While there’s little doubt the tech world has been in a pandemic-induced, stimulus-funded, number-go-up utopia for the best part of three y...

The Nikkei share average shed 0.39% to close at 26,652.52, losing 0.37% for the week. The broader Topix, however, ended 0.33% higher at 1.7...

The benchmark Nikkei share average rose 1.35 per cent to 23,296.77, after rising as high as 23,431.04, a level unseen since Feb. 21.

Elsewhere, most other Asian markets closed mixed. Japan’s Nikkei closed with losses of 0.25 per cent after Nintendo shares took a dive, but...