PALO ALTO, California -- Apple reported a March quarter revenue record on Thursday, thanks to continued strong sales in the Chinese market during the first three months of the year.

TOKYO -- With Japan's Golden Week travel season underway, campgrounds and local governments are deploying scare devices and taking additional steps to ward off bear activity.

PALO ALTO, California -- Apple reported a March quarter revenue record on Thursday, thanks to continued strong sales in the Chinese market during the first three months of the year.

TOKYO -- With its planned acquisition of East Africa Breweries, the maker of elephant-branded Tusker beer, Japan's Asahi Group Holdings hopes to become a giant presence in the African market. But markets are skeptical of the move.

MUMBAI -- Japanese steelmaker JFE Steel has begun operating an integrated steel plant in India with a local partner, part of an investment rush that is predicted to raise the country's steel production capacity by nearly 40% by fiscal 2030.

NAGOYA, Japan/TOKYO -- Toyota Motor plans to build three vehicle assembly plants in India, tripling its production capacity in the country to 1 million units by the 2030s, Nikkei has learned, as automakers shift focus from stagnating markets like the U.S. and China to emerging ones.

TOKYO -- Ulvac will soon move production of equipment that makes rare-earth magnets back to Japan from China, Nikkei has learned.

TOKYO -- Japanese wireless carrier KDDI plans to launch a cell service in Vietnam later this year under a partnership with local telecom provider VNPT, Nikkei has learned.