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A SoftBank spokesman declined to confirm if SoftBank executives are still planning to attend next week’s conference.

SoftBank shares fall 5.5 per cent as Saudi ties cause concern

SoftBank shares decline by worries over its ties to Saudi Arabia as well as a broader market sell-off.

15 Oct 2018 9:22 AM

Brent crude was up 26 cents, 0.3 per cent, at $84.17 a barrel by 0244 GMT.

Oil prices rise on signs that Iranian crude exports fall further

US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were down by 24 cents, or 0.3 per cent, at $74.53 a barrel.

09 Oct 2018 10:43 AM

The new company will be called "Monet" - short for "mobility network" - and will be 50.25 per cent owned by Softbank, with the remainder held by Toyota.

Toyota, Softbank unveil tie-up, eye autonomous vehicle services

Monet would be created by April 2019 and would have an initial capital injection of 2.0 billion yen ($17.5 million).

04 Oct 2018 11:25 AM

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — a vocal advocate of that policy — is expected to travel to Pyongyang soon to try to revive the negotiation process and set the stage for a second summit between President Donald Trump and leader Kim Jong Un. (Photo: AP)

North Korea warns US, says peace declaration not a bargaining chip

Commentary was directed at supporters of US policy to maintain maximum pressure on North Korea until it has made moves to denuclearize.

02 Oct 2018 11:43 AM

In this Saturday, September 29, 2018, photo, a vessel, rear, tilts on one side as it ran ashore at a pier as a typhoon approached Yonabaru, Okinawa prefecture, southern Japan. (Photo: AP)

At least 51 injured, flights, trains cancelled as Typhoon Trami hits Japan

Evacuation orders were issued for tens of thousands of people in Japan.

30 Sep 2018 7:36 PM

Some 600 people evacuated to shelters in Okinawa, electricity was cut to more than 121,000 homes and at least 386 flights were cancelled, mainly in western Japan. (Photo: AFP)

Five injured as powerful typhoon hits Okinawa, nears Japan mainland

Typhoon Trami with maximum gusts of 216 kilometres per hour near its centre is forecast to hit mainland on Sunday, creating extreme weather.

29 Sep 2018 12:38 PM

Images from the International Space Station posted on Twitter by astronaut Alexander Gerst on Tuesday showed Trami's enormous eye which he said was 'as if somebody pulled the planet's gigantic plug'. (Photo: Twitter | @Astro_Alex)

'Very strong' typhoon Trami churns towards Japan, violent winds, rain expected

Typhoon Trami, packing gusts of a maximum 162 kilometres per hour near its centre, was in the Pacific spiralling slowly towards Japan.

28 Sep 2018 1:25 PM

According to local media, the unemployed woman handed herself in and confessed she had been storing the body in lockers near the station since suffering a stillbirth 'four or five years ago'. (Representational Image)

Japan woman held over keeping baby body in locker 'for years'

'I panicked after I did not give birth to a living child and kept the body as I could not dispose of it,' she told police.

25 Sep 2018 12:35 PM

Abe handily defeated his sole challenger, Shigeru Ishiba, a former defense minister. (Photo: File)

Japan's Shinzo Abe re-elected as as party head, to continue as PM

With a third term as party leader, Abe is poised to become Japan’s longest-serving leader in August 2021.

20 Sep 2018 11:22 AM

Earlier this year, Japan-based exchange Coincheck suspended deposits and withdrawal for virtual currencies after it had been hacked. (Photo ;PTI)

USD 60 million in virtual currency hacked in Japan

Japan is a major centre for virtual currencies and as many as 50,000 shops in the country are thought to accept bitcoin.

20 Sep 2018 10:05 AM

United States likely surpassed Russia and Saudi Arabia earlier this year to become the world’s largest crude oil producer.

Oil prices claw back on supply concerns though but demand worries drag

Brent crude was up 8 cents, or 0.1 per cent, at $78.26 a barrel by 0338 GMT, after falling 2 per cent on Thursday.

14 Sep 2018 10:51 AM

Cars are stuck in mud covered road after an earthquake in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. (Photo: AP)

One killed, 32 missing after 6.7 magnitude earthquake hits Japan’s Hokkaido island

Public broadcaster NHK reported the first confirmed fatality and said 120 people had also been injured after the 6.7-magnitude quake.

06 Sep 2018 9:01 AM

Damaged traffic boards and telecommunication relay poles are seen after they were brought down by strong winds caused by typhoon Jebi in Osaka. (Photo: AFP)

Millions asked to evacuate as powerful typhoon Jebi pounds Japan

Jebi -- whose name means 'swallow' in Korean -- was briefly a super typhoon and is latest storm to hit Japan.

05 Sep 2018 11:21 AM

Japan's weather agency has issued warnings about possible landslides, flooding and violent winds, as well as high tides, lightning and tornadoes in a swath of western Japan including the major cities of Osaka and Kyoto. (Photo: AFP)

Strongest in 25 years, typhoon Jebi hits Japan

Typhoon Jebi, packing winds of up to 216 kms per hour, made landfall in western Japan.

04 Sep 2018 12:18 PM

Nevertheless, Tokyo insisted today: 'There is no change in our basic recognition concerning the threat of North Korea's nuclear weapons and missiles.' (Photo: AP)

North Korea still 'serious, imminent threat': Japan on Korean Peninsula

Japan's 2018 defence white paper said Beijing was sparking 'security concerns in region and international community, including Japan'.

28 Aug 2018 12:26 PM

Japan’s ultra-efficient shinkansen train network connects cities along the length and breadth of the country. (Representational Image)

Japan bullet train staff made to sit by tracks to test safety

About 190 staff working on safety maintenance for Japan’s famed shinkansen bullet train have undergone the training.

28 Aug 2018 9:32 AM

Mazda shares were down as much as 1.8 per cent, their lowest in nearly four weeks, and Suzuki shares were down as much as 5.2 per cent.

Mazda, Suzuki, Yamaha Motor carried out improper testing

Mazda and Suzuki confirmed they submitted reports regarding improper testing to the ministry.

09 Aug 2018 10:24 AM

The internal investigation found the school first reduced all applicants’ first-stage scores to 80 percent then added up to 20 points only to male applicants with three or fewer application tries. (Representational image)

Japan: Medical school admits to altering entrance scores to keep out women

Tokyo Medical University altered entry test results since 2000, thinking women doctors on becoming mothers would shorten or halt careers.

07 Aug 2018 4:01 PM

Brent crude futures LCOc1 were down 13 cents, or 0.2 per cent at $73.32 a barrel by 0052.

Oil edges lower as supply concerns return

Oil prices tanked earlier this week when US govt reported that US inventories rose 3.8 mn barrels in prior week.

03 Aug 2018 9:10 AM

October Brent crude futures LCOV8 dropped 29 cents, or 0.4 per cent, to $73.92 a barrel.

Oil extends decline after biggest monthly slump in two years

Brent fell more than 6 per cent in July, while US crude futures slumped about 7 per cent.

01 Aug 2018 9:33 AM

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