TOKYO -- Honda Motor halts operations in June at a Chinese production facility for gasoline-fueled cars, struggling to reinvigorate its fortunes in the country after failing to keep up with the shift to electric vehicles.

BALI, Indonesia -- Set on the western fringe of Canggu, Bali's tourism epicenter, the serene beachside neighborhoods of Seseh and Cemagi are among the island's most sought-after addresses.

TOKYO -- The Japanese government will provide Sony Group with up to 60 billion yen ($378 million) in subsidies to help it expand production and develop customers for semiconductor devices to be used in applications such as smartphones and vehicles.

NEW YORK -- Japanese trading card franchises like Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh are racking up record valuations driven by collectors who treat the cards as legitimate investment opportunities.

TOKYO -- NTT Data Group will construct one of Japan's largest data centers just outside the capital, seeking to serve cloud service providers handling data processing for artificial intelligence.

TOKYO -- Japan will mandate that local governments procure only IT equipment certified as having low cybersecurity risks, aiming to eliminate Chinese-made and other products that could lead to information leaks, Nikkei has learned.

TOKYO -- Annual interest payments on Japanese government bonds could more than triple by fiscal 2035 to 45.2 trillion yen ($286 billion), according to estimates released Friday that assume a sharp jump in long-term borrowing costs.

TOKYO -- Japanese electricity retailers are moving to buy power stored in home battery systems, sell it on the market and return profits to customers, which could bring down household energy costs.

TOKYO -- A conference of northern Pacific countries has reduced the quota on saury fishing over the next two years to allow for the stock to recover.