Local manufacturers claim weaker domestic demand, cheaper imports force them to slash prices

With crisis of human survival closing in on everybody, Shiro Suzuki calls for solution based on mutual understanding, solidarity

RM11.2 billion already reached in sectors like green tech, halal industry, renewable energy, others, says Tengku Zafrul

Tokyo will continue to support steady implementation of ceasefire agreement, further de-escalation efforts, says Foreign Minister

Mayor warns of consequences of global trend towards military buildup

MOSCOW, July 30 — A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula triggered four-metre tsunami waves and sparked evacuation orders in Hawaii and across the Pacific on Wednesday.

TOKYO, July 23 — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will announce his resignation by the end of next month, Japanese media reported today, following a bruising election defeat that cost his administration its upper house majority.

TOKYO, July 23 — Japanese automaker's shares led a surge in the Nikkei share average today, while bonds slid after US President Donald Trump said he had reached a trade deal with Tokyo.

TOKYO, July 21 — Japan's ruling coalition is certain to lose control of the upper house in yesterday's election, public broadcaster NHK reported, an outcome that further weakens Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's grip on power as a tariff deadline with the United States looms.

By Suhaila Shahrul Annuar SUBANG JAYA, July 13 — The number of tourists from Japan visiting Selangor rose to 132,526 last year, making them one of the main contributors to the state’s foreign tourist arrivals. State executive councillor for local government and tourism Dato' Ng Suee Lim said...

WASHINGTON, July 8 — US President Donald Trump signed an executive order yesterday that extends the date on which reciprocal tariffs will take effect to August 1, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — Japan has reaffirmed its full support for Asean's central role in addressing the protracted crisis in Myanmar, while expressing readiness to deepen regional cooperation through its Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) strategy aligned with Asean's own Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP).

TOKYO, July 6 — Japan will export used navy destroyers to the Philippines to strengthen its deterrence against China's maritime expansion, the Yomiuri newspaper reported today, as the two United States allies increase cooperation to counter Beijing.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 — Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will arrive in Malaysia on Wednesday (July 9) to attend the 58th Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and related meetings, and to co-host the Fourth Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD IV).

LONDON/TOKYO, July 1 — Worries over future United States (US) tariffs are clouding the outlook for factories across much of Asia and Europe, according to surveys released on Tuesday, which nonetheless showed some were able to shrug off the uncertainty and keep growing.

By Muhammad Rey Hazriell SHAH ALAM, June 29 — Selangor continues to expand its economic and cultural outreach on the international stage through its official participation in the Malaysia Fair Osaka 2025 at Lalaport Expocity in Japan. The three-day programme, which ends today, marks the first...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — The government has completed the administrative (sunset) review and made an affirmative final determination to continue imposing anti-dumping duties on imports of cold rolled coils (CRC) of iron or non-alloy steel (over 1,300mm wide) from China and Japan.

SEOUL, June 9 — South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba have agreed to address geopolitical crises under the framework of trilateral cooperation with the United States (US) in their first phone talks today.

TOKYO, June 6 — Japanese company ispace said its uncrewed lunar lander likely crashed onto the lunar surface during its touchdown attempt today, marking another failure two years after an unsuccessful inaugural mission.

TOKYO, May 27 — The Japanese government has urged domestic universities to consider temporarily accepting students affected by the United States' (US) move to bar foreign students from Harvard University.