Toyota has failed until now to win drivers over to fuel cell vehicles (FCV), which remain a niche technology despite Japanese government ba...

Wall Street provided a strong lead as positive economic data and the prospect of more fiscal stimulus helped all three major U.S. stock ind...

For Seven & i, owner of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, the deal helps it shift its focus beyond a saturated Japan market, multiplyin...

Sony Corp added 3.27%, while Yaskawa Electric Corp rose 1.98%.

The Nikkei average rose 3.1 per cent to close at 19,638.81, a peak unseen since March 10.

The Nikkei share average rose 1.0 per cent to 20,359.70.

The Nikkei share average added 2.4 percent to 20,038.97, rebounding from a sharp 2.3-percent drop on its first trading session this year on...

The broader Topix closed at 1.488.19, down 1.9 per cent.

The Nikkei ended the session up 0.8 per cent at 21,678.68.

The index has fallen around 8 per cent from a 27-year high of 24,448.07 hit last week.

The yen's depreciation is the key driver, with gains by the S&P 500 and Nasdaq providing additional support

A leading bicycle manufacturer and a convenience store chain said Friday they are among the hundreds of Taiwanese firms pledging not to cut...

Japan’s decade long fight against deflation may be over, only to be replaced by inflation that is sapping economic growth. Fukui has been p...