Kobayashi in ¥500 billion buyout talks after red-yeast case

Panel calls for giving police option to remotely analyze tokuryū members’ phones

Police would obtain information by remotely operating smartphones believed to belong to tokuryū masterminds, breaking do…

U.S., Iran said to be exploring phased deal to open Hormuz

The two countries — which have refused to make similar deals before — were pushing for a breakthrough on the sidelines o…

Japan banks, hedge funds tussle for top graduates amid jobs boom

To graduates around the world fighting to get their first job, Japan may seem like a hiring paradise.