NEW DELHI/TOKYO -- Japanese beverage group Suntory Holdings aims to triple its sales of whisky in India by fiscal 2030 by leveraging its three-tiered pricing strategy, CEO Nobuhiro Torii said.

TOKYO -- Uyghur rights activists are pinning hopes on heightened awareness in Japan and the popularity of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a longtime advocate, just as China advances new legislation that critics say will increase pressure on ethnic minorities.

OSAKA -- The grand sumo tournaments have been attracting capacity turnouts for 280 match days in a row since the sixth day of the January 2023 tournament, driven in part by the high popularity of the sport among visitors from abroad. The Spring Grand Sumo Tournament will start March 8 at Edion Arena Osaka and tickets are sold out for all 15 days of the tournament.

ISLAMABAD -- Facing disruptions in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, Pakistan is seeking oil supplies through Saudi Arabia's Red Sea route instead and is introducing unusual, bold conservation measures of the fuel supply at home.

TOKYO -- India will subsidize the cost of a back-end semiconductor plant being built by a local company in collaboration with Japan's Mitsui & Co. and Aoi Electronics, the trading company announced on Friday.

TAIPEI -- When I dined at Eika last June, the restaurant had already built a reputation in the Taiwanese capital's fine dining circles, having picked up a Michelin star in its first year. Yet only one other table in the small dining room was occupied -- and that was by a solitary diner.

TOKYO -- Japanese oil company Idemitsu Kosan has notified business partners that it may stop ethylene production in Japan if the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz continues to prevent raw material imports from the Middle East, Nikkei learned Friday.