Two years ago, Japan passed a milestone rare in world history except in times of war, famine or natural disaster: Its population began to shrink. And not only is it shrinking, but its average age is also rising. This trend is creating societal challenges, not least the phenomenon of elderly people passing away unknown, even unnoticed. This may not sound ...

Hitching a ride on Tesla Inc. these days seems precarious at best, especially for its sole battery supplier Panasonic Corp. Shares of the Japanese company plunged as much as 9 percent after a spate of Tesla bad-news stories over the past few weeks. First, the US electric-car maker reported yet another fatal crash, then a shortfall in production targets for ...

From all the hysteria Down Under, you might think Australia is at risk of invasion — by Chinese cash. China’s economy certainly is increasingly influential, but the regulatory backlash from Canberra has all the makings of a self-inflicted wound. Australia has announced limitations on foreign purchases of power utilities and land. In case anyone missed the message, the man who ...