Sometimes referred to as “mother machines,” machine tools are vital to the manufacture of components for everything from cars to domestic appliances. In 2010, Japan was overtaken by China as the world ...

TOKYO -- Japanese suppliers of machine tools and factory robot parts largely expect to shrug off the pain from U.S. tariffs thanks to resurgent demand from China as well as the semiconductor industry.

Just as the hard and rocky terrain of Aurangabad in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra hides the soft, delicate sculptures and fresco paintings of Ellora and Ajanta caves, similarly, amidst the hum ...