Rate hit its highest level in July, but is still well below the government target of about 3%.

Shares in mainland China have recorded their biggest one-day fall for more than eight years.

Generic drug manufacturers in India are seeking U.S. acquisitions to widen their product pipeline.

Hisao Tanaka is to resign after the company said it had overstated its profits for the past six years.

Landmark apology acknowledges using POWs as forced labor in WWII.

Investment froze after the conservative government said last year it wanted to cut renewables.

Hamp was promoted in April to diversify Toyota's male-dominated, mostly Japanese executive line-up.

It operates Alipay, the crown jewel in Alibaba's e-commerce empire, for easy online transactions.

Cisco and arch-rival Huawei Technologies of China have been battling each other for a decade.

Tokio Marine alone has spent more than $8 billion on international deals since 2008.