At one point on Tuesday, Bitcoin fell as much as 18.6%, wiping out more than $180 billion from the market.

Nikkei share average rose 2.04% to 29,128.11, its highest close since June 16 while the broader Topix vaulted as much as 1.61% to 2,015.45,...

The Nikkei average ended 1.82% higher at 27,781.02, erasing losses made on Friday, when it marked its lowest close since early January. The...

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...

The Nikkei index ended 0.85 per cent higher at 28,698.26, while the broader Topix rose for a sixth straight session to end 0.48 per cent hi...

Local media reported that Tokyo will urge bars and restaurants to operate shortened hours following a surge in coronavirus infections.

Investors are betting that a less fractious global trade policy under Biden and a COVID-19 vaccine will lead to a stronger economic rebound...

Investors took cues from Wall Street's positive finish on Friday when main indexes gained more than 1%, while in Japan, analysts cited dema...

The dollar stood at $1.1867 per euro on Friday in Asia following a 0.2% decline in the previous session.

"With earnings season over, the market is waiting for new factors," said Takashi Hiroki, chief strategist at Monex Securities.

The index was down 4.58 per cent for the week, the worst since early April.

On the Nikkei index, there were 55 advancers against 165 decliners.

The Nikkei index ended 1.09 per cent higher at 21,329.12.

Tokyo-based Monex started selling the bonds at 9 am on Monday and ran out at 9:02:26.

Nikkei ended 0.2 per cent higher at 21,301.73.

The Nikkei share average ended 0.6% higher at 21,288.56, after trading in negative territory.

The data underlined the weak state of a Japanese economy burdened by deflation, soft domestic demand and pressured by the industrialised wo...