The Big Story
Harris takes on Trump: Asia braces as U.S. heads toward poll
As diplomats weigh policy hints, VP picks Walz and Vance vie for working class votes
Opinion
Japan must wake up to the potential of boosting economic ties with Turkey
PM Kishida should use this 100th anniversary year of relations to visit Ankara
Equities
Tokyo stocks brace for further volatility after biggest single-day jump
Market wary as it awaits U.S. rate cut decision and Japan real wage data
Trade
Hong Kong has ASEAN backing to join RCEP trade pact: John Lee
City goes on charm offensive after COVID-19, security law dent reputation
Economy
Japan real wages rise in June for first time in 27 months
Nominal pay climbs at strongest pace in nearly three decades
Equities
Japan stocks dive 4,451 points, more than Black Monday in 1987
Yen surges to 141 per dollar as potential U.S. recession spooks investors
Market Spotlight
As China's property market slumps, foreign investors get pickier
Singapore capital ticks up while Western buyers shy away from commercial sites
Opinion
What the world gets wrong about China's overcapacity
Many policymakers confuse productive capacity with production output
Your Week in Asia
India's Ola Electric goes public, Australia-U.S. two-plus-two, Indonesian GDP
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Datawatch
Japan's 'lost generation' faces slow pay growth, lack of promotion
Survivors of 1990s hiring 'ice age' are now in their 40s or early 50s
Media & Entertainment
K-pop's sway over fan spending lures foreign investors
But BTS agency Hybe's court battle highlights looming governance concerns
Startups
Hong Kong startup founders flock north to tech hub Shenzhen
Mainland city's incentives draw new businesses as Beijing pushes integration
North Korea tensions
Kim Jong Un surveys damage as floods devastate North Korea trade hub
Disaster-response officials are fired as economy takes massive hit
Comment
North Korea faces limits of economic boon from Russia 'alliance'
For Moscow, long-term partnership with Pyongyang may have little upside
Economy
Dollar hits four-month low as weak U.S. jobs data boosts rate cut bets
Japanese yen strengthens to 146.42 against greenback at one point
Commodities
Rubber prices fall to 2-month low on concerns over Chinese demand
Looser supplies, slower EV sales in China drag the market down
Trade
Japan first-half food exports down 1st time in 4 years amid China row
Seafood ban spurred by Fukushima water release looms over Tokyo's targets
Economy
China's top economist calls for higher inflation to spur growth
PBOC adviser proposes CPI growth of 2-3% as 'rigid' policy target
Opinion
How a hotel became a mountain sanctuary during Taiwan's earthquake
Disaster showed the importance of community and self-sufficiency
Editor-in-Chief’s Picks
Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Chinese imports flood Southeast Asia
Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations
Business trends
Japanese companies see limited financing impact from BOJ hike
Mitsubishi says currency assumptions unchanged, JAL expects to benefit
Opinion
Poker-faced Ueda overplays hand as BOJ enters tightening phase
Weak yen policy has taken the onus off governments to restructure the economy
Politics
Protests disrupt Pakistan's Gwadar, home of Chinese-controlled port
Turmoil led by group demanding recovery of victims of enforced disappearances
Equities
Japan's Nikkei average drops 3.5% as yen jumps to 148 per dollar
BOJ governor's hawkish posture weighs on stocks of exporters like auto companies
Economy
South Korea's Yoon nominates trade union opponent as labor minister
Kim Moon-soo has shed his student activist past to become staunchly conservative