TOKYO -- The U.S.-led military campaign against Iran is stirring questions over the depletion of ammunition and missile stockpiles considered necessary to deter China's ambitions toward Taiwan, which aims to step up defense procurements from Washington.

TOKYO -- Tokyo stocks fell more than 7% on Monday morning as concerns mount over economic fallout of the U.S. and Israel's war on Iran amid signs of tensions broadening across the Middle East.

TOKYO -- Global arms transfers grew by almost 10% in the last five years, driven mainly by European purchases in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while Asian nations continued to build their arsenals amid "fears over China's intentions," the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said in its latest report.

TOKYO -- Denmark's Vestas, the world's largest manufacturer of wind turbines used in offshore wind power generation, will set up a factory in Japan by fiscal 2029 to tap growing demand here and elsewhere in Asia, Nikkei has learned.

TOKYO -- Japan will provide technological support to Malaysia in rare-earth minerals, Nikkei has learned, in an effort to diversify supply chains.

TOKYO/BEIJING -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday laid out five principles for dealing with the crisis in the Middle East, which he described as "a war that should not have happened in the first place."

TOKYO -- The U.S.-Israel war on Iran is poised to have profound and far-reaching consequences worldwide.

TOKYO -- Takashimaya, the Japanese operator of posh department stores, is focusing on overseas markets as a key driver of its medium- to long-term growth.