring the runaway hit Labubu characters as the Chinese toymaker looks to sell fans on experiences.