TOKYO -- Japanese shinkansen bullet trains will soon have new private rooms with cutting-edge technologies, including seats whose speakers create an isolated sound zone and windows whose embedded antennas improve wireless internet connections.

KUMAMOTO, Japan -- Local governments and banks across Japan are working to prop up small businesses hit by the conflict in the Middle East, rolling out cash-flow support and easing financing repayment terms to limit the damage to regional economies.

NEW YORK -- American e-commerce giant Amazon has broadened Amazon Autos, an online service available only in the U.S., to include such Japanese carmakers as Mazda Motor and Subaru.

TOKYO -- Japan will effectively ban the use of portable chargers on passenger planes over smoke and fire concerns, starting April 24, shortly before the Golden Week holiday travel season, the government announced Tuesday.

TOKYO -- Private credit funds are expanding rapidly in Japan as domestic investors seek higher returns, even as those overseas look to cash out amid concerns about direct lending.

TOKYO -- U.S. asset management firm Invesco will list exchange-traded funds on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as early as fiscal 2026, targeting retail investors with funds tracking American stock indexes and commodities like crude oil.

HAINAN PROVINCE, China -- China's southernmost province is seeing an influx of Russian tourists, which it hopes will bolster the local economy as Chinese consumer spending remains persistently weak.

TOKYO -- Chinese smartphone maker Oppo will introduce its new foldable phone to Japan for the first time, the company said Tuesday, part of an effort to break into a market led by Apple's iPhone.