TOKYO -- Building a diverse workforce is essential for Japanese companies, not just because of pressure from investors and society, but to enable the smart decisions that will determine survival, the chief executive of one of Japan's leading drugmakers said on Wednesday.

TOKYO -- The Dalai Lama said that China can learn a lot from Taiwan and described relations between Beijing and Taipei as "delicate."

SINGAPORE -- The digital economy in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is on track to grow to $1 trillion by 2030, as millions of new internet users fuel online businesses in fields including e-commerce and virtual finance, says a new Google-led report.

TOKYO -- Robotics companies that create trust between humans and machines will grab the advantage as automation expands across industries, according to the founder and head of robot vacuum cleaner maker iRobot.

TOKYO -- Corporate Japan needs to rethink its employment practices to make the most of the nation's talent, Tomoko Namba, founder of mobile gaming and social media company DeNA, said on Wednesday.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ruling coalition agreed Wednesday to exclude high-income households from its plan to give out 100,000 yen ($886) in cash and vouchers for every child aged 18 or younger as part of the government's COVID-19 stimulus package.

TOKYO -- Japanese appliance and household goods maker Iris Ohyama's plan to build a production plant in Vietnam had to be pushed back after the country's economy was brought to a standstill by the COVID outbreak, its chairman told Nikkei Asia in an interview on Tuesday.

SHANGHAI -- China's producer price index hit a record high of 13.5% year-on-year in October, the National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday, fueling headwinds to the country's economy as manufacturers continue to grapple with high commodity prices.

TOKYO -- As Toshiba prepares to split its operations into three distinct, listed companies, the group's fraught relationship with activist shareholders has come into sharp relief once again.

TOKYO -- Google Japan aims to focus on developing and offering technology that supports the country's aging society, its top executive told a Nikkei event on Wednesday.