CAPE TOWN — Canada defeated Japan 28-15 to finish third Saturday in the second round of World Rugby's HSBC Sevens Challenger Series.

Global aluminium producers have sought premiums of $245-$260 per metric ton from Japanese buyers for April-June primary metal shipments, up 7%-14% from the current quarter, four sources directly involved in pricing talks said this week.

Japan's Seven & I, the parent company of the Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain, says it is selling its supermarket store assets to Bain Capital for about $5.4 billion.

The visit is set to take place just before Trump’s extra levies are expected to kick in on March 12. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japan Tobacco, Philip Morris International and British American Tobacco have agreed to pay 32.5 billion Canadian dollars (¥3.4 trillion) to settle their litigation in Canada over health risks ...

President Donald Trump of the United States said he told the leaders of Japan and China they could not continue to reduce the value of their currencies,

U.S. President Donald Trump said he told the leaders of Japan and China they could not continue to reduce the value of their currencies, as doing so would be unfair to the United States. The remarks added to market jitters as Trump's new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday,