The Latest Breaking News from Japan

$14B Japanese Facility Signals TSMC's Bold AI Strategy

TSMC's second Japanese factory is a strategic move to meet AI demand, expand capacity, and fortify its position as the indispensable leader in semiconductors.

MarketBeat · Oct 31, 2025

Fortnite The Simpsons start time: our live coverage of today's The Simpsons update now that Fortnite is in downtime

Here's our live coverage of the Fortnite The Simpsons update, including everything you need to know now that it's in downtime.

TechRadar · Oct 31, 2025

Dollar Firms on Hawkish Fed Speak

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.22% and posted a fresh 2.75-month high. Hawkish comments today from Kansas City Fed President Jeff Schmid and Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan were supportive of the dollar when they cited reasons for opposing Fed rate cuts. The dollar also rose...

Barchart · Oct 31, 2025

Asia announce a low-key UK warm-up charity show ahead of next year's Japanese tour

Asia will play a one-off show at The Corn Exchange, Ross-On-Wye, in January to raise money for Mike Peters' Love Hope Strength Foundation

Louder · Oct 31, 2025

The US government announces strategic 'prosperity deals' with Japan and South Korea to 'drive breakthroughs' in AI, quantum computing, and more

This matches a similar deal made with the UK earlier this year.

PC Gamer · Oct 31, 2025

Nasdaq Futures Soar as Amazon and Apple Results Boost Sentiment

December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ25) are trending up +1.15% this morning as strong quarterly results and guidance from Amazon and Apple boosted sentiment.

Barchart · Oct 31, 2025

Era of free trade and investment is over, Canada’s PM tells Apec summit

Mark Carney warns Asia-Pacific leaders global economy undergoing profound change, as China’s president mounts defence of free trade

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2025

Japan boosts funding to hire hunters as bear attacks surge

Experts attribute rise in bear attacks to environmental and demographic changes

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2025

What – if anything – did Asian countries get out of Donald Trump’s whirlwind tour?

Uncertainty surrounds the signing of this week’s trade deals amid the failure to secure reciprocity from the US to cut tariffs

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2025

‘We stick two fingers up at Henry VIII’: can the riotous all-Japanese Six out-Tudor-queen the original?

The Japanese version of the pop-rock phenomenon about the six ill-fated wives caused a sensation in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya. As that production now hits the UK, we go behind the scenes (and thrones)

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2025