There's a continuing political argument in this country about diversity, equity and inclusion. And the DEI discussion is now being exported to parts of Asia. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

The Matildas were blown off the park in their SheBelieves Cup opener against Japan in a lesson that can be considered harshly learned.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will offer its employees a four-day work week in April 2025, but will the move tackle Japan’s overwork crisis?

Tyler, The Creator 2025 'Chromakopia' tour Asia is set to be held from September 9, 2025, to September 20, 2025, in venues across the countries of Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and the Philippines.

U.S. stocks rallied on Friday to close out their dreary February on a brighter note. The S&P 500 jumped 1.6% to trim its loss for the month, enough to make it the worst only since December instead of since April.

Shares sagged Tuesday in Asia as worries over U.S.-China trade friction weighed on the outlook for the region. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 lost 1.1% to 38,336.73 after markets in Japan

Asian shares were mixed Friday after a sharp slide for Walmart helped pull Wall Street off record highs. In Japan, where investors were watching currency swings, the benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.1% in morning trading to 38,

Trump and his energy tsar Doug Burgum framed the venture as a way for Japan to replace Middle East energy shipments and address its trade imbalance with the U.S., according to two officials briefed on the closed-door talks.

Shares retreated Friday in Asia, with benchmarks in Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea falling more than 2% after Wall Street indexes fell sharply on doubts over the frenzy around

Asian markets showed mixed results as Chinese tech stocks declined following a recent rally. The Hang Seng Index dipped, while the Shanghai Composite rose. Japan's Nikkei fell amid U.S. tariff threats.

Japan is planning to step up its imports of U.S. natural gas by potentially taking a stake in a $44-billion LNG project in Alaska—and it is not the only Asian energy importer to