Japan

Japanese food ingredient maker Fuji Oil Holdings Inc is buying U.S.-based Blommer Chocolate, the privately held cocoa and chocolate manufacturer said on Monday.

Japanese automaker Nissan said on Monday that Chairman Carlos Ghosn had used company money for personal use and that it had been investigating possible improper practices of Ghosn and Representative Director Greg Kelly for several months.

Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is the leading bidder for the aviation financing business of Germany's No.2 lender DZ Bank, people close to the matter said.

Japan's obligations to its allies are an important topic in talks with Russia over four disputed Pacific islands, the Kremlin said on Friday.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday became Japan's first leader to visit the Australian city of Darwin since it was bombed by Japanese forces during World War Two, underlining the strength of their crucial alliance.

The United States ambassador to Japan defended his country's trade policies on Friday, saying they were not protectionist and were aimed at creating a more level playing field for American companies.

A North Korean delegation called on Japan on Friday to pay "sufficient compensation" for the forced labor and conscription of the "Korean people" during World War Two and other Asia-Pacific conflicts.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, eager to resolve a row that has haunted ties with Moscow since World War Two, has told Russian President Vladimir Putin the United States would not put troops on disputed islands if they are handed over to Japan, a newspaper reported on Friday.

Super-realistic face masks made by a tiny company in rural Japan are in demand from the domestic tech and entertainment industries and from countries as far away as Saudi Arabia.