Japan

Third-party investigators saying they've uncovered at least 1,000 instances of improper accounting at the Japanese motor manufacturer.

A Japanese accounting group is seeking to ease rules on how life insurers book paper losses on government bonds, a move that would provide a relief for the major holders of the nation's debt.

The suspected cases of improper bookkeeping add to a scandal that's threatening the listing of the once-celebrated Japanese auto gear maker.

Shares of Bookoff Group Holdings, a chain of second-hand Japanese bookstores, tumbled 10% after discovering fictitious purchases by employees.

An interpreter for the Los Angeles Dodgers star has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges including filing a false tax return after secretly transferring about $17 million from the player's account to pay off gambling debt.

The U.S. agreed to boost cooperation with Japan on critical mineral supply chains and to expand access to tax breaks.

Japan's financial regulator proposed easing corporate tax rules for crypto assets and lighter levies for stock investors to reinvigorate the economy.