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Company Investigating Radios Targeted in Lebanon Explosions

The Japanese electronics manufacturer Icom said it stopped making the walkie-talkie model in 2014 and has warned about fake versions for several years.

U.S. Blowback to Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel Merger Vexes Japan

A looming decision in Washington to block Nippon Steel’s merger with U.S. Steel on national security grounds is raising sharp questions in Tokyo.

7-Eleven Rejects Takeover Bid From Big Canadian Chain

Japan’s Seven & i Holdings, the operator of 7-Eleven, has rebuffed a buyout offer that would have been the largest foreign-led acquisition of a Japanese...

U.S. Market Slump Led by Nvidia Sparks Global Sell-Off

A sharp decline in major U.S. stock indexes, led by tech stocks like Nvidia, reverberated through Asia and Europe on Wednesday.

Japan Stocks Tumble as U.S. Market Slump Sparks Global Sell-Off

A sharp decline in major U.S. stock indexes reverberated through Asia on Wednesday, with investors still rattled by last month’s market meltdown.

Kamala Harris Says U.S. Steel Should Stay American-Owned

Both major presidential candidates now say they oppose the proposed takeover of the industrial giant by Nippon Steel of Japan.

Nippon Steel’s $15 Billion U.S. Steel Takeover Bid Is in Peril

The proposed merger of Japanese and American industrial giants, which proponents say would benefit both countries, is ensnared by political and labor opposition.

7-Eleven Gets Takeover Bid From Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard

Japan’s Seven & i Holdings, which operates 85,000 stores, said it had received a bid from the Canadian convenience store chain Alimentation Couche-Tard.

Why Japan Was Crushed Most in the Global Market Rout

The fragility of a more-than-year-long stock rally in Japan, fueled in part by a weak yen, has been exposed by the sudden strengthening of the...

Japan’s Nikkei Rises as Asian Stocks Rebound from Sell-Off

The Nikkei 225, the benchmark index in Japan, rose on Tuesday after a record decline.