TOKYO -- Nissan Motor has achieved performance targets with a prototype of an all-solid-state battery pack for electric vehicles, putting the Japanese automaker closer to planned mass production in fiscal 2028.
Mitsubishi brings Vietnam coal plant online with Asia-only fuel chain
HANOI -- Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp. has started full-scale operations at a power plant in Vietnam that will procure coal from nearby countries, helping Hanoi reduce dependence on Middle Eastern energy and maintain a stable supply amid rapid economic growth.
Japan retailer Nojima to buy Hitachi appliance unit for over $630m
TOKYO -- Japanese electronics retailer Nojima plans to acquire Hitachi's consumer appliances unit for a sum expected to exceed 100 billion yen ($630 million), Nikkei has learned.
South Korea's Lee and India's Modi agree to deepen AI and chip ties
NEW DELHI -- Undertaking his first visit to India since assuming office, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday held in-depth talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi covering the entire gamut of bilateral ties with a focus on boosting cooperation in fields such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors and information technology.
Japan's biggest airlines bring forward fuel surcharge to cope with Iran war
TOKYO -- Japan's two biggest carriers, All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines, announced on Monday that they would bring forward fuel surcharge rises by a month, with the Iran war causing jet fuel costs to rise faster and higher than expected.
Strong quake hits Japan; northeast residents told to prepare emergency kits
TOKYO -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 hit northeastern Japanese coasts along Hokkaido and Iwate prefecture on Monday afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Tsunami warnings have been issued.
At around 4:52 p.m., an earthquake with a maximum intensity of upper 5 on Japan's seismic scale struck Aomori prefecture. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued tsunami warnings for the central Pacific coast of Hokkaido and for Iwate prefecture, forecasting waves of up to 3 meters. Waves measuring 80 centimeters
Iran to send team to Islamabad for US peace talks: Pakistan officials
ISLAMABAD -- An Iranian delegation will arrive in Islamabad on Tuesday, Pakistan official sources told Nikkei Asia, despite Tehran's statements that it had no intention of sending its negotiators while the U.S. navy is continuing a blockade of its ports.
Strong earthquake hits northern Japan, triggering tsunami warnings
TOKYO -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 hit northeastern Japanese coasts along Hokkaido and Iwate prefecture on Monday afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Tsunami warnings have been issued.
At around 4:53 p.m., an earthquake with a maximum intensity of upper 5 on Japan's seismic scale struck Aomori prefecture. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued tsunami warnings for the central Pacific coast of Hokkaido and for Iwate prefecture, forecasting waves of up to 3 meters. A tsunami measuring 40
Hormuz crisis delivers a Taiwan Strait wake-up call: 5 things to know
TAIPEI -- The war in Iran has exposed the global economy's vulnerability to disruptions in maritime chokepoints like the Strait of Hormuz. This has raised questions over the future of another waterway where the threat of conflict is never far from mind: the Taiwan Strait.
Iran to send negotiation team to Islamabad, say Pakistani officials
ISLAMABAD -- An Iranian delegation will arrive in Islamabad on Tuesday, Pakistan official sources told Nikkei Asia, despite Tehran's statements that it had no intention of sending its negotiators while the U.S. navy is continuing a blockade of its ports.