Toshiba Says Has Restarted Some Chip Production at Quake-Hit Plant

Read More Pedestrians walk past a logo of Toshiba Corp outside an electronics retailer in Tokyo, on Sept. 14, 2015. (Toru Hanai/Reuters) TOKYO—Toshiba Corp. on Wednesday said it had partially restarted production at a semiconductor plant in Oita, southern Japan, that was halted after a strong earthquake hit the area at the weekend. One of […]

Coast Guard: 1 Body Recovered, 38 Still Missing off Florida

The U.S. Coast Guard battled time and currents Wednesday as aircraft and ships searched for 38 people missing in the Atlantic off Florida, four days after the capsizing of a suspected smuggling boat killed at least one and left one known survivor.Capt. Jo-Ann F. Burdian…

British Police Arrest 2 More in Probe of Texas Synagogue Attack

British police arrested two men in Manchester on Wednesday in connection to the hostage-taking incident at a Texas synagogue earlier this month, the BBC reported. Malik Faisal Akram was shot dead by the FBI to conclude a 10-hour standoff at Congregation Beth Israel synagogue…

BOJ Debated Chance of Inflation Pick-Up Towards 2 Percent as Price Hikes Broaden

Read MoreTOKYO—Some Bank of Japan policymakers saw consumer inflation briefly accelerating towards their 2 percent target as price pressures build up on changing corporate price-setting behavior, a summary of opinions at the bank’s January meeting showed on Wednesday. Many board members, however, stressed the need to maintain an ultra-loose monetary policy to support a fragile […]