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Japan's Nikkei closes below 30,000 on profit booking in tech sharesThe Nikkei share average slipped 1.61 per cent to 29,671.70, falling below the psychologically important mark hit last week, while the broa...
- Bitcoin bet sparks rally at Japan’s most expensive brokerage
Even after a pullback during a sell-off in Bitcoin in recent days, Monex is the most expensive stock on an index of Japanese securities com...
- Seiko Hashimoto takes over as Tokyo Olympic president
The 56-year-old Hashimoto was named president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee after a meeting of its executive board, which is 80...
- Sino-Japan ties tense over Chinese vessels near Senkaku Islands
China has recently passed a law allowing its coastguard to fire on foreign vessels in some circumstances, a change that provoked criticism...
- Japan's factory mood turns positive for first time since 2019
While the Reuters Tankan showed overall sentiment was expected to recover over the coming three months, respondents were on guard for furth...
- Japan shares extend gains to close at 30-year high on recovery hopes
The stocks that gained the most among the top 30 core Topix names were SoftBank Group Corp, up 4.15%, followed by Hoya Corp, up 3.79%.
- Over half of Japan firms want Olympics cancelled or postponed: Survey
The survey, conducted online on Feb. 1-8, showed 56.0% of the companies polled feel Japan should cancel or postpone the Games, up from 53.6...
- Japan economy shrinks for first time since 2009 financial crisis but tops forecast
The world's third-largest economy shrank 4.8 percent last year, its first annual contraction since 2009 at the height of the global financi...
- Strong quake hits Japan's northeast coast; no tsunami alert
There were no immediate reports of injuries. Tokyo Electric Power Co. said that some 860,000 homes were without power as a result of the qu...
- Japan stocks end higher as auto sector outlook brightens
The Nikkei index ended up 0.19 per cent at 29,562.93, with consumer cyclical and technology shares leading gains. The broader Topix rose 0....
- Clubhouse tops Japan chart as CEOs, celebrities embrace app
The iPhone-only app topped the country’s download charts with more than 440,000 new installs last week, according to Sensor Tower.
- Japan stocks end higher as auto sector outlook brightens
The Nikkei index ended up 0.19 per cent at 29,562.93, with consumer cyclical and technology shares leading gains. The broader Topix rose 0....
- Wipro appoints Tomoaki Takeuchi as head of Japan
Takeuchi-san would enhance Wipro’s focus in Japan with an emphasis on exponential growth, large deals and significant transformational enga...
- Royal Enfield forays into Japan, opens store in Tokyo
Located in Suginami, Tokyo, the company, in a statement, said the store would have a complete range of motorcycles, apparel and accessories...
- Restart date for Tokyo Olympic test events postponed by a month
The final artistic swimming qualifier for the Tokyo Olympics, originally due to take place from March 4 to 7, has been rescheduled to May 1...
- Ups, downs and Covid-19: Tokyo 2020's tumultuous Olympic timeline
From the ecstasy of being awarded the Olympics to the agony of coronavirus postponement, the Tokyo Games have faced many hurdles -- and the...
- 'Anything can happen' with Tokyo Olympics: Japan minister
Taro Kono, minister for administrative and regulatory reform, did not rule out the possibility of the Olympics being cancelled, with greate...
- 80% say Tokyo Olympics should be called off or won't happen
Tokyo is battling a surge of COVID-19 cases that prompted the national government last week to call a state of emergency. In declaring the ...
- Most in Japan oppose holding Olympics in 2021
A poll released Tuesday by national broadcaster NHK found just 27 percent of respondents support holding the Games next year, with 32 perce...
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