Risks to the global financial system have risen over the past six months and could increase sharply if pressures in emerging markets escalate or global trade relations deteriorate further, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.
IMF cut its global economic growth forecasts for 2018 and 2019, saying the U.S-China trade war was taking a toll and emerging markets were struggling with tighter liquidity and capital outflows.
Honda Motor Co Ltd will invest $2 billion and take a 5.7 percent stake in General Motors Co’s Cruise self-driving vehicle unit, extending cooperation between the two automakers in a technology that has enormous costs and risk but no market-ready products.
Fernando Alonso will be in Japan for an extra week as he competes in the WEC race in Fuji after his F1 commitments in Suzuka on Sunday.
Over the past 8 years, about 31 cryptocurrency exchanges have been hacked and about $1.3 billion have been stolen. A new report says over half of all exchanges don't have proper user account security in place.
Naomi Osaka became the first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam title when she beat Serena Williams in the final of the women's singles at the 2018 US Open.
The latest typhoon comes less than a month after the country's strongest storm in 25 years hit western Japan.
PlayStation 3 online servers for "Twisted Metal," "Warhawk" and "Playstation All Stars" will shut down on Oct. 25.
The DCOM went through a major casting shake-up at the last minute.
Fernando Alonso is driving both Formula 1 and World Endurance Championship this season and will drive eight races in the next nine weeks.
President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed Wednesday to start trade talks in an arrangement that, for now, protects Japanese automakers from further tariffs, seen as a major threat to the export-dependent economy.
Trump’s top trade official said on Tuesday that changing China’s economic policies to become more market-oriented “is not going to be easy” even with tariffs now in place on $250 billion worth of Chinese goods.
Google will allow regulated cryptocurrency exchanges to advertise on its network again in October.
Japanese electronic components manufacturer Murata is investing in a new plant amid strong demand for parts uses in making iPhones.
Ahead of its release, Apple has decided to shift more orders of the iPhone XR to Foxconn from Pegatron.
The teenager reportedly had only had a few days' worth of supplies, and survived by catching fish and burning wood from his hut to cook them.
He told reporters in New York that they spoke about trade and investment and reaffirmed their commitment to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.
Japan is hoping to avert any import curbs and potentially steeper U.S. import tariffs on its cars, and fend off U.S. demands for a bilateral free trade agreement.
Floyd Mayweather's rematch with Manny Pacquiao could be put on hold for a tune-up fight.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he had invited North Korea's foreign minister to meet in New York next week.
The PlayStation Classic will arrive with 20 pre-loaded classic games and two controllers.
Lewis Hamilton is now 40 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel in the F1 Drivers' championship with six races left in the 2018 season.
