A successful stock market listing would follow the blockbuster IPO of SoftBank-owned chip designer Arm, which investors hoped would lead to...

Japan's imposition of export controls on chip making tools to align with a U.S. policy restricting China's ability to produce advanced semi...

The Nikkei lost 2.1% for the week, its biggest in seven weeks, while the Topix fell 2.5% in its worst week in eight.

The sale would represent a final tranche of Hitachi's decade-long business portfolio overhaul, in which it sold chip-making equipment manuf...

"The Japanese market fell too much in the previous sessions because of concerns about the impact of the Omicron variant, which is affecting...

"The market's fundamentals have been weak as investors kept selling when the Nikkei got closer to 30,000," said Kazuharu Konishi, head of e...

The benchmark Nikkei share average rose 1.63 per cent to 27,292.37, its highest closing level since Aug. 16, 1990, while also posting its b...

The Nikkei 225 Index ended down 1.52% at 22,977.13. The index declined 2.3% this week, its biggest weekly loss since July 31.

Hitachi is planning to sell its 53% stake in Hitachi Metals Ltd, which makes components for cars and industrial equipment, said the sources...