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Yen trims gains against dollar after Japan's intervention in marketsJapan's currency, the yen, saw a slight dip against the dollar on Friday. However, it is set for its strongest weekly rise in over two mont...
Japan allows more coal-fired power to tackle energy shockThe country will permit less-efficient coal facilities to participate in capacity market auctions in the fiscal year starting in April, acc...
Tokyo train lines halted after power outage strands thousands during morning rushA fire near Tamachi Station caused a major power outage on Tokyo's Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku railway lines Friday morning. Thousands of co...
Japan's Nikkei rises as US government shutdown ends, Topix posts record highJapan's Nikkei edged higher as the U.S. government shutdown ended, while the Topix index hit a record high driven by value-buying. Advantes...
Japan's Nikkei rises more than 1% as US Senate moves to end shutdownJapan's Nikkei surged over 1% to 50,911.76, mirroring positive U.S. stock futures on hopes of an end to the government shutdown. Advantest,...
Japan's Nikkei hits record high as chip-related stocks track US peersJapan's Nikkei stock market reached an all-time peak on Tuesday. Chip-related stocks mirrored gains seen in the United States. However, the...
Japanese shares fall over 2% on Wall Street losses, stronger yenJapanese shares plunged over 2% on Tuesday, influenced by Wall Street's losses amid fears of a U.S. recession and a stronger yen. The Nikke...
Tokyo Stock Exchange CEO resigns over October system failureTSE president Koichiro Miyahara “has taken seriously his responsibility for the failure in the... trading system,” the Japan Exchange Group...
Nikkei dips on worries over rising coronavirus casesThe benchmark Nikkei share average retreated from early slight gains and finished 0.18 per cent lower at 22,437.27, with 72 advancers again...
Japan PM Shinzo Abe proposes state of emergency over virus, $1-trillion stimulusThe official declaration of the state of emergency would likely come as soon as Tuesday, Shinzo Abe told reporters, as the country grapples...
Asian stocks touch four-month peak on US-China trade deal hopesJapan's Nikkei average climbed 1.3 per cent to mark an eight-week high, while South Korea's KOSPI gained 0.5 per cent.
Stocks rise after US government reopens for nowMSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan climbed 0.2 per cent.
Nikkei seesaws, manages to rise after Christmas sell-offThe Nikkei share average closed 0.89 per cent higher at 19,327.06.
Nikkei slides to new 15-month low; US worries, stronger yen weighThe broader Topix closed at 1.488.19, down 1.9 per cent.
How will US shutdown affect global economy?A shutdown that lasts at least a month could cause 1 to 2 percentage points being knocked off of fourth quarter GDP growth in the US, which...
- Toyota Motor sees production restored by December
The automaker will begin raising production to regular levels from July in Japan and from August at overseas plants, the company said.
- Japan evacuation may force Hitachi to close plants
Workers are unable to go within 20 km of the tsunami-hit Fukushima plant due high radiation risk.
- Japan crisis: Four stricken reactors at Japan Fukushima nuclear plant to be scrapped
Scrambling hard to tackle its worst atomic crisis, Japan today said it will scrap four stricken reactors at the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear...
- Japan's N-hazard due to rare mix of events: Scientists
Indian reactors conform to the seismic and geologic design requirement similar to that of International Atomic Energy Agency.
- Powerful quake strikes Japan
Powerful earthquakes today rattled Japan, triggering panic on fears of a tsunami and injuring dozens of people southwest of Tokyo.