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Obama promises cooperation on Okinawa investigation

US President Barack Obama has touched down in Japan, the last leg of his Asian tour ahead of the G7 summit.

Japan

No apology at Hiroshima says President Obama on visit to the city devastated by US atom bomb

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will will meet US President Barack Obama before hosting this week's Group of Seven summit.

Economy

Mitsubishi boss resigns over fuel economy scandal as Suzuki says also gave wrong data

Suzuki has joined Mitsubishi in admitting used the wrong fuel economy tests for some of its cars, but Japan's transport ministry said those two were the only carmakers to do that.

Economy

Japan avoids recession with surprise Q1 growth of 1.7 percent

Japan's economy unexpectedly picked up in the first three months of 2016 with annualised growth of 1.7 percent but that was partly due to a boost to consumption as this is a leap year.

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Honda reveals Q4 loss from airbag recall costs

Honda has revealed a surprise net loss for the fourth quarter mostly due to the cost of recalls to replace faulty Takata made airbag inflators.

Business Series

Nissan buys big stake in scandal-hit Mitsubishi

A lifeline for scandal-plagued Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi after larger rival Nissan says it will take a 34 percent stake.

Business Series

Sharp's losses widen, underscoring Foxconn's turnaround challenge

Japanese electronics maker Sharp has reported a huge net loss for the second year running, underscoring how difficult it will be for new owner Foxconn to turn the firm around.

Business Series

Toyota forecasts profit slump from strong yen

The strengthening of Japan's currency, the yen, means Toyota's profits will be 35 percent lower for the current year.

Business Series

Further mileage test irregularities by Mitsubishi - report

Mitsubishi has not responded to a report in the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun that it had used improper mileage tests on almost all its vehicles sold in Japan since 1991.

Business Series

Airbag recall costs push Takata to an annual loss again

Takata has posted its third annual loss in the past four years, hit by costs for recalls of its potentially deadly airbag inflators.

Japan

Japan welcomes Obama Hiroshima visit

The Japanese government has welcomed Barack Obama’s decision to visit Hiroshima later this month. Obama will be the first serving US president to go

Sport

Nagase and Schlesinger strike gold in Baku

Pedro Lasuén, euronews: “The second day of the Baku Grand Slam was spectacular, emotional and full of surprises… judo at its best! Let’s start with a

Sport

Stars on safety first as Baku Judo Grand Prix opens

It is one of the last chances to gain entry to the Olympics for the world's judokas, which is why so many have come to the Grand Prix in the Azeri capital, Baku, rearing to fight

Business Series

Toshiba names new CEO to move on from accounting scandal

Trying to move on from a huge accounting scandal Toshiba has nominated Satoshi Tsunakawa, the former head of its medical equipment division, as its next chief executive.

Japan

Japan's PM embarks on whirlwind European tour ahead of G7 summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is on a whirlwind tour of European capitals to lay the ground work for a G7 summit he’s due to host this month. On

Economy

Bank of Japan says no more stimulus for now, markets and yen react badly

The Bank of Japan has surprised the financial world by deciding at its latest policy meeting that there will be no new monetary stimulus while it waits to see the effects of previous easing.

Business Series

Mitsubishi scandal drastically hits Japanese orders

Mitsubishi Motors says orders for its cars in Japan have halved since it announced last week that it cheated on fuel economy tests.

Japan

Scandal engulfing Mitsubishi widens with new revelation about testing methods

Managers have now admitted they have been using an improper fuel-efficiency testing method since 1991.

France

Australia chooses France for lucrative submarines contract

Australia has chosen France to build a new fleet of submarines, rejecting Japanese and German bids

China

WADA suspends China's only anti-doping laboratory for recording erroneous results