South Korea election
South Korean presidential hopeful looks to improve ties with Japan
Ex-prosecutor general would keep Seoul in intelligence-sharing deal
Japan
Japan election
Japan PM hopefuls Kishida and Kono battle for lawmaker votes
3rd-place Takaichi catching up as race looks set for runoff
Japan election
BOJ eyes LDP race as hawkish outlier Takaichi gains strength
Shinzo Abe backs former minister who could influence next cabinet on BOJ
Retail
Seven-Eleven to offer app checkout in Japan, after US launch
Customers do not need to pay at counters while company can cut staff
Economy
BOJ Governor Kuroda dismisses Evergrande global contagion risk
Japanese central bank holds to short-term interest rate target at -0.1%
Finance
Japan regulators to oversee Mizuho system after computer failures
Bank trying to find causes of malfunctions including one earlier this month
China tech
China goes on an intellectual property offensive
Enhanced IP legislation means foreign companies need to be ready for lawsuits
Business trends
Japan flying car startup looks to Osaka to help it take off
Ensuring safety and building public trust is essential: SkyDrive CEO
Media & Entertainment
Zee Entertainment shares soar on merger with Sony Pictures India
New company will be listed in India after shareholder approval
Health Care
Unicharm to double exports of high-performance masks to Asia
'Made in Japan' gains traction among higher-income consumers
Comment
Who's slacking? Dog sleds offer insight into Japan's LDP race
Past leadership votes teach importance of having the right teammates
Opinion
What instability at the top means for Japan's alliance with the U.S.
A return to rotating leaders could prove costly
Finance
Mizuho's crash-hit $4bn system to go under unprecedented state oversight
Banking regulator to intervene after 7 ATM and branch failures this year
Society
Identical 107-year-old sisters in Japan are world's oldest twins
Born before WWI, they beat previous record holders who were also Japanese ladies
Technology
SoftBank-powered robots to help Grab with meal deliveries
Singapore and Japan to use the droids jointly developed by China's Keenon
Markets
Evergrande turmoil drags down Japan stocks on holiday return
Other Asian markets flat as investors await news on property developer
Property
Japan land prices fall for second year amid COVID woes
Margin of decline narrows as residential land prices improve slightly
Finance
Japan's MUFG to sell unit of Union Bank to U.S. Bancorp for $7bn
Japanese bank is offloading U.S. retail banking unit
Opinion
Shinzo Abe casts a long shadow over LDP leadership race
But contest also reveals limits of longest-serving premier's influence
Datawatch
Global energy shortage looms as investment in fossil fuels slides
Decarbonization push may cut oil output 73% by 2050 despite lack of alternatives
