NEW YORK -- Asia's record increase in solar power generation last year boosted clean power to exceed the region's electricity demand growth, driving the biggest annual fall in fossil-fuel generation this century.

NAHA, Japan -- The fate of Okinawa's Naha Airport has become entangled in the relocation of a key U.S. military base, with the Pentagon saying it will not return the Futenma site to Japan until a new runway is designated for emergency use.

SEOUL -- The South Korean government appears to have disclosed the existence of a third North Korean uranium enrichment facility in the country's northwest based on U.S. classified intelligence without receiving permission to do so, triggering a backlash.

TOKYO -- Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group has partnered with Vietnamese food producer Tan Long Group and South Korean startup Megaplan on onshore aquaculture to grow sales of farmed mackerel.

TOKYO -- The Japanese government plans to support a large trial project in Mozambique and Ghana for producing biofuels used in maritime shipping, aiming to diversify energy sources while helping both the environment and local farmers.

TOKYO -- The maker of Japan's top-selling gummy candy plans to bring its flagship product to the U.S. this month, looking to tap the world's largest gummy market amid growing demand for Japanese sweets.

TOKYO -- The Japanese government is planning to invest 1 trillion yen ($6.3 billion) through the end of the decade to develop facilities and technology capable of recycling critical minerals and plastics from waste, Nikkei has learned.

TOKYO -- Nine major Japanese consumer goods wholesalers are joining forces to improve nationwide retail distribution, sharing delivery data to increase efficiency as a labor crunch and high crude oil prices push up logistics costs.