An acquisition by Japan Investment Corp (JIC), overseen by the powerful trade ministry, would be the latest in a series of increasingly mus...

Japan's Nikkei share average ended 0.56% higher after investors bought up cheap shares of SoftBank Group, Advantest and Tokyo Electron. Sof...

"Investors still believe the Nikkei will rise further to cross the close in the previous session soon, but they wanted to take a pause toda...

"Bank stocks lifted the market today, but investors sold shares that had outperformed in previous sessions, which limited overall gains," s...

While many uncertainties remain around the Ukraine conflict, the easing of Omicron cases in Japan is making domestic demand-related stocks ...

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 Nikkei share average rose 1.77% to 29,301.79, its highest close since Nov. 25, wrapping up the first trading day of a new year on posit...

Shin-Etsu Chemical dipped despite fairly upbeat earnings, while Apple suppliers slipped following the US tech giant's results, signalling s...

Chip-related shares tracked the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index lower, with Tokyo Electron slipping 0.4%, Advantest falling 0.82% and S...

The main indexes gained the most in more than seven weeks, with the Nikkei share average jumping 2.38 per cent to close at 29,188.17, while...

The Nikkei share average dropped 0.6 percent to 20,649.00 points.

The chip sector was vulnerable, with Sumco Corp tumbling 6.6 per cent.

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

For the week, the Nikkei tumbled 2.4 per cent, its biggest weekly fall since mid-March.

The Nikkei share average shed 0.7 per cent to 22,707.38.

They have been among the worst hit by concern over a Sino-US trade war.

Tokyo Electric Power Co, & East Japan Railway Co are among cos that may be most hurt by the strongest ever earthquake to hit Japan, say ana...